Extension of the submission deadline until 15/03/2020 Corona has caused some trouble for us as well in recent months, therefore, we are extending the submission deadline to the middle of March 2021. Seize the opportunity, because taking part is worth it: All category winners in the four categories “Culture and Landscape,” “Man and Nature,” “Heaven and Earth” and “Animal and Nature” each receive prizes worth EUR 500. From the category winners, the jury will determine the overall winner, who can also look forward to a prize worth 3,000 euros. All prizes can be handed over as cash prizes [...]

The E1|R1 Amateur Photo Award 2020/2021 starts on 15.10.2020 The successful photo competition goes on without hesitation: the winners for 2019/2020 have been announced. Let's start the next round! We are very pleased that Corona has not thwarted us and are confident, that we will continue to receive such sophisticated and inspiring images from all over Europe. The submission period starts on October 15th and ends on January 31st, 2021. Take part, discover nature, culture and history along the European long-distance routes E1 and R1 and share your impressions with like-minded people from 16 countries! [...]

Extension of the submission deadline until 15/03/2020 Due to the high level of interest and our wish to be able to include as balanced a spectrum as possible of all European countries along the E1 and R1, we are extending the submission deadline to the middle of March 2020. Seize the opportunity, because taking part is worth it: All category winners in the four categories "Culture and Landscape," "Man and Nature," "Heaven and Earth" and "Animal and Nature" each receive prizes worth EUR 500. From the category winners, the jury will determine the overall winner, who can also [...]

E1|R1 Photo Award 2019: Impressive images of Europe’s first long-distance trails Since September 30, the second edition of the E1 | R1 Photo Award has been running. Once again, the European hiking and photo community shows what it’s made of. Already the first submissions shone with powerful motives. The pictures that hiking and cycling fans have sent into the race along the two European long-distance trails E1 for hikers and R1 for cyclists come from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland, among others. While the first E1 R1 Photo Award 2018 already featured numerous impressive pictures, the [...]

The winning and nominated works of our photo contest have gone on tour and can now be admired in Bella Italia. One of the works has thus returned to his homeland, as Danilo Marabini together with his work "Lights and Shadows", which was recorded at Castelluccio in the Apennines, secured the victory in the category "Culture and Landscape" and the overall victory of it. Cesare Silvi, one of the organizers of the "Valleys and Mountains" festival, was delighted when he was promised to show the exhibition in the visitor center of the Montevelino Nature Reserve. On [...]