THE INCREDIBLE BELASITSA PHOTO CONTEST

The Incredible Belastisa Photo Contest starts on 1st September 2013. The main goal of the Contest is to select photos presenting the beauty of the region of Belasitsa/Belles Mountain situated in three countries (Bulgaria, Greece and FYR Macedonia).
Everyone is welcome to take part does not matter if you are a professional photographer or just a nature lover with a camera. The only requirement is to have pictures from Belasitsa Mountain or its surrounding.

The 45 best photos selected from the contest will be used for elaboration of a traveling exhibition promoting Belasitsa as an eco-tourism destination and will be published on the web portal www.belasitsa.com.

Photographs will be accepted under three major categories: Nature, People and Culture via email in an electronic format. Submission e-mail address: vladimir.milushev@biodiversity.bg.

AWARDS
Naturally the authors of the first three photographs in each category will receive awards - comfortable trekking backpacks, tourist guidebooks, maps and T-shirts. The ones qualified at first place in each category will get additional surprise awards.

IMPORTANT DATES
• Submission Period: from 1st September to 30th October 2013
• Winners Announced: November 15th 2013

The Incredible Belastisa Photo Contest is organized in the frame of the project “Belasitsa Beyond Borders - Transboundary Cooperation along the Balkan Green Belt” which is jointly implemented by the Bulgarian Biodiversiy Foundation – Branch Belasitsa (Bulgaria), EuroNatur (Germany), Belasitsa Nature Park Directorate (Bulgaria), The Management authority of Lake Kerkini (Greece) and EA Planetum – Strumica (FYR Macedonia). The project is co-financed by German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, DBU).

Here can be found more information and entry form.