Magical Hortobágy - Hortobágy National Park is 50 Years Old 2023. April 01.

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Magical Hortobágy - Hortobágy National Park is 50 Years Old

Magical Hortobágy - Hortobágy National Park of is 50 Years Old


Hortobágy National Park, celebrating its 50th anniversary, awaits for nature photographs that faithfully represent the biodiversity of the  National Park, with  focus on the fauna and flora that live there, and that showcase the landscapes and natural phenomena of Hortobágy. Images are welcome that present the pastoral culture and traditional animal husbandry still alive today, as well as life portraits, portraits and photographs of human destinies, with a focus on nature. 

IMPORTANT CHANGE IN THE 2023 SEASON: In the competition for the Grand Prix of Hungarian Nature Photo, we introduce a unified ranking list, the scores of the images submitted for each competition category will be included in the annual ranking list that determines the Grand Prix. Exceptions are pictures not taken in Hungary, the category of Pictures from the Great World, the videos of Nature in Movement category and works from temporary competitions that do not cover the entire competition season.
 
CONTEST CATEGORIES
 
A. Nature Photos of Magical Hungary:
A.1. Natural Beauties of Magical Hungary
A.2. Birds of Magical Hungary
A.3. Other Animals of Magical Hungary
A.4. Magical Hungary from Compact View
B. Human in Nature
C. Our Favourite: The Experimenting Photographer
D. Forms of Our World – UNESCO 
E. Pictures from the Great World
F. Nature in Movement (video category) 
G. Magical Hortobágy -  Hortobágy National Park of is 50 Years Old

 

CONTEST CALL

 

G. Magical Hortobágy - Hortobágy National Park of is 50 Years Old

Hungary's first national park will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2023. Its natural values are as legendary in the past as they are in the present. In the heart of Europe, the national park preserves a unique landscape unrivalled by any other: "a piece of Asia in the heart of Europe". We await for nature photographs that faithfully represent the biodiversity of the Hortobágy National Park, with  focus on the fauna and flora that live there, and that showcase the landscapes and natural phenomena of Hortobágy. In addition, as a World Heritage Site, we expect images that present the pastoral culture and traditional animal husbandry still alive today, as well as life portraits, portraits and photographs of human destinies, with a focus on nature. 

The competition is jointly organised by the Hortobágy National Park Directorate and Magical Hungary Nonprofit Ltd.

PRIZES

Each month, the jury members will evaluate the entries based on their individual professional criteria, and the highest scoring entries will be awarded a prize by the competition organiser. An aggregated ranking list is produced from the jury scores obtained for the images during the competition season, and the ranking list for each category is also available for download. Each applicant can keep track of his/her annual and mid-year work in the ranking section. In the event of a tie, the jury and the organiser of the competition will decide on the individual placings after the public vote has closed, so there is no tie or tie. At the end of the year, the 1st place in the overall ranking will win the main prize of the Magical Hungary nature photography competition, i.e. the Hungarian Nature Photography Grand Prize. In the event of a tie at the end of the year, the prize for the ranking in question will be awarded to the winner who has achieved a higher ranking in any category more than once.

 

Monthly prizes

At the monthly results announcements, prizes will be awarded to the top three winners in each category and to the winner of the public vote. In addition to the certificate, the prizes may vary from month to month in the photo competition categories. 

 

Year-end prizes

 

Grand Prix:

1st prize winner of the Hungarian Nature Photography Grand Prize

  • Golden Crane Statue
  • Certificate
  • 800.000 HUF net, in cash and scholarship

2nd and 3rd prize winner of the Hungarian Nature Photography Grand Prix

  • Silver and bronze patinated Golden Crane statue
  • certificate
  • prize money, cash and scholarship

 

Prizes of the categories:

The first three winners in each category will receive a prize. Prizes will be decided by the competition organiser before the awards ceremony.

 

Special prizes:

A special prize will be awarded to the winner of the public vote and, depending on the sponsor and donations, special prizes may be awarded by external institutions and partner companies to individual applicants or to individual projects of their choice.

REGISTRATION FEES

 

In categories A. (A.1., A.2., A.3., A.4.), B., C., D., i.e. a maximum of 7 pictures can be uploaded per month in 7 categories.

A maximum of 4 images can be uploaded to category E per month.

A maximum of 4 videos can be uploaded to category F every three months.

 

The entry fee for each category is HUF 500 gross per image and per video. A total of 1 image per month for all application categories or per application call for category F, i.e. 1 video can be uploaded free of charge every three months.

 

Free photo uploading: In all photographer categories of the Magical Hungary competition, for those nominated photos that reach 50 points out of 70, 44 out of 60 and 22 points out of 30, the applicant will be credited with 1 free photo upload in the following month's competition ( by definition, if an applicant's 5 images reach 50 points, we will credit 5 free image uploads in the next application). An exception is the periodic categories, in 2023 the G. category.

 

If the applicant receives 22 out of 30 points for his video work in category F, we provide one free video upload.

 

JUDGING AND VOTING

In 2023, the jury will consist of seven permanent jury members, who will evaluate the images submitted for applications based on their individual, professional criteria. Website visitors can also vote within the framework of public voting. During the judging and public voting, the author of the photos is not visible.

 

Members of the jury

 

In photo competition categories A. (A.1., A.2., A.3., A.4.), B., C., D., E.:

Britta Jaschinski, wildlife photographer, photojournalist

Éva Keleti, documentary and fine art photographer 

Máté Bence, wildlife photographer

Imre Potyó, nature photographer

Tamás Vitray Jr., editor-in-chief of National Geographic Hungary Magazine

Attila Szilágyi, nature photographer, guard district leader (HNPI)

László Suhayda, nature photographer

 

In the F. video competition category:

Zsolt Marcell Tóth, wildlife filmmaker (Filmjungel Studio)

Tamás Vitray Jr., Camera Operator, editor-in-chief of National Geographic Hungary Magazine

Attila Szilágyi, nature photographer, guard district leader (HNPI)

 

In the G. photo competition category:

Éva Keleti, documentary and fine art photographer 

Máté Bence, wildlife photographer

Imre Potyó, nature photographer

Tamás Vitray Jr., editor-in-chief of National Geographic Hungary Magazine

Attila Szilágyi, nature photographer, guard district leader (HNPI)

László Suhayda, nature photographer

 

The process of judging: 

- Images can be uploaded to all application categories from the first of each month (0:01) until the 20th of the given month (23:59).

- The jury scores the application images and videos from the 21st of the given month to the last day of the month.

- After the technical pre-screening prior to the judging, the professional judging and public voting take place in parallel until the last day of the subject month. If, during the process of judging and public voting, the applicant finds technical errors, the images may be excluded, regardless of the scoring.

- The members of the jury evaluate the pictures with 1-10 points.

- The scores of the application images - thus the monthly results, as well as the current scores and ranking list of the applicants - will become visible after the conclusion of the judging.

- Public voting is open to anyone, you don't have to be a registered user. A person can vote for several pictures, but a person can only vote once for a picture. The photographer with the most audience votes receives a special prize every month.

- Based on the summation of monthly audience votes, the photographer with the most votes receives a special prize at the end of the year.

 

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