Association for animal and nature photography Austria

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Association for Animal and Nature Photography Austria
(VTNÖ)
purpose Community of interests
Chair: President: Martin Hartmann
Establishment date: December 27, 1988
Number of members: 165 (as of: 11/2019)
Seat : 2344 Maria Enzersdorf
Website: http://www.vtnoe.at

The Association for Animal and Nature Photography Austria (VTNÖ) was founded in 1988 by six nature photographers who hoped for significant impulses for their own work. Shortly after its foundation, the VTNÖ joined the International Federation of Wildlife Photography (IFWP).

history

In the meantime the association has grown to around 165 members, professional and amateur photographers, mostly from Austria. The members have set themselves the goal of implementing their photographic work through appealing, meaningful and biologically sound nature photos. These works are published in print media such as magazines, books, calendars, and in the association's own magazine “Natur.Fotografie”. In addition, the association is represented by its members at lectures, exhibitions and trade fairs.

Every year the VTNÖ organizes an internal nature photo competition in which a search is made for the "picture of the year" and the overall winner for "nature photographer of the year" in several categories from all submitted photos. Participation is reserved for members of the VTNÖ. The award ceremony takes place as part of the nature photo days, which are organized every year together with the general assembly towards the end of the year. The award-winning images will be presented for the first time during the nature photo days and subsequently on the association's website.

As a special highlight, however, these are also published in the “Natur.Fotografie” magazine of the following year, as well as in extracts in various specialist journals. In the future, the members also want to present the winning pictures in the course of public, renowned exhibitions at home and abroad.

Furthermore, the members organize excursions and regional meetings at irregular intervals to promote the exchange of experiences between the members and to implement joint projects.

Publications

The association magazine "Natur.Fotografie" is aimed primarily at interested nature enthusiasts and ambitious hobby and professional photographers.

In addition to the best nature photos from the “Nature Photo Competition”, readers will find numerous reports on club activities, photo trips, and nature and species protection. It also includes reports by photographers for photographers. The authors provide detailed information, give tips on worthwhile photo spots in local and remote natural areas, explain special photo techniques and describe the development of their individual point of view as well as their methods of image design.

In cooperation with the Association of Austrian Nature Parks (VNÖ), the VTNÖ published the picture book Austrian Nature Parks - Natural and cultural landscapes from their most beautiful sides about Austria's nature parks in 2005 .

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2014 Exhibition "Competition Winner" - Nature Photo Festival in Lünen by GDT
  • 2011 Exhibition "Forests of Austria" - Photo Festival Horizonte Zingst in Zingst
  • 2010
    • Slide show / Multivision "Cycles" - NVN Internationaal Natuurfotofestival in Burgers' Zoo , Arnhem
    • Slide show / Multivision "Cycles" - Photo + Adventure fair in Vienna
  • 2009 Slide show / multivision "From the high mountains out to the steppe lake" - Photo Festival Wadden Sea National Park
  • 2008
    • Slide show / multivision "From the high mountains out to the steppe lake" - Nature Photo Festival in Lünen
    • Universum photo competition 2008 "Wilde Alpentiere" - Universum , SONY and the VTNÖ are looking for the best picture of a wild alpine animal 2008 in Austria
  • 2007 Exhibition "101 Moments in Austria" - Landeskulturzentrum Oberösterreich - Ursulinenhof
  • 2006 Exhibition "101 Moments in Austria" - Konzerthaus Weinviertel Ziersdorf
  • 2005
  • 2004
    • Exhibition "Nature Impressions" - National Park Neusiedler See Sewinkel
    • Exhibition "Moment - 66 nature photographers dazzle" - Landesbildungszentrum Schloss Zell an der Pram
  • 2003 Exhibition "Nature in the City" - Museum Nordico Linz
  • 2002 slide show a. Lectures "Styria, Challenge of the North, This is how nature photographers work" - 4th International Nature Photo Days in Rosenheim (highlights)
  • 2001 Exhibition "Nature in the Seeker" - Steyr Chamber of Labor
  • 2000 exhibition "VTNÖ-Naturfotografie" a. "Donau-Auen National Park" - Museum Village in Niedersulz
  • 1993
  • 1992 Exhibition - Bummerlhaus in Steyr
  • 1990 Exhibition - Kodak Gallery Vienna, Budapest
  • 1989 Exhibition - " Donauauen National Park " Nikon Gallery

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Association of Austria's Nature Parks and Association for Animal and Nature Photography Austria (publisher): Photo book Austrian Nature Parks . Graz 2005.
  2. ↑ COVER STORY: 101 Moments . In: Monthly program April 2005, Natural History Museum Vienna.

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