The best "Snapshots of Exploration": Congratulations!

01.06.2023

Platz 1-3 von Klaus Karner, Maximilian Ihlenburg und Julian Portenkirchner

Place 1 to 3 - Congratulations to Klaus Karner, Maximilian Ihlenburg and Julian Portenkirchner!

The first place in the "Snapshots of Exploration" photo competition of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy went to Klaus Karner for his picture "Green Underworld"; second to Maximilian Ihlenburg for "The First Trace" and third to Julian Portenkirchner for "Michel Lévy 2.0". The two Special Awards Planetary Health went to Nicole Keller and Kajetan Moro. In the categories 4 to 10 and 11 to 20, the jury did not rank the winners - the best "snapshots" were too close together. We congratulate and thank all participants for their outstanding submissions!


Also in the second photo competition of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy for students more than hundred photos were submitted - and again the task of the jury was anything but easy with so many outstanding photos.

Nevertheless, the decision on the first three places was clear: First place goes to Klaus Karner for the picture "Green Underworld" - the astronomy bachelor student can thus look forward to 300 euros in prize money. Second place and 200 euros go to Maximilian Ihlenburg (master's student in geography) for his picture "Die erste Spur" ("The first trace").  And third place, and thus 100 euros, goes to Julian Portenkirchner for "Michel Lévy 2.0" - he is studying Earth Sciences in his master's program. Congratulations!

And the winners are ...


In addition, two special awards for "Planetary Health" were also granted for the first time this year: Geography master's student Nicole Keller received the prize for her photo "Forest Fires in Argentina"; the second special prize went to Kajetan Moro for his picture "Deadly Rendezvous." The special prize is endowed with 100 euros each. We offer our sincere congratulations!

Special Award Planetary Health


4th to 10th place and "Special Mentions"

In the 4th to 10th place category, the photos were again so close together that the jury - which, in addition to photographer Joseph Krpelan and Vice Dean Franz Kerschbaum, included all of the faculty's student representatives as well as a representative of VISESS - decided not to rank the photos within this category. The 4th to 10th prizes thus go ex aequo to the following students:

  • Lina Rummler (Bachelor's programme Earth Sciences) for her painting "Sampling in the Marg Shale Cave".
  • Agnes Pichlmeier (Bachelor's programme Geography) for "Discovering the Depths: A Sailing Snapshot of Exploration".
  • Claudia Buchsteiner (Master's programme Cartography and Geoinformation): "The Secrets of the Reed Belt"
  • Jannes Baranowsky (Bachelor's programme Geography) for "Pink is the End of Rainbows"
  • Odessa Kelebay (Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Urban Studies, 4Cities) for "Layers of City"
  • Yaroslav Zechner (Earth Sciences Master's programme): "The Fox"
  • Jan-Niklas Janoth (Master's programme Geography) for "In the Dawn"

In addition, Klaus Karner (winner of the first place) as well as Lina Rummler and Claudia Buchsteiner (both on the 4th-10th place) would also have been represented in this category with their respective second submitted photos, which was recognized in terms of a "Special Mention" for the photos "Monumental View", "Not of this world" and "The Hekla".

We congratulate warmly and are pleased to present the "Snapshots" of this category also in a mobile exhibition at the three locations of the faculty. The award winners* will be honored on June 15, 2023 at the event "Talks & BBQ - Meet the Faculty for Exploration" and the photo exhibition will be opened at the NIG.

Snapshots of Exploration - Platz 4-10 plus Special Mentions


Place 11 to 20

The photos of the category 11th to 20th place also show a remarkable overview of the topics of the "Faculty for Exploration": From "Campfire in Ivalo" to "Shadows of the Medina" to "Human footprints in the Himalaya" to the Orysantilope ("Tracks through the Nothing") or the "Kangaroo in the Pinnacles" and "Fieldwork" are the impressive photos of this category also in random order. As said, the decision was anything but easy for the jury!

Snapshots of Exploration 2023 - Platz 11-20


 

Also among the other photos were many outstanding pictures and exemplary "snapshots" by students of the "Faculty of Exploration" - at this point, we would like to thank you again for your participation!

We are looking forward to future photo competitions and many more "Snapshots of Exploration"!

More information about the "Snapshots of Exploration" competition of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy; among others about the prizes as well as the composition of the jury. More