The National Tourism Agency informed that today is the last day to compete in the first Reels International Photo and Video Contest, “Wanderlust in Albania”.

The competition started on November 20 in 10 categories, with different themes: 1. Landscapes (natural, mountainous, coastal); 2. Panoramic photos (Albanian cities, tourist villages); 3. Monuments & archaeological sites (cultural monuments, castles, amphitheaters, museums and archaeological sites or preserved by UNESCO); 4. Folklore (ethnography, dance, ritual, tradition); 5. Crafts & Crafts; 6. Agrotourism & Culinary (traditional foods, guesthouses, agrotourism); 7. TEA application events (festivals, local parties, concerts, artistic events, exhibitions, etc.); 8. Sports tourism & Ecotourism (hiking, diving, mountaineering, kayaking, parachuting, flora & fauna, trails, parks); 9. Architecture (mosque, church, medieval and new urban architecture); 10. Photo reportage (photo news, which narrates events from life).

Professional photographers and those passionate about artistic and documentary photos and videos can send their best works, with original, authentic images, with the right resolution for printing and digital use according to all technical, artistic and ethical criteria.

In this competition, through a jury of experts, the most beautiful 300 photographs and 100 video reels from touristic Albania will be selected, with images that inspire travel and tourism, to enrich the archival fund of the National Tourism Agency, as the main promoter of rare nature, tradition, culture, art and Albanian history, for anyone who wants to visit Albania.

Participants in this international competition have the opportunity to unleash their creativity and convey the emotions of Albanian magic and win special prizes.

This contest will have two forms of voting, where the best 10 photos and 10 video reels will be selected for each category through a professional jury and 2 prizes from online voting, for the best photo and video reels from the eyes of the public, voting which will be carried out on the official website of the National Tourism Agency (Visit Albania) on Facebook.

The announcement of the winners of the competition will take place at a gala evening on December 12.

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