The results of the photo contest Best speleo photo 2008
The photo contest is over. This year there were 29 participants from 5 different countries (Lithuania, Austria, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus). The jury, who elected the best speleo photo of the year and the winners of each category:
1. Jordi Borras, Spain. The president of the Barcelona's caving club "De Gracia"
2. Saulius Kirvela, Lithuania. The member of the union of Lithuanian photo artists, the best specialist in Lithuania on the underwater photography.
3. Stanislovas Žvirgždas, Lithuania. The secretary of the union of Lithuanian photo artists
4. Jonas Staselis, Lithuania. The president of the club of Lithuanian press photographers
Winners
Best photo of the year
Author: Violeta Bladžiūnaitė Russia / The Caucasus
Public prize
The only photo voted not by the jury, but by the participants of the season closing.
Author: Vidmantas Balkūnas Spain / The Pyrenees
The man and the cave
Author: Artūras Artiušenka Russia / The Caucasus
The life of the expedition
Author: Giedrius Steiblys Russia / The Caucasus
The mountain landscape
Author: Ivan Vahhi Russia / The Caucasus
The portrait of the caver
Author: Giedrius Steiblys Ukraine / Karabi-Yayla
The photo of the underground landscape
Author: Vidmantas Balkūnas Spain / The Pyrenees