Any photos depicting wild plants or fungi, including close-ups and macros, as well as landscapes or nature details can be submitted for this section. Animals may appear in the frame as long as they are integrated into their natural habitat. No man-made elements can be present in the pictures as an important element of the composition.
Any photos depicting wild animals, taken in the wild, including portraits, close-ups, or macro, as well as scenes exhibiting their natural behavior or habitat can be submitted for this section.
This category is open exclusively for images with the same subjects as included in previous categories but taken in Romania, by Romanian resident photographers regardless of their nationality. In this category, we will accept both animal and landscape pictures.
This category is dedicated exclusively to photographers who have not turned 16 by March 21, 2025. You can enter images of plants, mushrooms, animals, or landscapes, black and white or color. Photographers who enter this category cannot enter any of the other categories.
After you have read the competition rules, if you can not find the answer to your question please don't hesitate to contact us by using the contact form.
The contest is open for all photographers, regardless of their nationality, except for category C opened only for Romanian residents. However, the members of Forona management, Milvus Group’s employees, members of the jury, sponsors employees and their level I relatives are not allowed to register.
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Upload your images at Submit your photos section, complete your personal data and select your payment method.
You can pay your entry fee using PayPal, a credit card or by bank transfer.
We only accept digital submissions via our website. It’s the fastest and most convenient way for you, for us, and for Nature.
Participants are be allowed to enter a maximum number of 15 images, freely distributed in categories A, B and C. For category D, Junior, a maximum of 5 images can be entered.
Yes, you may enter the same image into as many categories as you want.
Both published and unpublished works are accepted.
Yes, images that have been awarded in other competitions or have been submitted to other competitions currently underway are eligible.
No, images that have won prizes in previous editions of our contest cannot be submitted.
Images should be in JPG (sRGB) format, with a maximum 1920 pixels on the long edge; it must also be no larger than 3 MB. EXIF data must not be removed. Each image need to have an English title.
Such images can be entered in the competition only if they are fitting into specified size and format and a higher resolution version can be submitted for print.
Yes, you can submit images that were converted to black and white.
If an image passes the pre-selection phase, we will want to see its original file (RAW) as taken by camera and a high resolution image in TIFF format suitable for printing for exhibitions and marketing materials.
There are no restrictions on the date of a picture.
Images should be taken in nature and/or with wild subjects. Nothing man made, nor cultivated plants, nor pets or captive animals, is admitted as subject. However, such elements may appear in the frame if they constitute the natural medium of the subject.
Digitally manipulated images are accepted, although within reason and taste. Certain corrections of images are allowed, such as levels, curves, color balance, hue/saturation, brightness and contrast. The correction of certain technical errors is also possible, such as the removal of distortions or dust on the lens, etc. However, the photos should remain as realistic and natural as possible, with limited digital alterations. Check the competition rules for more guidance on this subject.
You will not be able to submit the entry form until all required items have been filled out. If you overlook a required field, a message will be displayed. Please follow the on-screen instructions to complete the form.
Please follow the instructions on the entry form. If you are unable to resolve the problem after reading them, send an inquiry using the contact form.
No. The entry fees are non-refundable.
Yes, you can edit the uploaded images until the registration deadline.
All entrants understand that any image submitted to the competition may be used by Milvus Group and Forona, for the sole purpose of promoting the competition and the photographers themselves.
The Organizer will contact the winners via e-mail on their registered email addresses. We also plan to announce the winner’s names and images on the Organizer’s and Milvus Photocontest website and social media pages.
All the entry fees are specified in the competition rules and above at the Category area.
Yes, we respect the integrity of the photographers and therefore judging is anonymous. Judges will not know the names of any of the entrants.
No. All images must be clear of any copyright information so that the photographer’s identity is not revealed by the image. In the interest of fairness, the judges are not allowed to see the names of the photographers when judging. Any images that do contain photographers names on the image or any other watermark/copyright information, will be disqualified from being presented to the judges.
If you are the lucky winner of the Grand Prize, first of all, congratulations! We will get in contact and will see which date suits you best after June 15, 2025.
