Estonian Science Photo Competition

Estonian photography competition

Winners and jury of Estonian Science Photo Competition 2012 Awarding ceremony in University of Tartu Old Observatory in 2015

The Estonian Science Photo Competition (Estonian: teadusfoto võistlus) is a photography competition that aims to popularize science and make more science related images freely available.

It has acted as an inspiration for European Science Photo Competition first held in 2015 and Wiki Science Competition first held in 2017.

## History

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The competition was first held in 2006 (image collection process started already in 2005[1]). In 2006 and 2007 it was organized by an Estonian science journalist Tiit Kändler.[2][3]

It was relaunched in 2011 and organized by wikipedian Ivo Kruusamägi.[4] It was now held in Wikipedia and the submitted images were given under free licence.[5] Competition also took place in 2012[6] and 2013.[7]

In 2015 this event was held as a part of European Science Photo Competition.[8] This contest involved 40 countries, over 2,200 people, and nearly 10,000 images.[8][9] This was again organized by Ivo Kruusamägi and it won the 2nd prize of the Estonian Science Communication Award in the category of science and technology communication via audio-visual and electronic media.[10]

In 2017 it was held as a worldwide Wiki Science Competition and it once again collected around 10,000 images.

Maxim Bilovitskiy from Estonia also won the Non-photographic media category in the European Science Photo Competition 2015[9] and in Wiki Science Competition 2017.[11]

* 2011

* 2012

* 2012

* 2013

* 2013

* 2015

* 2017

* 2019

* 2021

* 2023

## Winners

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* 2006 – Ivar Jüssi[3]
* 2007 – Heiti Paves[12]
* 2011 – Timo Palo[4]
* 2012 – Toomas Jagomäe[12]
* 2013 – Heiti Paves[12]
* 2015 – Tavo Romann[8]
* 2017 – Kertu Liis Krigul[12]
* 2019 – Tavo Romann[12]
* 2021 – Peeter Paaver[13]
* 2023 – Enno Merivee[14]

## Example images

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* Drifting ice camp in the middle of the Arctic Ocean

* Anther of the thale cress

* Newly hatched rainbow trout

* Scanning electron micrograph of a trichome

* Making the last preparations to launch a new controllable monitoring seine

* X-ray crystallography

* Coated silver nanowire under extreme conditions

## References

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1. ^ Eesti Teadusfoto 2005 Estonian World Review, 23.12.2005
2. ^ "Toimus Eesti esimene teadusfotode võistlus" Eesti Päevaleht, 10.03.2006
3. ^ a b "Eesti Teadusfoto 2007" Delfi Forte, 27.09.2007
4. ^ a b "Tartus selgusid parimad teadusfotod" Tartu Postimees, 21.11.2011
5. ^ "Selgusid Eesti parimad teadusfotograafid" ERR Teadus, 21.11.2011
6. ^ "Galerii: Eesti parimad teadusfotod 2012" Delfi Forte, 03.12.2012
7. ^ "Galerii: Eesti parimad teadusfotod 2013" Novaator, 16.12.2013
8. ^ a b c "Selgusid aasta parimad Eesti teadusfotod" Tartu Ülikool, 25.01.2016
9. ^ a b "Eestlaste ülesvõtteid tunnustati üleeuroopalisel teadusfotode võistlusel" ERR Novaator, 24.03.2016
10. ^ Varasemad tulemused Eesti Teadusagentuur
11. ^ "Vaata võidutööd: Eesti teadusfotograaf võitis ülemaailmse teadusfoto võistluse" Delfi Forte, 05.11.2018
12. ^ a b c d e "Eesti teadusfoto konkurss ootab võistlustöid" ERR Novaator, 04.11.2021
13. ^ "Galerii: Vikipeedia teadusfoto konkursi võitjad" ERR Novaator, 2022-01-29
14. ^ "Selgusid Vikipeedia teadusfoto ja teadusartikli võistluse võitjad" ERR Novaator, 2024-01-29

## External links

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