Photo competition "Minerals in Bulgaria through the camera" awards

On 23 October 2015 at the Museum of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Sofia University was held the award ceremony of the 2-nd national photo competition for Pentax awards "Minerals in Bulgaria through the camera" with sponsors
VIP Trading Ltd. (authorized representative of Pentax in Bulgaria), Bulgarian Chamber of Mining and Geology, Factor BG.
The temporary exhibision Sulphides and related compunds from Madan ore field was also opened.
175 photographs of 23 participants were named by a committee of:
Председател: Assoc. Prof. Vassilka Mladenova – President of the BMS and Head of Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Sofia University
Members:
Ralitsa Hadjieva - manager of VIP Trading Digivision Ltd.
eng. Ivan Andreev – CEO of the Bulgarian Chamber of Mining and Geology;
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ruslan I. Kostov – member of the BMD, mineralogy lector in University of Mining and Geology
Zlati Zlatec – representative of the Bulgarian на Българско Lapidary Society

Mrs Ralitza Hadjieva from VIP Trading Digivision Ltd. bestowed the prizes.

1st prize (Camera Pentax) – Svetoslav Bonchev and Bistra Filipova – Cerussite from Madzharovo, Eastern Rhodopes.Collection of Museum of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Sofia University

2nd prize (Pentax Binocular) – Anton Ivanov – Native Silver, Ossikovo, bl. 89, Madan ore field, private collection A. Ivanov

3rd prize (flash memory) – Rossitsa Vassileva - Quartz, Japanese twin, Madan ore region, private collection R. Vassileva

Special prize from Museum: Assoc. Prof. Svetoslav Petrussenko - Mordenite, Zlatolist village, Krumovgrad region

Other nominated phographs

Exhibition Sulphides and related compounds from Madan ore field comprises samples from private collectors and members of the Bulgarian Lapidary Society Anton Ivanov, Zlati Zlatev and Dimitar Ivanov.