In 2014, Slovenia and the world were surrounded by the news that Slovenian storm chaser Marko Korošec won the prestigious National Geographic Traveler photography competition. A similar success has now been achieved by 13-year-old Slovenian Majo Kastelic, who was announced by the National Geographic Society as the winner of the international photography contest for young readers of the National Geographic Kids magazine.
Slovenes we can boast of a new great success at photo contest, organized by the world-renowned American a popular science magazine for children National Geographic Kids. This one is at the international photography competition International Photography Contest, in which young readers of the magazine and its nine licensed editions around the world can participate, included a Slovenian among the winners. In our country, the magazine is published under the name National Geographic Junior and it was the Slovenian editors, who prepared the competition for the twelfth time this time, that first got the idea for it, in 2008 however, it grew into an international photography competition National Geographic for kids.
The task of the jury was not easy, as they had to choose the winners among more than 46,000 submitted photos (a record number that represents a 162% increase compared to last year), and in the end she decided that she was in the category Amazing animals took the best photo 13-year-old Maj Kastelic from Ljubljana with photo Just before now... Children also competed in categories Dare to Explore!, The Incredibles and Wild Holidays.
The competition was traditionally held in two phases. First at the national level, namely in the USA, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Germany, Great Britain, China and the Netherlands, and then at the international level. The absolute winner became an 11-year-old Dewi Baggerman from the Netherlands, who received the prize for photography sun tulips, taken from a unique angle.
Magazine readers between the ages of 6 and 14 took part in the Slovenian competition. The award winners were chosen by a jury in the line-up Arne Hodalič (photographer and photo editor at NG Junior and NG Slovenija magazines), Barbara Čeferin (photographer and director of the Fotografija Gallery) and Irena Cerar (Editor in charge of National Geographic Junior magazine). In the photo Just before now ... se the Yemeni chameleon he's getting ready to smack the tawny uncle. Hodalič commented on Maj's winning photo as follows: "Photographing animals is not easy, as some of them move very quickly all the time, while others are timid and disturbed by the photographer's presence. That's why Maj's photo is all the more interesting, because you can feel the tension of the moment when the chameleon is concentrating on preparing for a quick 'attack' and, of course, a good snack. Also technically, the photo is excellent, both in its frame and in the coordination of tones and colors. Without much thought or hesitation, the jury immediately chose her as the winner of this competition.
Winners of individual categories of the National Geographic Kids international photo contest:
- Maj Kastelic, 13 years old, Slovenia - Amazing animals
- Dewi Baggerman, 11, Netherlands - Dare to explore!
- Pan Yinzhi, 13, China - Incredibles
- Sanya Jain, 12, India - Wild Holidays
Winning photos of the National Geographic Kids International Photo Contest:
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