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We invite you to participate in a contest featuring images where a human figure is organically integrated into the natural landscape—not as the central subject, but as an expressive compositional element that emphasizes the scale, mood, and depth of the surrounding environment.
We are seeking photographs in which the landscape remains the true protagonist: mountain ranges, Arctic expanses, ocean shores, deserts, glaciers, taiga forests—anything that conveys the power and grandeur of nature. The human figure should appear as a natural part of the environment: a traveler on a trail, a mountaineer on a slope, a silhouette against a sunset—not posing, not dominating, but complementing the scene.
Particular value will be placed on images captured in extreme climatic conditions or remote, hard-to-reach regions—from the Himalayas to Antarctica, from tundra to volcanic plateaus.
Accepted:
- Photographs in which the human figure is clearly visible and serves as a meaningful compositional element
- Landscapes with a clearly defined sense of scale and spatial depth (horizon, sky, perspective)
Not accepted:
- Images in which the human figure is the main subject (portraits, close-ups, emphasis on facial features or specific actions)
- Photographs where the human figure fails to fulfill a compositional role due to excessive distance, scale, or blending into the background
- Images where central focus is placed on animals, architecture, machinery, infrastructure, or isolated natural elements (flowers, branches, tree trunks, grass, etc.)
- Excessive post-processing: artificially added human figures, altered proportions, filters that distort reality
