FREE ENTRY / The International Photography Contest “H₂0 – The Nature of Water”

Water is life, water is creation, destruction and regeneration, water is power, water is responsibility, it is hydrogen that embraces oxygen, water is apnea and breathing, water is a right and a responsibility… water is the thread that unites men and passions from the source to the mouth.”

“H20 – The Nature of Water”, a theme that aims to give space to an undisputed value such as water, in all its forms, to document at a national level the territory of the River Po, from the source to the Delta, and the entire area of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park, but not only, it aims to involve photographers from all over the world, to document at an international level the 738 Biosphere Reserves distributed in 134 countries, of which 20 in Italy. (https://www.unesco.org/en)

The three promoting Reserves, Delta del Po, Po Grande, and Appennino Tosco-Emiliano with this project address a national and international audience of photographers to obtain images related to the proposed themes, whose winning ones will become part of a traveling exhibition that will lead to the dissemination of the Mab program, and related cultural events (conferences, artistic events, visits to significant places) related to the themes of science, climate, art, spirituality, human uses, biodiversity.) for the diffusion of knowledge of the value of water and the mission of the Biosphere Reserves.

The Program MAB (Man and the Biosphere) is an international recognition initiated by UNESCO in the 1970s with the aim of improving the relationship between man and the environment, promoting sustainable development and reducing the loss of biological and cultural biodiversity.