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From 9 July to 31 October 2020

1st edition of MARE contest

Digital photographs related to the Balearic Sea taken in 2019 and 2020 were presented. All photographs taken within the Balearic Sea (enclosed by the 1,000 m isobath around the Balearic archipelago). Two categories: Young (<18 years old) and Adult (> 18 years old). Five thematic áreas: 1. Marine fauna; 2. Underwater plant world; 3. Underwater landscape; 4. An external view of the sea; 5. Our relationship with the Balearic Sea. 16 prizes: 8 prizes of 1000€ for the winning photographs in the adult category and 8 underwater cameras for the youth category.

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"Sueños cumplidos" © Marilena Matas Mingallon - Primer premio · El mar desde fuera
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"Futuro" © Javier Atero Cano - Mención de Honor al mejor retrato del estado/belleza del mar Balear
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"Rojo" © Marcos Darío Petraroia - Primer premio Fauna marina adultos

2020 WINNERS

The first edition of MARE followed the classic format of a competition, with digital underwater photography as its main discipline. Photography is an ideal vehicle to show the hidden beauty of the sea, with its vast palette of colours and light. It also allows us to document species and habitats, providing us with essential information about their state of conservation.

2020 WINNERS

Jury

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Carlos Minguell

Carlos Minguell is a professional photographer specialized in Underwater Nature. He has photographed in many of the best diving destinations in the world and his images and graphic reports have been published in more than 50 international magazines. He has won more than 100 awards in underwater photography, including 3 World Championships, 1 World Cup and 11 Spanish Championships. He teaches courses, workshops and lectures on photosub regularly, is technical director of the Open Fotosub of El Hierro since 1998 and owner of the company dedicated to underwater photography Ocean Photos, S.L.U. (ocean-photos.es).

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Nuria Marbà

Nuria Marbà is a CSIC Research Professor at the Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies (UIB-CSIC) where she researches several aspects of marine vegetation ecology, including its functions, especially those related to climate change (CO₂ capture and coastal protection), as well as its resilience and recovery capacity in the face of pressures. Its research contributes to providing a scientific basis for defining marine ecosystem conservation policies. It conducts research in the Mediterranean Sea, other temperate regions in both hemispheres, the tropics and the Arctic.

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Jean Marie del Moral

Jean Marie del Moral (1952) has portrayed the most important artists of the second half of the 20th century (from Joan Miró to Ai Weiwei) with an interest in portraiture and studios as "mental space". "I portray artist's studios as if they were landscapes and landscapes as if they were an artist's studio". His work has been published in leading international magazines and publishers. Museums and Art Foundations have exhibited his photographs, which form part of public and private collections. He lives in Mallorca.

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CEREMONY

Victoria Morell was the person in charge of presenting the 16 awards of the first edition of MARE. The ceremony was broadcast in December 2020 from the Museu Marítim de Sóller. We counted on the reflections of the photographers Manu San Félix and Agustí Torres, as well as the oceanologist Gador Muntaner, a shark specialist.

Almost 1,000 entries - 883 photographs, six videos and three reports with 36 images - from 120 participants (103 adults and 17 young people) competed for prizes.

Joan Sans Tous and Lluna Mas Escandell, aged 9, were the youngest participants in the first edition.

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