Gorge Photography Contest

The competition is open from May 14, 2025, to September 30, 2025.

Eligible Photographs
To be accepted into the competition, photographs must depict habitats or species captured in gorges in Macedonia.

Jury
The jury consists of employees of the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) and members of the Assembly. The jury will anonymously review all submitted photographs.

The jury will select 12 winning photographs. All selected photos will be used in the design of the MES 2026 Calendar.

Winner Announcement
The winners of the competition will be announced on November 1, 2025, on the MES website and relevant social media platforms.

General Rules
By submitting a photo to the Macedonian Ecological Society’s Gorge Photography Contest, you agree to the following:

• You are the sole owner of the photograph and hold all rights to it. No rights to the photograph have been granted to any other person, organization, company, or entity. No part of the image defames, offends, or violates the rights of any individual.

• MES will acquire a permanent, non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use the submitted photographs for purposes related to raising the organization’s profile, promoting its work, and promoting the competition in future years. MES is a non-profit civil society organization, and your photograph will not be used for profit-making or any other commercial purposes. MES may use the photograph in full, in part, or with modifications. Your name will be credited each time the photograph is used, unless you request otherwise.

• Your personal information will be used solely for internal purposes related to the organization of this competition.

How to Participate
Photographs should be submitted via email to: member@mes.org.mk

Each participant may submit multiple photographs. If a participant submits more than one photograph, all will be considered, but no more than two photos per author will be selected.

Photographs must meet the following criteria:

• Must depict habitats or species captured in gorges in Macedonia

• Minimum resolution: 2600×2600 px

• Format: JPG

• Must include all additional information (species name, location, and date of capture)

• Basic photo editing is allowed (cropping, contrast, brightness, color, and intensity). The addition of elements such as logos, signatures, frames, borders, or similar is not permitted.