At the OASIS Photo Contest Roero 2023, Fujifilm Italia offers the emotion of printed images. Find out all the details in the news!
From Sunday 2 July in the Castle of Monticello D’Alba (CN) it will be possible to immerse yourself in the award-winning images of the OASIS Photocontest 2023, the International Award for Naturalistic Photography. A feast for the eyes which involves Fujifilm Italia in promoting and encouraging the use of printed photography, also embellished by its silver halide photographic paper supports”.
OASIS Photo Contest Roero 2023 and Fujifilm Italy
In the suggestive location of the Roero Castle of Monticello d’Alba, the 15th edition of the Oasis Photocontest Roero International Prize for Naturalistic Photography shows itself: sixty panels in large format printed with the images of the finalists and the winners; over 25,000 images took part in the competition, taken by professional and amateur photographers from 60 countries. The exhibition offers a spectacular showcase of the world and its wonders: animals, landscapes and peoples. It can be visited until 30 July on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00-12:30 and 14:30-18:00. The visit to the exhibition is included in the cost of the ticket for admission to the castle, equal to 7.5 euros (4 euros for children).
Fujifilm Italy, technical sponsor
Fujifilm Italia is the technical sponsor of the OASIS PHOTO CONTEST ROERO 2023 exhibition, took care of the final production by printing the images on display. FUJICOLOR CRYSTAL ARCHIVE DIGITAL PEARL Original Photo Paper was chosen as the support, which is part of the wide range of Fujifilm silver halide papers, designed for highly professional photography applications. Pearl Paper is the most glamorous and distinctive photo frame in the family; contains a very particular component, i.e. natural mica crystals covered with a thin layer of metal particles which, through a play of transparency and refraction, give the printed images distinct silver-white reflections. Designed to obtain saturated and brilliant colors reproduced in a wide chromatic range, Pearl paper gives a particular depth to images that appear almost three-dimensional. PEARL paper is particularly suitable for all professional applications, portrait, fashion, landscape and nature photography, with a super glossy and iridescent effect, luxurious and elegant.
Fujifilm silver halide photographic papers retain a fixity of the image and colors unaltered over time, FUJICOLOR CRYSTAL ARCHIVE DIGITAL PEARL maintains the originality of the print for a very long time, making this product particularly suitable for museum or art gallery exhibitions. More info here.
OASIS Photo Contest Roero 2023 | The Winners
He is the Chilean photographer Francisco Negroni the absolute winner of the 15th edition of the “Oasis Photocontest Roero” Award, next to him 10 winning photos for each of the ten sections in the competition: “Mammals”, “Birds”, “Other animals”, “Landscape”, “Vegetable world”, “Underwater world”, “Storyboard”, “Art and Nature ”, “Photojournalism”, “Mammals”, assigning a total prize money of 50,000 Euros. The winners of the 10 categories in the competition were decreed by a quality Jury composed of some of the great masters of photography: Riccardo Busi (Italy) president of FIAP (Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique), Sali Khalifa Bin Thalith (United Arab Emirates) underwater photography documentary maker and general secretary of HIPA, Michael Yamashita (USA) American of Japanese origins, with his iconic images is considered one of the best known interpreters of contemporary photography, Guo Jing (China), vice president of the Global Photographic Union, Jaime Culebras (Spain) photographer and biologist specializing in biodiversity, is considered one of the leading experts in tropical reptiles and amphibians, Tim Flac (Great Britain) specializing in studio animal photography, Ami Vitale (USA) photoreporter and documentary maker.
Fujifilm believes in the power of photography that is taken, exhibited, displayed, shared and offered in an exhibition. A printed image is memory, it is a story; a photography exhibit is a complete story to immerse yourself in. Photography is a fundamental communication tool, now essential in everyday life, and day by day we rediscover how much the physicality of the printed image makes us experience deeper emotions.
- OVERALL WINNERS:
- INTERNATIONAL OASIS PHOTOGRAPHER: FRANCISCO NEGRONI (Frutillar – Chile)
- OASIS MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER: MARCO GAIOTTI (Genova – Italia)
- OASIS WEB AWARD: GIANNI SIRIGU (Cagliari – Italy)
- SECTION WINNERS:
- SECTION: MAMMALS
- Winner/Winner: Panos Laskarakis (Iwàvviva, Greece)
- Runner Up: Martin Gregus (Surrey, Canada)
- Menzioni d’onore/Honorary mentions: James Gifford (Maun, Botswana); Felix Heintzenberg (Lund, Svezia); Thomas Vijayan (Oakville, Canada)
- SECTION: BIRDS & BATS / BIRDS & BATS
- Vincitore/Winner:: Bence Mate (Pusztaszer, Ungheria)
- § Runner Up: Jari Heikkinen (Kouvola, Finland)
- Menzioni d’onore/Honorary mentions: Manuel Plaickner (Varna, Italia); Lalith Ekanayake (Colombo, Sri Lanka); Alexandre Bes (Rosheim, Francia)
- SECTION: OTHER ANIMALS / OTHER ANIMALS
- Winner/Winner: Imre Potyó (God, Hungary)
- Runner Up: Valter Bernardeschi (Pontedera, Italy)
- Honorary mentions: Fabio Sartori (Valpiana, Italy); Mohammad Murad (Hatten, Kuwait); Mauro Tronto (Porto Recanati, Italy)
- SECTION: LANDSCAPE / LANDSCAPE
- Winner/Winner: Francisco Negroni (Frutillar, Chile)
- Runner Up: Thomas Vijayan (Oakville, Canada)
- Honorary mentions: Ivan Pedretti (Cagliari, Italy); Irma Szabo (Budapest, Hungary); Marc Ripoll (Valldemossa, Spain)
- SECTION: STORYBOARDS
- Winner/Winner: Alain Schroeder (Brussels, Belgium)
- Runner Up: Pasquale Vassallo (Naples, Italy)
- Menzioni d’onore/Honorary mentions: Geoffrey Reynaud (Burnaby, Canada); Vladimir Karamazov (Sofia, Bulgaria); Fernando Constantino Martínez Belmar (Mérida, Messico)
- SECTION: UNDERWATER WORLD / UNDERWATER
- Vincitore/Winner: Steven Kovacs (Palm Beach, USA)
- Runner Up: Martin Broen (New York, USA)
- Honorary mentions: Simon Biddie (Edinburgh, United Kingdom); Alessandro Buzzichelli (Florence, Italy); Manuel Plaickner (Varna, Italy)
- SECTION: VEGETABLE WORLD / PLANTS
- Winner/Winner: Marcio Cabral (Brasilia, Brazil)
- Runner Up: Tibor Litauszki (Kiskoros, Ungheria)
- Honorable Mention: Norbert Kaszás (Estzergom, Hungary); Peter Cech (Prague, Czech Republic); Jose Pesquero Gomez (Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain)
- SECTION: GENTE E POPOLI / PEOPLE
- Vincitore/Winner: Salem Alsawafi (Abu Dhabi, Emirati Arabi Uniti)
- Runner Up: Giulio Montini (Casnate, Italy)
- Honorable mentions: Valter Bernardeschi (Pontedera, Italy); Cristina Garzone (Vaglia, Italy); Mirko Zanetti (Anzola, Italy)
- SECTION: ART AND NATURE / ARTISTICS NATURE
- Vincitore/Winner: Ningtai Yu (Bechino, China)
- Runner Up: Hasan Baglar (Nicosia, Cipro)
- Honorable mentions: Rick Beldegreen (Charlotte, United States); Loulou Beavers (Kootwijk, the Netherlands); Claudio Ceresi (San Pietro, Italy)
- SECTION: ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM / JOURNALISM
- Vincitore/Winner: Zhonghua Yang (Pechino, China)
- Runner Up: Roberto Melotti (Bologna, Italy)
- Honorable mentions: Vittorio Ricci (Genoa, Italy); Guido Villani (Pozzuoli, Italy); Lalith Ekanayake (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
- SECTION: MAMMALS
Comments on the event
Alessandro Cecchi Paoneeditor of Oasis magazine:
The launch of this new edition of the Oasis Photocontest was accompanied by the usual enthusiasm but also by some fears. We had come from long years of stoppage, waiting for the Covid storm to pass. The many adhesions received from all over the world were, therefore, a good sign. Indication of the great desire to return to life even through small things, such as participation in a photo contest. Summing up, 69 nations are represented in this 15th edition of the Contest, literally from every corner of the planet, from Polynesia to Malawi, from the Fiji Islands to Bahrain.
Rabbi Marianpresident of Atl Langhe, Roero and Monferrato:
We enthusiastically embraced the Oasis Photocontest Roero project because it represents an initiative of the highest level in the field of visual arts. Specifically of photography, to which the world of sustainable and quality tourism increasingly refers. The international competition organized by Oasis not only promotes cultural tourism in our hills, but becomes an instrument of dialogue and openness to the public to speak to the whole world about the environment and nature. A nature of which the Roero, with its fortresses, intact woods and itineraries traveled daily by tourists, is very rich. We are therefore convinced that this new edition of the Oasis Photocontest can contribute to making Bra and the Roero area a world reference for nature photography.
Gianni Fogliatomayor of Bra:
Bra is literally immersed in nature, a precious resource for outdoor tourism that shows ever greater potential. For this reason, at the top of the Administration’s agenda, there are the themes of sustainability and environmental protection which are declined in numerous interventions and activities. Furthermore, for a couple of years, Bra has been part of the Network of Sustainable Municipalities which guarantees constant monitoring of the parameters of attention to the environment and is a source of inspiration and sharing of commitment with other realities near and far in safeguarding precious natural resources and landscape of “our house”.
Silvio Artusio Combapresident of the “Mayors of Roero”:
Interpret a territory. Grasp its deepest soul. Capturing the moment that opens up to the imagination, that instant that creates poetry, art, enthusiasm and feeling. Roero, a land rediscovered, but which still and always loves to be rediscovered and reinvented by the tireless enamored looks of seekers of Beauty. A naturalistic mine of landscapes and passages: from heroic vineyards to easy cultivations; from meditative woods to centuries-old chestnut groves; from restful clearings to sudden and daring climbs. All this with the simplicity and convinced humility of the peasant roots, with the seriousness and wisdom of those who know the times and the seasons. Bringing such an important naturalistic photography competition to these majestic fortresses and these gently rounded hills is therefore not a gamble. Indeed, it is a strong affirmation of far-sighted vision.
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