The Provincial Council of Córdoba, through the Provincial Tourism Board, calls for the second edition of its tourist photography contest, activity with which it aims to promote the monumental, cultural, natural and landscape values, as well as the festivals and traditions of the Córdoba municipalities.
This was expressed by the vice president of this body of the provincial institution, Narci Ruizwho announced that “on this occasion, we are incorporating short videos (no more than 60 seconds) into this proposal.” a new category with which we encourage citizens to participate in a new format, dynamic and creative and, of course, open to social networks.
Ruiz has specified that “another novelty of this II Contest is the inclusion of the category of ‘Gastronomy and tourist experiences’ in the photography section, thus adding to the existing ones of ‘Cultural, heritage and festivals and traditions’, ‘Natural and landscape’.
«Likewise, each participant may present a maximum of 3 photographs and a maximum of 2 short videosbeing able to have the option of presenting the same image in two different categories,” Ruiz explained.
Regarding the objectives of this activity, the Tourism delegate of the Provincial Council has indicated that “we want, once again, contribute to the dissemination of the tourist resources of our municipalitiesoffering the opportunity to discover new enclaves, corners and traditions, thereby promoting the flow of visitors.
In short, according to Ruiz, “we want to value the province of Córdoba, promoting local tourism, with the development of new projects that increase the flow from the capital to the province. And we do it by paying attention to the participation of our citizens, who know each town best.
«The launch of this second edition also addresses the great success achieved in the first, with a total of 336 photographs presented, 144 from ‘Monumental and cultural’; 113 of ‘Natural and landscape’ and 79 of ‘Fiestas and traditions’, Ruiz concluded.
In relation to the technical specifications, the bases establish that the photographs presented They must not have been awarded in another contest or contest whether as a prize, second prize or finalist and the photographic technique will be free.
Color photographs will be accepted, Only the digital format will exist and digital edition is also permitted., although not the manipulation, the elimination or the addition of elements foreign to the captured image. For evaluation by the jury, participants will send the images in JPEG formatwith a weight between
Awards
The contest includes a total of 30 prizes, 9 photography and 5 video, plus 7 second prizes for regional photography recognitions. In the case of photography, the first prize is 1,500 euros; 1,000, the second and 650, the third. Likewise, second prizes will be awarded for the seven provincial regions, which will entail a financial prize. For the short videos, the prizes will be 1,200 (first), 700 (second), 350 (third) and two second prizes, 150 euros.
The submission of applications can be made from the day following publication in the BOP, until August 31 inclusive, in the General Registry of the Córdoba Tourism Board or through the Electronic Registry of this provincial body.
