MARE Competition 2025
We present the winning images of the sixth edition of MARE competition. Between 1 July and 15 September 2025, digital photographs related to the Balearic Sea were submitted in three participant profiles: Expert Adults, Amateur Adults and Young Adults.
Abraçant el futur
Sebastià Pons Burguera
First prize · MARE POPULARIS
Sinfonía de colores
Iván García Cuevas
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Cascada marina
KENZO SEGURA BARAJAS
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
De vuelta a mi mundo
KENZO SEGURA BARAJAS
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Encanto en miniatura
Iván García Cuevas
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Respiro del océano
KENZO SEGURA BARAJAS
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
El tesoro de las cuevas marinas
Tony Juan
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Corazones de mar
Tony Juan
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Buscando el Sol
Tony Juan
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Naufrago
MARILENA MATAS MINGALLON
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Tras la tormenta
MARILENA MATAS MINGALLON
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Naufragio
MARILENA MATAS MINGALLON
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Mirada al infinito
Iván García Cuevas
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
LA CARA DEL FUEGO
Daria Wierciochowska
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
HUEVO FRITO CHILLÓN
Daria Wierciochowska
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Silencio
Manel Robert Lora
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
EL VAMPIRILLO BALEAR
Daria Wierciochowska
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Joyas en el Mar
Lucía Payés Armada
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Espejismos del mar
Lluís Triay Amorós
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Cuevas insondables
Lluís Triay Amorós
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Tortugas del Mediterráneo
Lluís Triay Amorós
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Retorn d'una dura jornada
Andrés Quintana Puertas
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Fiestas de la gente del Mar
MARIA ISABEL PAJARES VIVAR
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Fiebre del sábado noche
Alex Morell
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
CORVUS
Ismael Cerezo Aleman
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Entre el silencio y la esperanza
Sandra Ribas Rehkamper
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
La casa de la pradera
Ismael Cerezo Aleman
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Metamorfosis vegetal
Ismael Cerezo Aleman
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Cartografías de lo mínimo. Primer territorio
Theo Belafonte
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Superheroe
Toni Bertran
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
arriba y abajo
luis
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Bailando
Alex Morell
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
La silenciosa
Alex Morell
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Catxalots a les Balears: conèixer per conservar
Paula Gallego Huguet
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Deep Blue Fireworks
César Vicente-García
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Tramuntanada
Andrés Quintana Puertas
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Catxalots a les Balears: conèixer per conservar
Paula Gallego Huguet
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Infancia en el Mar
MARIA ISABEL PAJARES VIVAR
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Mirada a la Vida
Andrea Spinelli
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Se dueño de tu imaginación
José Salmerón Pérez
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Cartografía de una pupila
Theo Belafonte
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
La red y la memoria
Theo Belafonte
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
El guardian de los secretos marinos.
Vicente Planells Ramon
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Infierno
Marco
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Pareja de Amigos
Isidoro Hervalejo Martín
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Volar
Andrea Spinelli
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Elegancia en la oscuridad
Xabier Artetxe
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Abstact
Alex
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Esperando la Muerte
Andrea Spinelli
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Missatgers de la Calor
Fernando Estarellas Calderon
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Mar de color
Diego
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Vida dins sa nacra
Yaiza Santana Bernaldo de Quirós
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Ayúdame
Marco
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
El corazón del mar
Laura Fernández cervera
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
L'instant abans
Joan Torrens Serra
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Badies somes: Taques que cuiden la mar
Paula Gallego Huguet
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Vida entre grans de sorra
Yaiza Santana Bernaldo de Quirós
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
COLORS
Víctor Daniel Núñez Duarte
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Cueva
Laura Fernández cervera
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
"Cruce de miradas"
Abel Miravalles Caballero
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Flotando en el espacio azul
Carmen Villar
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Fradi
Antoni Fiol
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Refugiats
Fernando Estarellas Calderon
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
La casa del sol naixent
Andrés Quintana Puertas
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Contrastes
Xabier Artetxe
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Despegar
Mar Reguant
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Embarcaderos punto de encuentro
MARIA ISABEL PAJARES VIVAR
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
La gran ola... con tentáculos
Joaquin Echevarría
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Ou frit espacial
Antoni Gabriel Sànchez Mairata
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Vida Robada
Marco
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Febo engullido por MareNostrum
Isidoro Hervalejo Martín
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
RAOR
Bea Hercsuth
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Un pequeño vistazo
Diego
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Ommatidia
Emma Picot
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Tortuga verde
Philippe Alvaro Frotté
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Mirada
LUIS AMELLER FORSTER
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
La Eivissa més propera
Philippe Alvaro Frotté
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
La caça de l'escórpora
Antoni Gabriel Sànchez Mairata
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Sota l’aigua no portis paraigua
Marc Galceran Mauri
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Pasión Heredada
César Vicente-García
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Barriguda curiosa
Bea Hercsuth
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Dos mons
Marina Bonel Quesada
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Mirall del temps
Fernando Estarellas Calderon
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
saludos
luis
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Observar
LUIS AMELLER FORSTER
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
medusa azul
luis
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Xerradeta
Paula Salas Villajos
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
A contrallum
Marina Bonel Quesada
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Enana y Religiosa
Isidoro Hervalejo Martín
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Llibertat
Paula Salas Villajos
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Frontera entre dos mundos
Diego
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Guardianes del Mar Balear
Yaiza Santana Bernaldo de Quirós
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Abrazados por el azul
Xabier Artetxe
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Pau
Paula Salas Villajos
Finalist · MARE POPULARIS
Summary
In MARE 2025 COMPETITION, 1,393 photographs were submitted, in the Balearic and Mediterranean Sea. The jury selected 26 winning photographs according to criteria of photographic quality, originality, faithful representation of reality and the ability to connect with the general public.
· Three participation profiles: YOUTH, AMATEUR, and EXPERTS.
· Six categories: 1. MARE Animalia; 2. MARE Botanica; 3. MARE Sapiens; 4. MARE Denuntiare; 5. MARE Nostrum and 6.MARE POPULARIS (People’s choice award).
· Two Honourable Mentions: 1. Honourable Mention for Marine Protected Areas; 2. Honourable Mention Water Quality.
26 prizes distributed for a total of €10,000 - cash prizes for Adult participants and underwater equipment for Young participants.
MARE 25 AWARDS CEREMONY
The Awards Ceremony of the 6th edition of MARE was presented by Míriam García. The event took place on 14 November 2025 at CaixaForum Palma and was broadcast live on IB3, sharing with the whole community the winning images that celebrate the beauty and fragility of the Balearic Sea.
Jury
Pep Bonet
Pep Bonet (Mallorca, 1974) is co-founder of NOOR Images and ambassador of Nikon Europe. Pep is an award-winning Director of Photography and photographer who has traveled capturing profound moments that represent the imbalanced world we live in. His longer-term projects focus on African issues, with his best-known project being “Faith in Chaos,” a photo essay on the aftermath of the war in Sierra Leone. He is also known for his reporting on the rock 'n roll band Motörhead. Pep spent many years (2008-2015) on tour with Lemmy Kilmister, the band's legendary singer, and created a rare visual document of the many hours spent on tour with Motörhead.
Debora Morrison
Debora Morrison has worked with marine life for the last 37 years. In order to gain experience and acquire firsthand knowledge she traveled, attended and presented distinct projects, ideas and expositions at a local, national, european and international level. Debora’s background also includes the rescue and rehabilitation of marine animals, focusing mainly cetaceans, sea turtles and sharks. She currently works at the Palma Aquarium Foundation and whose work focuses on creating and carrying out dissemination campaigns, conservation projects for vulnerable species, environmental education actions and participation programs with different entities that work on the protection and conservation of the marine ecosystems.
Rafael Fernández Caballero
Young photographer who combines creativity and conservation. Recently awarded Underwater Photographer of the Year for 2022. Storyteller of National Geographic Spain magazine on its 25th anniversary. He takes advantage of photography as a tool to disseminate problems that the oceans experience. Rafael Fernandez travel the immersed world from sea to sea. And although he has seen them all, and despite the mistreatment she is given, she continues to fascinate the Mediterranean above all. One of Rafael Fernández Caballero's motivations is to take advantage of photography as a tool to disseminate problems that the oceans experience. He was named storyteller of National Geographic Spain magazine on its 25th anniversary. At only 28 years old, he has had a very extensive career of first-rate international awards and recognitions, including the European Champion and the World Champion of Photography Issued by CMAS and the appointment as Underwater Photographer of the Year in 2022.
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