The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation, in cooperation with Publikom, has published a calendar for 2022 with selected photographs of birds from the XVII competition “Birds in Action”. The calendar is also in memory of Predrag Bata Ristanovic, one of the founders of the Foundation and the creator of the “Birds in Action” project.

Calendars can be purchased at a price of RSD 500.00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Foundation’s office (142 Bulevar Despota Stefana, Belgrade) or ordered by payment to the Foundation’s account (No. 325-9500900016839-20, Foundation for the Protection of Birds of Prey, 142 Despot Stefan Boulevard, Belgrade, marked “Purchase of calendars for 2022”). By purchasing calendars, you are helping the Foundation’s work on the protection of endangered species.

Secretary, Vuk Popić
The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation
Bulevar Despota Stefana 142
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
+ 381.11.207.83.52
+ 381.66.413.574

From 10 to 17.12.2021. An exhibition of the best photographs from the XVII Competition of the Foundation for the Protection of Birds of Prey was held in 2010, under the auspices of the Photo Association of Serbia, at the “Vlada Divljan” Cultural Center. On that occasion, a new poster with the winning photo and educational material of the Foundation was promoted.

Photos from the exhibition can be viewed here (click for larger view and information on the title of the work and the author).

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This year’s, XVII competition for the best photograph on the topic “Birds in Action”, organized by the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation, under the auspices of the Photo Association of Serbia, was attended by 40 authors with 146 works.

As always, the best photo from the competition will be found on the prestigious poster of the Foundation. The company “Publikum” d.o.o. will, in memory of one of the founders of the Foundation for the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation, Predrag Bata Ristanović, print a poster of the winning photo as well as a calendar for 2022, which will make selected photos.

35 works from the competition will be shown at the exhibition from 10 to 17 December 2021 in the Cultural Center “Vlada Divljan, Mitropolita Petra Street No. 8 in Belgrade.

According to the jury composed of:
– Saša Preradović MF FSS.
– Milan Zivković MF FSS
– Aleksandar Milosavljević ULUS
– PhD Saša Marinković ornithologist

The winning photos from this year’s competition are:

1st prize, Falco naumanni, author Vukas Vucković

2nd prize, Buteo buteo author Slobodan Čavić

3rd prize, Panurus biarmicus, author Saša Malezić

Thank you all for participating, and congratulations to the award-winning authors!

In addition to the winners, two photos were especially praised:
Motacilla flava, author Predrag Kostin

Pyrrhocorax graculus, author Tomislav Sjekloća

As in previous years, the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation organized the Best Photography Competition: “The Birds in Action” under the auspices of the “Photo Association of Serbia”.

The best photographs from the previous competitions are on the posters and calendar of the Foundation, showing all the beauty of diversity and at the same time calling for the protection of endangered species in Serbia. Our goal is also to popularize the author’s photo inspired by birds, but also to point out the bad status of endangered species and natural habitats in Serbia.

Everybody can participate in it, regardless of residence and whether they are dealing with photography professionally or amateurly. According to the competition rules, one participant can send up to four (4) photographs. Only wild bird photos – recorded exclusively in nature, come into consideration. Photos from ZOOs or birds from captivity will be excluded. The photos can be black and white or in color or in digital form. The photo format is “JPG”, at least 1920 pixels in length on a longer page format, at a resolution of 300 dpi.

Each group of photos should also follow the information and “Application Form” about the author (name, surname, address, contact telephone and e-mail) and the work (name, where and when the photo was taken). The name of the photo and the serial number must be in accordance with the “Application form”, and by signing the Application, the author declares that all the photos are his. Application-Form 2021

With strict compliance with copyright law photos participating in the Competition, the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation will use to achieve their goals – the protection of endangered species, unless the author requires otherwise. The submission of photographs to third parties is possible only with the agreement with the author!

The deadline for the reception of this year’s works is November 1, 2021. After that the expert jury will review the works and choose the best photographs. It will notify interested parties about their final decision no later than November 10, 2021, through the Foundation website and Facebook page. The winners will be notified by e-mail about that, as well as awards.

The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation will also organize an Exhibition of the best photographs from 10th to 17nd of December 2021, (Cultural Center “Vlado DIvljan”, st. Mitropolita Petra br. 8, Belgrade)and we will let you know about the place and time later. The Exhibition will be accompanied by a Catalog of selected works on the 18th calendar of the Foundation for 2021, which will include catalog data and will be delivered to photo authors either at the exhibition itself or by the end of 2020. The exhibition will also include the promotion of posters with award-winning photography from the competition.

The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation
Address: Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
or on E-mail: grifon@ibiss.bg.ac.rs

Vuk Popić, Secretary
The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation
Bulevar Despota Stefana 142
11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Phone. +381.11.207.83.52 and mob. +381.66.413.574

On the 21.01.2021. The exhibition of the best photographs from the XVI Competition of the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation , under the auspices of the Photo Association of Serbia, was opened in the Cultural Center “Vlada Divljan”. On that occasion, a new calendar for 2021 was promoted, as well as the educational material of the Foundation. The exhibiton is closed on the 29.01.2021.

Photos from the XVI Competition 2020. can also be viewed here ( double-click for a larger view and information on the ordinal number, title of the paper and author ):

Thank you for participating!

Calendars of the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation for 2021 can be purchased at a price of RSD 400.00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Foundation’s office (Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, Belgrade) or ordered by payment to the Foundation’s account (No. 325-9500900016839-20, Fondacija za zaštitu ptica grabljivica, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, Belgrade, marked “Calendar for 2021”). By purchasing a calendar, you are helping the Foundation’s work on the protection of endangered species.

Secretary, Vuk Popić
The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation
Bulevar Despota Stefana 142
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
+ 381.11.207.83.52
+ 381.66.413.574

The XVI Contest for Best Photography in 2020 – “Birds in Action” has received 148 works by 40 authors. Jury consisting of:

– Gordan Pomorišac, MF FSS
– Aleksandar Milosavljević, ULUS
– Saša Marinković, PhD

met on 05.11.2020. It was not an easy task to choose from the great number of excellent works the three best ones, as well as photographs that will be displayed at the exhibition from 17th to 24th of December 2020, at the Cultural Center “Vlada Divljan”, Metropolitan Petra Street no. 8 in Belgrade.

As always, the award-winning photo will be on the Foundation’s new poster, and the top 12 will also be on the 2021 calendar. Promotion of the Foundation’s works, new calendar and posters will be at 7pm on the December 17th, 2020. at the “Vlada Divljan” Culture Center. The trailer about the Griffon Vultures movie will also be shown on the occasion.

THANK YOU for participation and congratulations to the authors of the award-winning works.

The first award went to author Hristo Peshev

The second prize went to author Szekeres Leventa

The third prize went to author Jovan Lakatos

Two photos were praised by the jury:

Author Geza Farkas

Author Saša Preradović

As in previous years, the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation organized the Best Photography Competition: “The Birds in Action” under the auspices of the “Photo Association of Serbia”.

The best photographs from the previous competitions are on the posters and calendar of the Foundation, showing all the beauty of diversity and at the same time calling for the protection of endangered species in Serbia. Our goal is also to popularize the author’s photo inspired by birds, but also to point out the bad status of endangered species and natural habitats in Serbia.

Everybody can participate in it, regardless of residence and whether they are dealing with photography professionally or amateurly. According to the competition rules, one participant can send up to four (4) photographs. Only wild bird photos – recorded exclusively in nature, come into consideration. Photos from ZOOs or birds from captivity will be excluded. The photos can be black and white or in color or in digital form. The photo format is “JPG”, at least 1920 pixels in length on a longer page format, at a resolution of 300 dpi.

Each group of photos should also follow the information and “Application Form” about the author (name, surname, address, contact telephone and e-mail) and the work (name, where and when the photo was taken). The name of the photo and the serial number must be in accordance with the “Application form”, and by signing the Application, the author declares that all the photos are his. Application-Form 2020

With strict compliance with copyright law photos participating in the Competition, the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation will use to achieve their goals – the protection of endangered species, unless the author requires otherwise. The submission of photographs to third parties is possible only with the agreement with the author!

The deadline for the reception of this year’s works is November 2, 2020. After that the expert jury will review the works and choose the best photographs. It will notify interested parties about their final decision no later than November 10, 2020, through the Foundation website and Facebook page. The winners will be notified by e-mail about that, as well as awards.

The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation will also organize an Exhibition of the best photographs from 10th to 17nd of December 2020, (Cultural Center “Vlado DIvljan”, st. Mitropolita Petra br. 8, Belgrade)and we will let you know about the place and time later. The Exhibition will be accompanied by a Catalog of selected works on the 18th calendar of the Foundation for 2021, which will include catalog data and will be delivered to photo authors either at the exhibition itself or by the end of 2020. The exhibition will also include the promotion of posters with award-winning photography from the competition.

The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation
Address: Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
or on E-mail: grifon@ibiss.bg.ac.rs

Vuk Popić, Secretary
The Birds of Prey Protection Foundation
Bulevar Despota Stefana 142
11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Phone. +381.11.207.83.52 and mob. +381.66.413.574

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