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The sixth National Competition for Croatian Wine Photography has been announced! The submission deadline is December 1, 2026.

Published: 09.09.2026

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Wine, Croatian wines, grapevines, grapes, the harvest, the christening of the must, vineyards, vineyard cottages, taverns, vineyard manors, wine cellars, wineries, and winemaking traditions can all serve as subjects for the photographs. Prizes will be awarded to the best entries as selected by an expert jury comprising prominent Croatian professional photographers, as well as by the public, who will be able to vote on the Facebook page of the Society for the Preservation of the Križevci Heritage Križevački štatuti.

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Tomislav Veić’s Empire of babić ranked first in the previous competition.

The entries will be available for public viewing and assessment on Facebook from December 25, 2026, to January 6, 2027. The results, along with the presentation of a catalogue featuring the best entries, will be announced on January 22, 2027, the feast day of St. Vincent, the patron saint of winegrowers.

 

An author may submit up to three photos

Photographs may be in color or black and white; digital editing is permitted, provided it does not compromise or alter the fundamental meaning of the captured content. Each file must contain only a single photograph; collages are not permitted. An author may submit up to three photographic works.

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Domagoj Sever won the jury's second prize with the photo Iločki podrumi

Detailed information is available on the organizer's website, krizevackistatuti.hr, and at www.krizevci.hr. In the entry form, the entrant must provide the title of the photograph, as well as the location and year it was taken.

 

Entries are to be submitted via email

Photographs and the completed entry form should be sent to the organizer electronically at the email address: hrvatska.vinska.fotografija@gmail.com. Additional information can be obtained by calling 091 6640 850. The photographs illustrating this text are from previous competitions.

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The jury awarded third prize to Branko Težak for Grape crushing

Niko Magdalenić won the Audience Award in the latest, the fifth, competition with the black-and-white photograph The Moment Before the First Sip (below).