Program - Main Auditorium

This year, we’re bringing together national and international leaders who will bring their stories, perspectives, and commitment to the natural world to the stage.
A program of presentations invites reflection and a look beyond the image.

Friday

Free admission

Saturday

10€

Sunday

10€

Weekend pass

15€

MontPhoto Community Discount: -50% (maximum 2 tickets per member)

All presentations will have simultaneous translation from Spanish to English.

Friday 3rd

18:00 – 18:15

Welcome and opening

18:15 – 18:25

Presentación del proyecto local Contaminació al nostre entorn realizado por alumnos del ciclo de artístico del Institut Coll i Rodes de Lloret de Mar

18:30 – 19:20

Friday | 6:30 PM – 7:20 PM

Presentation

Nuria López Torres > The island

For more than two decades, photographer Núria López Torres has been investigating social and cultural transformations in Cuba through a long-term project. In this presentation, she will share her work on the LGBTQI+ community, the African influence on Cuban identity, and her most recent research on the environment and social crisis. A complex and collective look at an island marked by profound historical, cultural, and political tensions.

19:20- 20:00

Free time

20:00 – 20:45

Friday | 8:00 PM – 8:45 PM

Presentation

Samuel Aranda > Getting lost should be mandatory

After years of traveling the world and documenting conflicts in countries like Yemen, Libya, Lebanon, and Gaza, the author reflects on his relationship with the media, his most personal work, and a constant search to lose himself again, to return to the beginnings of what was simply a passion: photography and documenting. To recover that creative freedom without being bound by assignments, deadlines, or editorial guidelines.

Saturday 4th

10:00 – 10:45

Saturday | 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM

Presentation

George Dian > The Legendary Super Tuskers

A visual and documentary journey through more than ten years of work with African and Asian elephants with massive tusks, known as Super Tuskers. Through unique images and key data, it reveals the beauty, rarity, and fragility of these animals—of which only a few remain in the world. An honest perspective, grounded in science and field experience, on the urgent need to preserve their genetics before they disappear forever.

11:00 – 11:45

Saturday | 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Presentation

Rachel Bigsby > The Art of Wildlife Photography

In a world saturated with step-by-step tutorials and gear-focused advice, this talk offers something completely different: an inspiring blend of creative vision, hands-on experience, and personal philosophy. The art of wildlife photography invites us to go beyond the technical and dive into the expressive, placing visual storytelling, emotion, and connection at the heart of every image.

11:45 – 12:15

Free time

12:15 – 13:00

Saturday | 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM

Presentation

Jon A. Juárez > Finding light in te dark – tales of hope in conservation

A photographic journey that connects science, conservation, and visual storytelling. From rhinos on the brink of extinction to the return of sturgeons in Sweden, this talk explores real stories of struggle and collaboration. Through examples like the BioRescue and GAIA projects, it highlights initiatives that combine technology and commitment. More than focusing on loss, this presentation emphasizes hope and the impact of human effort in protecting the planet.

13:15 – 14:00

Saturday | 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

Presentation

Heike Odermatt > There will always be water

An intimate journey through the photographic career of an artist who has transformed physical limitations into new forms of expression. Through nature, water, and a quest for visual harmony, she explores beauty in the subtle and the close. Her work, guided by emotion and simplicity, reflects an honest and contemplative view of the landscape, where less is more and each image is born from the soul.

14:00 – 16:00

Free time

16:00 – 17:00

Sábado | 16:00 – 17:00

Presentation

Morgan Heim > New Worlds

On a remote island in Alaska, where an abandoned military base and thousands of seabirds coexist in a landscape that feels straight out of a post-apocalyptic video game, a photographer finds more than just images: a new way of seeing. This talk tells the story of how that extreme environment, alongside a young scientific team, transformed her perspective during a personal crisis and marked a turning point in her career.

17:00 – 19:00

We continue in the Conference room.

Saturday | 7:00 PM

MontPhoto Contest 2025 Gala Awards Ceremony

21:30

Saturday | 9:30 PM

Gala dinner (informal, cocktail-style)

The ideal opportunity to chat, meet other photography and conservation enthusiasts, share experiences and make new friends in an informal and friendly atmosphere.

Sunday 5th

10:00 – 10:45

Sunday | 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM

Presentation

Jesús García Flores > Under the Same Sky

An invitation to look up and reconnect with the starry sky, understanding its ecological, scientific, and cultural value. Through deep sky and planetary images, this talk explores the effects of light pollution and how to get started in astrophotography using a conventional camera. A visual proposal to inspire, educate, and rediscover the sky as an essential part of the nature we inhabit.

11:00 – 11:45

Sunday | 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Presentation

Francis Pérez >Passion for blue. A lifetime of underwater photography

In this presentation, underwater photographer Francis Pérez shares his journey from the beginning to the present. He talks about how he got started and how he built his path as a photographer, from macro photography to wide-angle. The talk delves into his photographic goals, his concerns and challenges when working underwater, his way of seeing the ocean, the relationship he builds with the animals he photographs, and his constant pursuit of the perfect shot.

11:45 – 12:30

Presentation Fujifilm – Laura Núñez

12:30 – 13:15

Sunday | 12:30 PM – 13:15 PM

Presentation

Amy Jones > Photography as activism

In this talk visual storyteller Amy Jones explores the role of photography as a tool for activism drawing from her work documenting the hidden realities of animal exploitation and the story behind her MontPhoto-nominated image inside an intensive tiger farm. She reflects on the responsibility of photographers to bear witness the challenges of telling difficult stories and the potential of visual storytelling to shift perspectives and act as a catalyst for change.

12:45 – 13:30

Sunday | 12:45 – 13:30

Presentation

Speaker to be confirmed

More information coming soon

13:30 – 13:45

Closing ceremony

Friday

Free admission

Saturday

10€

Sunday

10€

Weekend pass

15€

MontPhoto Community Discount: -50% (maximum 2 tickets per member)