Spain, with 10 medals in various categories, has won for the first time the world cup of photography created in 2011 in Lyon (France) with the union of the federation of European photographers (FEP) and that of professional photographers of America (PPA), as Gregorio Serrano, member of the Spanish FEP board, informed EFE. The award was collected last April 27 in Dallas (United States) by the Spanish team, according to Serrano, who regretted that no Spanish media had published the news at the time because it is a sector “left out of hand.” of God” in the only international Olympic-style photography competition in which teams representing their country participate, in this case 42 countries have participated with more than 3,000 images.
Spain It was third in 2013 and seventh in 2015, but never first. With a total of two silver medals, three bronze medals and five finalists in the TOP 10, Spain has managed to add the necessary points to be at the top of the podium for the first time in the history of the competition. The United States and Canada came in second and third place.
The photographer of the Spanish team Antonio Aragón achieved silver in the photojournalism category. Cristóbal Serrano was also silver in nature landscape and sixth in “wildlife”, and Javier Aznar bronze in this category, while José Riquelme, from Murcia, was bronze in landscape. Emilio Barrionuevo achieved bronze in natural portrait. Neus Brendell was tenth in illustrative portrait and Diego Ibarra sixth in photojournalism, while Carlos Santana was ninth in the wedding category, and Manuel Iglesias eighth in wedding document.
Next year, Ecuador will host the final and the Spanish federation is working to host that competition in 2026. “We are taking a giant leap in photography,” he explained to EFE. Gregorio Serranowho commented that this rise in Spain is due to the digital and technological means used and the work of our photographers focused on creativity with “a lot of talent” at stake.
The contest is judged online over several weeks by a professional jury of international prestige and judges accredited and endorsed by different European photographic organizations. The Federation of Photography and Image Professionals, which is the official Spanish representative in charge of preparing the Spanish Photography Selection, considers this as a “historical milestone”, commented Gregorio Serrano
