Izložba fotografija Ptica u akciji Fondacije za zaštitu ptica grabljivica otvara se 20.12.2025. u 19 časova u galeriji Centra za kulturu „Vlada Divljan”, Mitropolita Petra 8, u Beogradu. Ovom prilikom biće izloženi odabrani radovi 15 autora: Brano Rudić, Geza Farkaš, Dejan Krsmanović, Ivan Bukvić, Igor Gebleš, Ištvan Balog, Jožef Gergelj, Josip Šarić, Mihajlo Bajandić, Milan Mišić, Miodrag Zlatarov, Miroslav Mareš, Nikola Krstić, Nikola Stevanović i Zoltan Frank.
Na kalendaru Fondacije za 2026, koji će takođe biti promovisan ovom prilikom, našlo se mesto za fotografije osam autora sa izložbe.

Cilj ovog izuzetnog nadmetanja je da afirmiše fotografisanje ptica kao poseban i vredan hobi, ali i da omogući autorima da se predstave široj javnosti. Do sada je učestvovalo 213 autora — od amatera i ljubitelja prirode koji su možda poslali svoju jedinu fotografiju ptice, do istinskih majstora ovog zanata. Tokom godina jasno se izdvojila grupa vrhunskih fotografa ptica, čiji se opus može pratiti kroz dugogodišnje trajanje konkursa.

Kada je konkurs nastao, fotografa prirode bilo je malo, a fotografije ptica bile su retkost. Na prvom konkursu 2004. godine prijavila su se svega četiri autora. Međutim, sa pojavom digitalnih fotoaparata i njihovom širim dostupnošću građanima, broj fotografa je rastao, a samim tim i kvalitet radova. Već 2006. broj autora porastao je na 30.

Duga tradicija omogućila je sticanje vrednog iskustva u organizaciji ovog prestižnog konkursa. Susretali smo se sa različitim izazovima — od nezadovoljstva autora izborom radova, preko slučajeva plagijata i manipulacije fotografija u Photoshop-u, pa sve do savremenih izazova koje donosi veštačka inteligencija. Brzina uvođenja novih, sve sofisticiranijih tehnika obrade fotografija dovela je u pitanje formiranje novih kriterijuma i otvorila brojna pitanja i dileme.
Da li je autentična fotografija ptica — kakvu ovaj konkurs tradicionalno promoviše — danas ugrožena?

Foto: Nikola Stevanović, kudravi pelikan (Pelecanus crispus).

The prestigious 20th “Birds in Action” competition, the longest-running contest for the most beautiful bird photograph in 2025, has been successfully completed.

Over the past 20 years, 213 authors have taken part in the Birds of Prey Protection Foundation’s competition for the best bird photograph — ranging from amateurs and bird enthusiasts to accomplished photography masters and pioneers of endangered species and habitat conservation.
Participants have so far submitted 2,671 works, of which 624 of the most striking photographs were showcased at the Foundation’s exhibitions and posters, while 216 were featured in its calendars. A total of 321 bird species have been documented in these photographs, from Serbia and around the world.

The authors who took part in this inspiring competition in 2025 are: Bernard Gašparovski, Brano Rudić, Dejan Krsmanović, Dragan Ilić, Gergelj Jozef, Geza Farkaš, Igor Gebleš, Ištvan Balog, Ivan Bukvić, Josip Šarić, Kristina Petrović, Mihajlo Bajandić, Milan Mišić, Miloš Smoljanić, Miodrag Zlatarov, Miroslav Mareš, Nikola Kostić, Nikola Stevanović, Olja Simović, Zoltan Frank, and Zoran Đukić.

Congratulations to the awarded authors and all photographers whose works will be exhibited.

First Prize: photographer Nikola Stevanović, Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Second Prize: photographer Nikola Kostić, Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Third Prize: photographer Jozef Gergelj, White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)

Commended work: photographer Nikola Stevanović, Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

In addition to the awarded works, 30 more photographs will be showcased at the exhibition, of which the 12 finest will be featured in the 2026 calendar.

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 2025

The author of the best photo will be awarded RSD 10,000. The author of the second-prized photo with RSD 5,000, and the third prize is the publication of the awarded photo in the Foundation’s propaganda materials. The Foundation will print a calendar for 2026, made up of 13 selected photos from the competition. The calendar will be sent to authors whose photos are on the calendar.

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 6, 2025. 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 9, 2025, 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
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. +381.66.413.574

Tradicionalno nadmetanje ornitologa, fotografa ptica i amatera ljubitelja prirode traje skoro dve decenije u organizaciji Fondacije. Jedinstveni konkurs na Balkanu koji ima za cilj promovisanje zaštite biodiverziteta kroz njegovu najatraktivniju komponentu, ptica, do sada je okupio 218 autora sa 2316 radova. Javnosti je predstavljeno 625 odabranih fotografija na izložbama koje ukazuju na ranjivost ptica i značaj zaštite biodiverziteta. Na slikama je prikazano 336 vrsta od kojih je najvećim brojem iz Srbije ali i iz celog sveta.

Na XIX konkurs ” Ptice u akciji” prijavio se 31 autor sa 121 radom. Izabrano je 33 rada od 18 autora koji će biti prikazani na izložbi 22. decembara u Centru za kulturu Vlada Divljan. Kalendar Fondacije za 2025. godinu biće sačinjen od 12 probranih fotografija sa konkursa i predtavljaće katalog izložbe. Autori će dobiti svoj primerak kalendara za 2025. godinu a publika će imati mogućnost da odabere fotografiju koja se njoj najviše svidi i ona će biti na prednjoj strani sledećeg kalendara za 2026. godinu. Ovom prilikom biće obeleženo tri decenije Fondacije za zaštitu ptica grabljivica i dve decenije Centra za zaštitu ptica grabljivica koji se nalazi u okviru Instituta za biološka istraživanja, Instituta od nacionalnog značaja, Univerziteta u Beogradu.

Čestitamo nagrađenim autorima i autorima koji će učestvati na izložbi.

Prva nagrada autor Igor Gebleš. Siva vetruška Falco vespertinus

Druga nagrada autor Gergelj Jožef, Crni orao Aquila clanga

Treća nagrada autor Bernard Gašparovski. Belobrada čigra Chlidonias hybridus

Pohvala autor Vukas Vučković, Bela kanja Neophron percnopterus

Autori čije će fotografije biti prikazane na izložbi: Bernard Gašparovski, Brano Rudić, Dejan Krsmanović, Dragomir Vujnić, Gergelj Jožef, Geza Farkaš, Igor Gebleš, Ištvan Balog, Ivan Erić, Mihajlo Bajandić, Nada Ćosić, Nikola Kostić, Stanislav Catić, Verica Ristić, Vladan Vučković, Vukas Vučković, Zoltan Frank, Zoran Marković.

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 2023

The author of the best photo will be awarded RSD 10,000. The author of the second-prized photo with RSD 5,000, and the third prize is the publication of the awarded photo in the Foundation’s propaganda materials. The Foundation will print a calendar for 2025, made up of 13 selected photos from the competition. The calendar will be sent to authors whose photos are on the calendar.

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, 2024. 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, 2023, 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
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. +381.66.413.574

The competition of the Foundation for the Protection of Birds of Prey for the best photo of birds in 2023 “Birds in Action” is unique in the region with the theme of birds seen through the eyes of photographers. So far, 211 authors with 2191 works have participated in these competitions. The photos show 322 species of birds from all continents, including the rarest birds in the world. The idea of this beautiful competition is to raise awareness about the exceptionality of the birds that surround us and the importance of the need to preserve them.

39 authors with 154 works participated in the XVIII competition, which confirms the great trust and support of photographers for this noble idea, for which we are immensely grateful. A great diversity was recorded in the photographs with 87 species of birds.

The jury had a difficult task to single out among the submitted works special works to which it wants to draw the public’s attention. In addition to the three awarded photos, the jury praised two authors for the works they sent. 32 photos were selected and will be shown at the exhibition on December 15 at the Center for the Promotion of Science, Kralja Petra 46 in Belgrade. The most successful works will be used to make the 20th calendar of the Foundation for the Protection of Birds of Prey for the year 2024, which is intended as a catalog of the exhibition.

The awarded photos are:
1st prize, Belgrade Eagles, author Saša Malezić

2nd prize, Eskadirla, author Bernard Gašparovski

3rd prize, Falco cherrug, author Geza Farkaš

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 2023

The author of the best photo will be awarded RSD 10,000. The author of the second-prized photo with RSD 5,000, and the third prize is the publication of the awarded photo in the Foundation’s propaganda materials. The Foundation will print a calendar for 2024, made up of 12 selected photos from the competition. The calendar will be sent to authors whose photos are on the calendar.

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, 2023. 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, 2023, 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 15th to 22nd of December 2023, (Centar za promociju nauke, Kralja Petra 46, Belgrade). The Exhibition will be accompanied by a Catalog of selected works on the 18th calendar of the Foundation for 2023, 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

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).