Photo Competition “Balkan Green Zone: 2016
The European Green zone forms 12.500 km long Pan-European ecological corridor along the former Iron Curtain from Barents Sea up north to the Mediterranean South of Europe, keeping extraordinary biological diversity. The Balkan Green Zone covers the southern area of the European Green Zone, which reaches the territory of nine countries.
Participate in the competition!
The nature of the Balkan Green Zone is home of amazing diversity of landscapes and creatures.
We kindly invite visitors and habitants if the Balkan Green Zone, to take one exploration journey and to photograph the most interesting motifs and spectacular moments.
It’s worth it to take part!
The prizes are attractive and inspirational for every admirer of the world nature. The awarded photographs will be presented on www.greenbalkans.org and www.europeangreenbelt.org.
Become a part of the first Photo Competition for the Balkan Green Zone, taking place in all nine countries in the Balkan Green Zone.
Who can participate?
Every traveler or visitor of the Balkan Green Zone in Bulgaria.
What are the prizes?
First and Secong Prize – one day in the Module for exemption and adaptation of lesser kestrels (Falco naumanni) in Levka village, Sakar Mountain - an opportunity to shoot very rare small falcons in close up, as well in the cages or in the area of the Module.
Third and Fourth Prize - one day on a terrain (Sakar Mountain) with representatives of Green Balkans, with many possibilities to photograph the wild nature in the Bulgarian part of the Green Zone and participation in field activities.
Fifth Prize- the winner of the fifth prize will have the opportunity to make an exhibition with his photographs in the Visitor’s Center of Green Balkans – Levka village, Sakar Mountain, and also in the visitor’s part of the Rescue center for wild animals by Green Balkans in Stara Zagora.
When is the Deadline?
30th June 2016
How to send your pictures?
Participations is free of charge. Send your photo materials on : gb_photo@greenbalkans.org
This is the Jury
Lubomil Andreev
Ivailo Zafirov
Emil Enchev
The winners will be announced in public on the website of Green Balkans until the end of July - www.greenbalkans.org.
We look forward for your photos!
Detail information about the photo competition and terms for participation can be downloaded here: http://www.greenbalkans.org/bg/Foto_konkurs_Balkanski_Zelen_poyas_2016-p5812
This initiative is joint project between BFB, Green Balkans and Evronatur (Germany) for popularization of the European Green Zone.