Photo contest – Citizen science

The AlpAlga photo competition has come to an end with a host of breathtaking entries from all over the world! The jury, composed of Rebecca Bilon, of the Museum de Grenoble, Anne Delestrade, of CREA Mont Blanc, Marie Dumont, of Centre d’étude de la neige, Kilian Jornet ski mountaineering champion, Eric Maréchal, coordinator of Alpalga and Jean-Gabriel Valay of Jardin du Lautaret, deliberated with great difficulty, as the photos were so magnificent.

Seven photos were finally selected:

1. Reflet d’algues (45°32’51.299N 6°49’43.701E) – by Thomas Pauze (France)
2. Painted Ceiling (57°5’22.91″N 3°40’29.61W) – by Alex Innes Thomson (Scotland)
3. Red Snow on Ross Peak (44°1’51.74N 113°33’9.86W) – by Bray Antrim (USA)
4. Turquoise – red at Les Pichères (45°48’93.29N 6°80’52.19E) – by Achille Roussel (France)
5. Rothera (67°33’58.84S 68°6’49.74″W) – by Alex Innes Thomson (Antarctica)
6. Vanoise – Lac du Petit on the way up to Col du Tachuy (45°37’32N 6°56’28E) Reynold Legrand (France)
7. Le Coeur (45°33’0.294N 6°49’57.784E) – by Thomas Pauze (France)

We have selected two photos of the first two winners, Thomas Pauze and Alex Innes Thompson!

Well done to all! These photos are displayed on the AlpAlga website with the permission of their authors, and will be presented more widely to the public as part of an exhibition in Grenoble in 2025. We’ll keep you posted soon!

And if you’d still like to share your photos, which could be selected for presentation on our site, we’ll keep the form available.