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DATES AND DEADLINES
17 Oct. ÷ 12 Dec. 2026 |
Submit of images17 Oct. ÷ 05 Dec. 2026 (30 €) |
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02 January 2027 |
Pre-selection outcomes |
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02 ÷ 17 January 2027 |
Request for RAW and JPEG format files
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05 ÷ 07 February 2027 |
Jury |
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15 February 2027 |
Notification of winners |
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Andrew Rouse
ASFERICO 2026
Landscape
The majesty of a scenario or the intimacy of a glimpse represent the inspiration of every photographer, who has to instill the feeling of amazement given by the uncontaminated nature.
Underwater worlds
The underwater world is unknown to most people. The submarine life (plants, animals or habitats), from marine to freshwater environments, is a fascinating subject and it can be portrayed with images able to tell their essence in a unique and unforgettable
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Mammals
The fantastic diversity of shapes, behaviors and relationships of the animal kingdom can be pictured through portraits, settings or action scenes able to instill the character or the soul of the subject in an original and exciting way.
Birds
The fantastic diversity of shapes, behaviors and relationships of the animal kingdom can be pictured through portraits, settings or action scenes able to instill the character or the soul of the subject in an original and exciting way.
Other animals
The fantastic diversity of shapes, behaviors and relationships of the animal kingdom can be pictured through portraits, settings or action scenes able to instill the character or the soul of the subject in an original and exciting way.
Plants and fungi
The delicacy of a flwer or the strength of an ancient tree are few examples of a biodiversity that can be portrayed in many diffrent ways through the sensitivity of a careful observer.
Composition and forms
The beauty of nature can be resumed with imagination and creativity playing with shapes and colors and with blurry and reflctions while looking for unique and personal visions.
Man and nature
A combination of contrasts and contradictions, but also of balances and coexistence. Every photographer for once in his/her life must have photographed meaningful pictures able to impress the observer sensitizing to a respect for nature that is often lacking.
A View from the Sky
A category that changes with every edition, this year explores a different perspective: the view from above. Photographs taken by drone or from an aircraft reveal their subjects from a unique vantage point, capturing unexpected details, behaviours, shapes and colours.
Stories
A combination of contrasts and contradictions, but also of balances and coexistence. Every photographer for once in his/her life must have photographed meaningful pictures able to impress the observer sensitizing to a respect for nature that is often lacking.
Filippo Carugati
ASFERICO 2026
Marco Ferrari
Italy
Science journalist, collaborator of Focus magazine and editor in chief of Asferico magazine
Arnfinn Johansen
Merche Llobera
Kristel Schneider
Francesco Tomasinelli
Italy
Naturalist, science communicator, contract professor, photojournalist
ABSOLUTE WINNER
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Money prize of 3.000 €
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Competition catalog
THE WINNER – STORIES CATEGORY
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Money prize of 1.000 €
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Competition catalog
THE WINNER and RUNNER UP – CATEGORIES FROM A TO I
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Category winners: Money prize of 500 € + Competition catalog
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Runners up: Money prize of 250 € + Competition catalog
YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS WINNERS
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Category winners: 200 € GIFT CARD + Competition catalog
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Runners up: Competition catalog
Minghui Yuan
ASFERICO 2026
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