On May 24, the winners of the Naturally Amstelveen photo contest were festively announced. Together with the jury and Children’s Mayor Milanka, Alderman for City Promotion and Economic Affairs Adam Elzakalai presented the prizes. The winning and nominated photos are now on display at the Cobra Museum of Modern Art.
In the spring, when nature in Amstelveen is at its most beautiful, Visit Amstelveen organized the photo contest Natuurlijk Amstelveen in cooperation with Canon. More than 500 entries of nature photos, made during explorations through polders, parks and the Amsterdamse Bos, were received.
Alderman Adam Elzakalai emphasized the purpose of the contest: “With Visit Amstelveen, we wanted to draw attention to the beautiful nature of our city, so that both visitors and residents can enjoy it even more. The response was overwhelming with more than 500 entries and over 850 votes for the audience award. I am proud of the stunning photos of both the winners and nominees.”
The Winners
The winners from the categories ‘adults’ and ‘children up to 12 years’ were chosen by a professional jury consisting of Bas Meelker (landscape photographer), Tom Zwerver (producer nature education Amsterdamse Bos) and Moïsha Kruijer (collection manager Cobra Museum for Modern Art). In addition, two audience winners were chosen.
Winners Jury Prize:
Adults: Ditsy Kulk
Children up to 12 years of age: Anushree Prakash
Winners Audience Award:
Adults: Charlotte Brand
Children up to 12 years old: Arya Arici
Exhibition in the Cobra Museum
The exhibition takes place in the Voordrachtszaal of the Cobra Museum for Modern Art and can be seen until Sunday, June 16. On Wednesdays, the exhibition is free to visit for Amstelven residents.
