Nature and photography merge to create a calendar
Nature Trust (Malta) has come up with a new initiative to involve all those that are interested in nature and photography. The Nature Photographer of the Year Competition will run throughout 2012 to mark the environment NGO’s 50th anniversary. The competition is divided into four themes, one for every three months, with a view to creating a nature calendar for 2013.
Landscapes, flora, marine and fauna are the four themes that will characterise the calendar that Nature Trust will create at the end of the competition. Following the submission of photos for each theme, a jury will declare a winner and two runners-up. The winning photo of each theme will then go on to a final, for the Nature Photographer of the Year to be selected.
Photos must be submitted by those interested at the end of January, April, July and October. This can be done by sending an email to info@naturetrustmalta.org or by leaving a CD at the Wied Għollieqa Environment Centre (Car Park 1, University of Malta). Each entry will be at a fee of €0.50, which will go towards the printing costs of the calendar.
Vincent Attard, Nature Trust (Malta) President has encouraged all to participate and show the beauty of Malta’s natural environment: “This calendar will be promoted both locally and abroad, thanks to our partners, World Wildlife Fund (WWF).”
The overall winner of the competition will be declared during an award ceremony that will be held in December at the Xrobb l-Għaġin Nature Park and Sustainable Centre. Prizes will be given out to the Nature Photographer of the Year and to all the photographers whose pictures were chosen for the calendar.
Further information on the competition can be found on the Nature Trust (Malta) Facebook page.
