Grupo Espeleológico Ribereño
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2026 rules

49th International Speleological Photography Contest

Organiser

Grupo Espeleológico Ribereño (GER), Aranda de Duero (Burgos, Spain).

Theme

Caving and its environment. There are no separate categories.

Participants

The contest is open to anyone from any country. Entry is free. Members of the organising association, its collaborators and sponsors may not take part.

Photographs entered in previous editions of this contest, or awarded in other contests, are not accepted.

Photographs

  • Up to five photographs per author.
  • JPEG or TIFF, RGB, with the colour profile embedded.
  • Minimum resolution of 300 ppi and at least 2,000 pixels on the short side.
  • Multiple exposures, stitching, stacking, panoramas, HDR and usual processing adjustments are allowed. Alterations that change the reality photographed are not. The jury may ask for the original file.

How to enter

Photographs are submitted through the entry form on this website, giving first and last name, email, phone, country and the title of each work.

Dates

  • Deadline: 8 June 2026.
  • Results communicated to the authors: 1 July 2026.
  • Exhibition: October and November 2026.

Prizes

  • First prize: €800 and the Espeleólogo de Barro 2026 Prize.
  • Second prize: €400.
  • Third prize: €300.
  • Two special mentions: €100 each.

Each participant may receive only one prize. Prizes may be declared void.

Jury

The jury will assess the technical and artistic quality of the works and their power to inspire. Its decision is final.

Exhibition

Thirty selected photographs will be exhibited at the Casa de Cultura in Aranda de Duero during the GER Caving Days, in October and November 2026. The exhibition may travel to other venues on request. The organiser covers printing and mounting costs.

Rights

Authors declare that they created the works and hold all rights to them, and are responsible for any image-rights claims.

The first-prize photograph becomes the property of G. E. Ribereño. It may not be entered in other contests or sold to third parties. Its author may reproduce it in books, magazines or personal exhibitions, stating that it won the Espeleólogo de Barro 2026 Prize.

Awarded and selected works may be reproduced, always crediting the author and on a non-profit basis, in materials that promote caving: books, catalogues, posters and this website.

Taking part implies acceptance of these rules.