In the meanwhile the General Assembly is called to vote the new board, we have started making some work.

- Facebook. There is new Facebook page for news of the IFWP. This fanpage is administrated by our secretary Anita Campbell (Sweden) and our website coordinator Almudena Marcos (Spain): IFWP Fanpage

- Website and Facebook. A small team of 3 people is working now on the website updating news and making an inform for improving contents and sections.

- Teaching. We have 2 persons starting translating and proofing PDF articles to be uploaded on a special section in our website and facebook. This is starting with basic teaching but also advanced following José B. Ruiz Method of learning translated from spanish with more than 5 million downloads. It will be available from mid January: Un año de fotografía

- New clubs are following our developments:  ASCPF, AFNI, MONTPHOTO, AFONIB, ASAFONA, FONAMAD, RUWP - Allrussian All regional Union of wildlife photographers. VADON... Let´s wait until January to send them the info to become members.

- New document for members aceptation and fees. It will have a section in our website so that any club can check the fees and procedures. If any club needs it in advance it is now available.

- New guide for associations. Developed from AEFONA Spain this is in word, pdf and e-book format to download. The Spanish version is available at AEFONA website, but it is being proofed in English and soon available. It is plenty of advices for boards and members about how to manage an association, specially how to keep high hopes and work together for a common interest.

Please keep updated in our website and Facebook.

We would like to share with you information about two photography contests and also more details about the AEFONA congress of this year in Antequera (Málaga).

At the end of October we have known the results of the prestigious French competition for nature photography "Montier Festival Photo". Up to 1,422 international photographers have participated and some AEFONA´s members are among the winners in different categories:

- Landscape category: Père Soler Isern,Miquel Artus Illana y Mario Suárez Porras.

- Nature as art: Andrés Miguel Domínguez.

- Other animals: Salvador Colvée Nebot

Please follow the link to see the winners and their work: Montier Festival Photo

The last 21 of October had place the meeting and faillure of the jury, corresponding to the awards of the photo contest of environment of Colmenar Viejo 2016, that has already with more than 25 years of history.AEFONA has an special award in the contest and the winner in this category was Katy Gómez López.

Please follow the link to see the winners: colmenarviejo.com

And now, regarding our congress, finally we can confirm a lot of information on our guests, national and international, for the days 6 to 8 of December in Antequera (Málaga). 

As national photographers, we will listen to the speeches of Marina Cano, Andrés Miguel Dominguez, Salvador Colvée, Nicolás Resusens, Eduardo Blanco Mendizabal, Sergio Marijuan, Iñaki Larrea, Fran Rubia y Félix Fernández Calvillo.

As international photographers we will be able to listen to Jorge Silva from Mexico, Ole Jorgen from Norway, Ugo Mellone from Italy-Spain, Sergio Pedrero from Mexico and Jon Andoni Juárez from Berlin-Spain.

We are also organizing more activities to see and photograph the nature of around Antequera that will be at dawn and at night.

There will be as well two photography exhibitions from AEFONA, one at the hotel and the other one at the Town Hall of Antequera.

We will have book signing, our AEFONA merchandising store and lots of surprises! Do not hesitate to contact us if you require more information or help to assist to our XXIV AEFONA’s congress in Antequera (Málaga) from 6 to 8 of December.

Hereby you have a link to more detailed information:

XXIV Congreso AEFONA

 IFWP Photograph of the Year and IFWP Young Photographer's Award

Jury members:
David Maitland (Wildlife Photographer, GB), Jonathan Lhoir (Wildlife Photographer Fr/ B)
and Keith Wilson (editor Wild Planet magazine)

IFWP Photograph of the Year 2016

Christoph Ruisz, VTNÖ, Austria - White Beauty