The second edition of Buena Vista Social Parco, the photographic contest of the Gallipoli Cognato Park Piccole Dolomiti Lucane, start on 1 August 2017 and will be open until 30 June 2018, in a new "4 seasons" formula. The temporary citizens of the Park area, in fact, will have the opportunity to participate in the competition, taking photographs during all 4 seasons. A hymn to creativity, to nature, to tell, with images and their sharing, the extraordinary heritage of biodiversity present in the Park area.

"The competition addressed to all those who will visit the park, our temporary citizens," says Park President Mario Atlante, "is an idea born following the experiences of managing the Naturarte program. Thanks to this program we have been able to verify a real boom of connections on social channels (Facebook, Instagram, twitter), and already experimented last year with over 200 photos taken part in the contest. For this reason, we decided to continue the path and re-launch with a new formula that could stimulate professional and amateur photographers, with reflex machines or simply smartphones and tablets ".

"Social communication, open, shared", added Marco Delorenzo, Director of the Park, "is a great opportunity, an extra tool, with great potential, that the natural parks, of which the territory of Lucania is particularly rich. These elements must increasingly exploit to narrate the territorial peculiarities and promote the wonderful beauty of these natural environments that must finally stop being reserves and become habitats in which to live in harmony with the most precious resource at our disposal: nature".

Participation to the competition is free; just send a maximum of five photos in the following ways:

- Upload the photo on your twitter profile, quote the official account of the park @parco_gcpdl and use the hashtag #bvsparco

- Upload the photo on your Instagram profile, quote the official account of the park @parco_gcpdl and use the hashtag #bvsparco

- Upload the photo on the Facebook page Parco Gallipoli Cognato Piccole Dolomiti Lucane, and use the hashtag #bvsparco

- Or send it via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Photos taken only within the Park area can be sent. The winner will receive a go-pro black, the second classified will be given two tickets for the "Flight of the Angel", and to the third place will go two free entries to the adventure park "Lucania Outdoor Park".

All the photos will be visible on the social web #bsvparco that will be published on the official site of the Park starting from 1 November 2017. In this way, all users will be able to navigate the wonderful photographic story that will be composed thanks to the creative contribution of the network.

The complete rules can be downloaded from the website www.parcogallipolicognato.it.

Accettura 29 July 2017

Photographic Competition Rules