November 17 through December 30, 2025
The exhibitions of FIIN reflect a common goal: Vila Real’s effort to disseminate wildlife images as a way of sensitizing society to the importance of the conservation and preservation of natural heritage. At these magnificent exhibitions everything can be seen, since images of great primates and other threatened animals, captured by renowned photographers around the world, to images of the biodiversity of Vila Real captured by our young photographers.
Biodiversity Photography Exhibition
The Biodiversity Photography Competition demonstrates an increasingly broad and diverse participation in FIIN. The 2025 edition featured authors from 11 countries who, through 530 images submitted by 90 photographers, reflect the richness of perspectives and visual languages on the natural world, highlighting the central role of the image as a universal instrument of communication, capable of arousing emotions, questioning attitudes and inspiring actions in favour of preserving the environment and nature for future generations, celebrating biological diversity as a common heritage of humanity.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the jury members, Luís Quinta, Paula Nunes da Silva and Pedro Colaço do Rosário, for their dedication and competence in evaluating and selecting the submitted works.
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Biodiversity Drawing Exhibition
The Biodiversity Drawing Competition aims to promote and preserve biological heritage, as well as to motivate the development of artistic expression, representing species of fauna and flora, through the selection and classification of works/drawings/illustrations related to this theme. It also aims to promote scientific illustration and drawing, as an important support for the production of scientific documents, and to encourage the growth of participants who portray wild natural heritage, in addition to seeking to launch debate and reflection in society on the need to know, promote and conserve biodiversity.
In the 2025 edition, 169 contestants from 41 nationalities participated, with a total of 207 works, presented in two categories: Scientific Drawing and Nature Drawing.
Special thanks to the competition jury, consisting of Marco Correia, Carolina Castro Almeida and João Soares Carrola, for their collaboration, commitment and availability shown in the selection process of the winning works.
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Exhibition of the Youth Nature Image Contest
The Youth Nature Image Contest is aimed to children and young people between the ages of 8 and 18 and aims to encourage an attentive and creative look at Natural Heritage through photography and drawing. The works presented reflect not only the artistic talent of the participants, but also their growing awareness of the importance of preserving biodiversity and conserving ecosystems.
More than an artistic exhibition, the contest is an instrument for raising environmental awareness, promoting respect for nature and encouraging sustainable behaviours. By providing young people with a space for expression and sharing their art, the contest contributes to fostering a more active science and city participation in the protection of natural heritage.
The 2025 edition will result in an exhibition and a catalogue with the best works from the contest.
The organization highlights and thanks the commitment and participation of the jury members — Bárbara Pereira, José Magalhães and Nuno Costa — whose experience and sensitivity were decisive in the appreciation and selection of the works presented.