Europhotometeo
The Europhotometeo 2022 is now open for submission: EPM2022 registration page
On the initiative of the Spanish Meteorological Society AME, the EMS announced the first European photo competition on meteorological phenomena – Europhotometeo (EPM) – in 2009. Following the huge interest in 2009 it was agreed to continue the competition. The competition is managed by an organising committee chaired by the coordinator Fernando Bullón (AME). The winning entries are determined by the votes of a jury consisting of the Presidents of all EMS Member Societies and the members of the EMS Council. For the full details see the Terms & conditions .
The 148 photos selected for the the Europhotometeo 2020 are accessible in the EPM2020 Photo Gallery.
Winners and Top Ten of Europhotometeo competitions 2012 – 2020
1st Prize
Nicolai Brügger
Worlds End
Huge Mammatus clouds over a small village in bavaria before sunset.
Location: Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany
Date: 21/07/2019
Equipment: Nikon D810 with Sigma 14mm 1.8 lense. Rollei lion rock 20 Tripod
2nd Prize
Agustin Ferreiro
Green Sky
Awesome Northern Lights captured in Iceland, in November 2018, in the vicinity of a river, on a cold night at -7ºc: great show.
Location: Island
Date: 02/11/2018
Equipment: Canon EOS 6D MARKII, objetive SIGMA 14MM F/1,8, external trigger, tripod
3rd Prize
Stefan Zuser
December morning
Hoarfrost after the freezing fog.
Location: Lower Austria
Date: 16/12/2018
Equipment: Fuji Xe 1
4th Prize
Leszek Wybraniec
Tatry mountains in the clouds
I was delighted to see the mountains surrounded by clouds at sunrise.
Location: Tatry Mountains, Poland
Date: 14/12/2018
Equipment: Canon 5DIV, 28 mm, Canon 24-70, 1/160 sec, 2.8, ISO 8000
5th Prize
Carlos Punyet
Rocks and clouds
Aerial shot flying over Montserrat Mountain in Catalonia with Cessna 172 N at 3.500 feet the last 30th April 2019 at evening.
Location: Montserrat Mountain, Catalonia, Spain
Date: 30/04/2019
Equipment: Canon EOS 7D Mark II with Canon Lens EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, 1/320 sec., f/5,6 at 45 mm, ISO 100
6th Prize
Dimitris Sagiakos
Zeus over Athens
A very active single – cell storm moved towards Athens city on 12/06/2019 …
Location: Athens, Greece
Date: 12/06/2019
Equipment: Nikon D7200 , 13 sec, single shot, ISO 100 , f/8, FL: 55mm, Lense: Nikkor 55-200mm f/4 – 5.6, Benro tripod
7th Prize
Kosuke Kitajima
Mysterious Clouds
It is a photograph of Mt. Fuji in Japan.
A mysterious cloud appears around Mt. Fuji.
Location: Fujinomiya, Japan
Date: 24/09/2019
Equipment: Sony ILCE-7M3, FE16-35mm F4 ZA OSS
8th Prize
Josef Hinterleitner
Cream Topping
The Zugspitze with a crown
Location: Ehrwald to Tyrol, Austria
Date: 31/07/2018
Equipment: Canon 5D Mark III with Canon EF 4/17-40 mm L
9th Prize
Jaroslav Fous
Snowflake in the moss
Very nice structured snowflake in the snow shower in Czech Republic, -3°C
Location: Podbořany, Czech Republic
Date: 11/01/2019
Equipment: Nikon D7200 + 12mm+20mm extension tube, reverse ring and nikkor 35mm/f2.0 Af-D
10th Prize
Ciprian Ionut Burloiu
Storm of Hope
A man relaxing by the sea, without seeming to care about the approaching huge storm front.
Location: Porto Sant Elpidio, Italy
Date: 02/10/2019
Equipment: Canon 80D; Canon EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
1st Prize
Roibu Grigore
Clouds coming: The scenery from the top of the mountains was extremely changeable. It was different from one second to the next. Everything around me was moving fast. We conducted a series of frames but it seems that the best complements heaven and earth.
Location: French Alps
Date: 2014-03-02
Equipment: Nikon D5000 + Nikon AF-S 70-300mm
2nd Prize
Julio Herrera Menéndez
Storm: After scouting locations I liked this because of the strong waves that passed behind the lighthouse.
Location: Cantabria, Spain
Date: 2015-02-15
Equipment: Nikon D810, 400mm 5.6 Tokina, tripodManfrato
3rd Prize
Esteban Cabrera Mendez
Path of trade winds
Location: Canary Islands
Date: 2014-04-24
Equipment: Canon 500 D + tripode
4th Prize
Ignacio Rico
Mediterranean Winter Monster
Location: Montgat (Barcelona), Spain
Date: 2015-01-02
Equipment: Camera: Canon EOS 550d/ Optics: Olympus OM Zuiko 50mm f1.8
5th Prize
Dziadula Dorian
The perfect supercell: Magic evening with a wonderful isolated LP supercell at the blue hour.
Location: Kansas, near Selden
Date: 2015-06-04
Equipment: Canon 7D Mark II + Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
5th Prize
Rubén del Campo
Asperitas clouds over Tenerife: Impressive asperitas clouds were observed from Izaña Atmospheric Observatory.
Location: Izaña Atmospheric Observatory, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
Date: 2015-11-30
Equipment: Pentax K-5 II f8 1/60 88mm
7th Prize
Christopher Rutter
Cuillin rainbow: This perfect rainbow appeared during a short break in one of the many rain showers.
Location: Isle of Skye, UK
Date: 2014-10-24
Equipment: Nikon D800 DSLR, 17-35mm lens, polariser and ND grad filters
8th Prize
Xavier Mas
Orogenic clouds at sunset in Es Vedra Island (Ibiza).
Location: Cala d’Hort – Ibiza Island – Spain
Date: 2015-12-19
Equipment: Nikon D7000, nikon 17-55 mm, tripod.
9th Prize
Javier Lozano
Nubes fantasma: I took the picture of these clouds on a cold wave in the Pirenees when …
Location: Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (Spain)
Date: 2015-02-08
Equipment: Canon 6D, canon 16-35 f/2’8 II, polarized filter, tripod, ND -0’6
10th Prize
Juan Ortiz Rivas
1000 meters above sea level
Location: Málaga, Spain
Date: 2015-01-05
Equipment: Nikon D700+Sigma DG 17-35 2.8-4 and tripod
1st Prize
Cyrill Schlauri
Snow-Cloud directly over Lake Constance: That was a very special Cloud-Formation over Lake Constance –
Location: above Rorschacherberg, Switzerland
Date: 2013-02-09
Equipment: Nikon D800 / Nikon 17-35 f/2.8 by 17mm, no Filters
2nd Prize
Vincent Deligny
Lightning alley: Just before midnight, the sky has become awesome!
Location: Chemin Jura France
Date: 2013-06-19
Equipment: Canon 5d mark3 17-40mm
3rd Prize
David Köster
Aurora Borealis over Jökulsarlon
Location: Jökulsarlon, Iceland
Date: 2013-03-03
Equipment: Nikon D800, Nikkor 14-18mm/2.8, Gitzo Tripod, Remote Control
4th Prize
Alexander Stepanenko
Lunar Halo: Lunar Halo – an amazing natural phenomenon.
Location: Russia, Murmansk region, the Upper Reservoir.
Date: 2013-12-31
Equipment: Nikon D-800
4th Prize
Florent Estival
Apocalypse Bow
Location: Mérignac, France
Date: 2013-12-13
Equipment: Canon EOS 6D with lens Canon 24-105 mm
4th Prize
Giovanni Allievi
Rough sea: A giant wave during a seastorm in Italy.
Location: Varigotti, Italy
Date: 2014-01-08
Equipment: Canon Eos 5dMkII, Canon Ef 70-200 f/4L USM
7th Prize
Tarquinus Vadenau
Magic Morning
Location: Rarau Mountains, ROMANIA
Date: 2014-01-14
Equipment: Nikon D5000, Tamron 70-300 mm, PLC filter, tripod.
8th Prize
John Owen
Ground Halo: The photo shows an unusual ground halo, not previously seen by me.
Location: Loch Kinord, near Dinnet, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Date: 2013-11-29
Equipment: Canon EOS500D camera with 25mm lens at f/11 and 1/400s
9th Prize
Marko Korosec
The independence day: While on storm chasing expeditions in the Tornado Alley in USA …
Location: Julesburg, Colorado, USA
Date: 2013-11-15
Equipment: Canon EOS 5D mark II, Canon 24-105mm L f/4 IS USM
10th Prize
Matthieu Collin
Cosmic Snake: Aurora gently meandering towards the norwegian sea.
Location: Kvaløya Island, near Tromsø, Norway
Date: 2014-01-09
Equipment: Sony Alpha 700, Tamron 17-50
1st Prize
Vittorio Poli
The Land of Fairy Tales
Location: AsiagoPlateau, Italy
2nd Prize
Ivan Medina Delli
Teide Hat
Loacation: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
3rd Prize
Sean Tomkins
Broken Spectre from the Cliffs of Moher
Location: Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare, Ireland
Worlds End
