{"id":59747,"date":"2025-11-13T18:28:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/?page_id=59747"},"modified":"2025-11-19T16:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:26:26","slug":"photo-contest-_2025-winner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/en\/photo-contest-_2025-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Contest _2025 Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"module-spacer bg-bg-darkBlue pt-10 md:pt-14 xl:pt-20\">\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"basic-content-module bg-bg-darkBlue text-text-default\">\n  <div class=\"px-xs py-md lg:py-2xl aniMe text-intro dark:!bg-transparent dark:!text-white text-left\">\n            <div class=\"mx-auto max-w-content\"><div class='text-element align- text-copy lg:text-h3 font-bold mb-4 md:mb-0'>Festival of Lights Photo Contest 2025<\/div><\/div>\n                <div class=\"mx-auto max-w-content basic-content-module__headline\"><h2 class='grayscale-overlay relative headline-element align-left text-h3 font-bold md:text-h1 lg:text-[128px] mb-4 md:mb-4 z-0 basic-content-module__headline-big'>\n    \n    <span class='relative align-left text-h3 font-bold md:text-h1 lg:text-[128px] mb-4 md:mb-4 z-0 basic-content-module__headline-big'>\n    <span class='absolute top-0 left-0 z-0 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 light w-[300px] h-[300px]'>\n    <svg class='w-full h-full ' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='542' height='542' viewBox='0 0 542 542' fill='none'>\n      <g filter='url(#filter0_f_569_1018)'>\n        <circle cx='271' cy='271' r='121' fill='#9AE8FF' fill-opacity='0.5'\/>\n      <\/g>\n      <defs>\n        <filter id='filter0_f_569_1018' x='0' y='0' width='542' height='542' filterUnits='userSpaceOnUse' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'>\n          <feFlood flood-opacity='0' result='BackgroundImageFix'\/>\n          <feBlend mode='normal' in='SourceGraphic' in2='BackgroundImageFix' result='shape'\/>\n          <feGaussianBlur stdDeviation='75' result='effect1_foregroundBlur_569_1018'\/>\n        <\/filter>\n      <\/defs>\n    <\/svg>\n  <\/span>\n    Our winners<\/span>\n    <\/h2><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"basic-content-module bg-bg-darkBlue text-text-default\">\n  <div class=\"px-xs py-md lg:py-2xl aniMe text-intro dark:!bg-transparent dark:!text-white text-left\">\n            <div class=\"mx-auto max-w-content basic-content-module__headline\"><h2 class='grayscale-overlay relative headline-element align-left text-h3 font-bold md:text-h2 mb-4 md:mb-sm z-0'>\n    \n    <span class='relative align-left text-h3 font-bold md:text-h2 mb-4 md:mb-sm z-0'>\n    <span class='absolute top-0 left-0 z-0 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 light w-[300px] h-[300px]'>\n    <svg class='w-full h-full ' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='542' height='542' viewBox='0 0 542 542' fill='none'>\n      <g filter='url(#filter0_f_569_1018)'>\n        <circle cx='271' cy='271' r='121' fill='#9AE8FF' fill-opacity='0.5'\/>\n      <\/g>\n      <defs>\n        <filter id='filter0_f_569_1018' x='0' y='0' width='542' height='542' filterUnits='userSpaceOnUse' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'>\n          <feFlood flood-opacity='0' result='BackgroundImageFix'\/>\n          <feBlend mode='normal' in='SourceGraphic' in2='BackgroundImageFix' result='shape'\/>\n          <feGaussianBlur stdDeviation='75' result='effect1_foregroundBlur_569_1018'\/>\n        <\/filter>\n      <\/defs>\n    <\/svg>\n  <\/span>\n    Official Photo Contest 2025<\/span>\n    <\/h2><\/div>\n                <div class=\"relative z-10 mx-auto max-w-content\">\n            <div class='text-element align- text-copy'><div class=\"relative z-10 mx-auto max-w-content\">\n<div class=\"text-element align- text-copy\">\n<p>Congratulations to the winners!<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to all participants in the photo competition for their creative and inspiring entries. We are thrilled with your photos and delighted to announce the winners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"basic-content-module bg-bg-darkBlue text-text-default\">\n  <div class=\"px-xs py-md lg:py-2xl aniMe text-intro dark:!bg-transparent dark:!text-white text-left\">\n            <div class=\"mx-auto max-w-content basic-content-module__headline\"><h2 class='grayscale-overlay relative headline-element align-left text-h3 font-bold md:text-h3 mb-4 md:mb-sm z-0'>\n    \n    <span class='relative align-left text-h3 font-bold md:text-h3 mb-4 md:mb-sm z-0'>\n    <span class='absolute top-0 left-0 z-0 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 light w-[300px] h-[300px]'>\n    <svg class='w-full h-full ' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='542' height='542' viewBox='0 0 542 542' fill='none'>\n      <g filter='url(#filter0_f_569_1018)'>\n        <circle cx='271' cy='271' r='121' fill='#9AE8FF' fill-opacity='0.5'\/>\n      <\/g>\n      <defs>\n        <filter id='filter0_f_569_1018' x='0' y='0' width='542' height='542' filterUnits='userSpaceOnUse' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'>\n          <feFlood flood-opacity='0' result='BackgroundImageFix'\/>\n          <feBlend mode='normal' in='SourceGraphic' in2='BackgroundImageFix' result='shape'\/>\n          <feGaussianBlur stdDeviation='75' result='effect1_foregroundBlur_569_1018'\/>\n        <\/filter>\n      <\/defs>\n    <\/svg>\n  <\/span>\n    Places 1 to 3:<\/span>\n    <\/h2><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"bg-bg-darkBlue\">\n  <div class=\"cards-wall-section py-md dark:!bg-transparent dark:!text-white\">\n     \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-wall container max-w-screen-xl grid mx-auto md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-3 lg:gap-5 px-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TOM_THOMAS_LIGHT-FINDS-YOU_30.10.2025-scaled.jpg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">1st place: Tom Thomas &#8220;LIGHT FINDS YOU&#8221;<\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Prize: Trip for two for two nights to the Festival of Lights in Zagreb from March 18 to 22, 2026 (including flights within the EU and 4* hotel) worth approximately \u20ac2,000.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our sincere thanks to the Zagreb Tourist Board for this award.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KAI-UWE_HEINZE_FLAMENCO_12Oct2025.jpg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">2nd place: Kai-Uwe Heinze &#8220;FLAMENCO&#8221;<\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Prize: Canon EOS R50 V + RF 14\u201330 lens worth approximately \u20ac1,000<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Foto Meyer and its partner, Canon, for this prize.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jakob_Rech_BrandenburgerTor_14.10.25-scaled.jpg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">3rd place: Jakob Recht &#8220;Brandenburger Tor&#8221;<\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Prize: SIRUI AT-125 carbon tripod + KS5 ball head worth approx. \u20ac170<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Foto Meyer and its partner, SIRUI, for this prize.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"basic-content-module bg-bg-darkBlue text-text-default\">\n  <div class=\"px-xs py-md lg:py-2xl aniMe text-intro dark:!bg-transparent dark:!text-white text-left\">\n            <div class=\"mx-auto max-w-content basic-content-module__headline\"><h2 class='grayscale-overlay relative headline-element align-left text-h3 font-bold md:text-h3 mb-4 md:mb-sm z-0'>\n    \n    <span class='relative align-left text-h3 font-bold md:text-h3 mb-4 md:mb-sm z-0'>\n    <span class='absolute top-0 left-0 z-0 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 light w-[300px] h-[300px]'>\n    <svg class='w-full h-full ' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='542' height='542' viewBox='0 0 542 542' fill='none'>\n      <g filter='url(#filter0_f_569_1018)'>\n        <circle cx='271' cy='271' r='121' fill='#9AE8FF' fill-opacity='0.5'\/>\n      <\/g>\n      <defs>\n        <filter id='filter0_f_569_1018' x='0' y='0' width='542' height='542' filterUnits='userSpaceOnUse' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'>\n          <feFlood flood-opacity='0' result='BackgroundImageFix'\/>\n          <feBlend mode='normal' in='SourceGraphic' in2='BackgroundImageFix' result='shape'\/>\n          <feGaussianBlur stdDeviation='75' result='effect1_foregroundBlur_569_1018'\/>\n        <\/filter>\n      <\/defs>\n    <\/svg>\n  <\/span>\n    Places 4 and 5:<\/span>\n    <\/h2><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"bg-bg-darkBlue\">\n  <div class=\"cards-wall-section py-md dark:!bg-transparent dark:!text-white\">\n     \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-wall container max-w-screen-xl grid mx-auto md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-3 lg:gap-5 px-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.-Petra_den_Dulk_Der-Blick-in-eine-andere-Welt_10.10.2025-scaled.jpg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">4th place: Petra den Dulk &#8220;Der Blick in eine andere Welt&#8221;<\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Price: Polaroid Now+ including film<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Foto Meyer and its partner, Polaroid , for this prize.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5.-HRITIK_SAWANT_DreamCoat_15.10.2025.jpg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">5th place: Hritik Sawant &#8220;Dream Coat&#8221;<\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Price: Lowepro backpack > Flipside 400AW III black<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Foto Meyer and its partner, Lowepro, for this prize.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"basic-content-module bg-bg-darkBlue text-text-default\">\n  <div class=\"px-xs py-md lg:py-2xl aniMe text-intro dark:!bg-transparent dark:!text-white text-left\">\n            <div class=\"mx-auto max-w-content basic-content-module__headline\"><h2 class='grayscale-overlay relative headline-element align-left text-h3 font-bold md:text-h3 mb-4 md:mb-sm z-0'>\n    \n    <span class='relative align-left text-h3 font-bold md:text-h3 mb-4 md:mb-sm z-0'>\n    <span class='absolute top-0 left-0 z-0 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 light w-[300px] h-[300px]'>\n    <svg class='w-full h-full ' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='542' height='542' viewBox='0 0 542 542' fill='none'>\n      <g filter='url(#filter0_f_569_1018)'>\n        <circle cx='271' cy='271' r='121' fill='#9AE8FF' fill-opacity='0.5'\/>\n      <\/g>\n      <defs>\n        <filter id='filter0_f_569_1018' x='0' y='0' width='542' height='542' filterUnits='userSpaceOnUse' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'>\n          <feFlood flood-opacity='0' result='BackgroundImageFix'\/>\n          <feBlend mode='normal' in='SourceGraphic' in2='BackgroundImageFix' result='shape'\/>\n          <feGaussianBlur stdDeviation='75' result='effect1_foregroundBlur_569_1018'\/>\n        <\/filter>\n      <\/defs>\n    <\/svg>\n  <\/span>\n    Places 6 to 13:<\/span>\n    <\/h2><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"bg-bg-darkBlue\">\n  <div class=\"cards-wall-section py-md dark:!bg-transparent dark:!text-white\">\n     \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-wall container max-w-screen-xl grid mx-auto md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-3 lg:gap-5 px-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/INGO_ECKE_LIGHTREFLECTION_11102025-scaled-e1763047882598.jpg\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/INGO_ECKE_LIGHTREFLECTION_11102025-scaled-e1763047882598.jpg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">Ingo Ecke \u201eLIGHTREFLECTION\u201c <\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Prize: \u20ac50 voucher for the Rausch Chocolate online shop<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Rausch for this award.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Carsten_Riegert_2-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Carsten_Riegert_2-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">Carsten Riegert <\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Prize: \u20ac50 voucher for the Rausch Chocolate online shop<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Rausch for this award.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jens-Roehner-12.10.2025-Bebelplatz-nach-dem-Regen.jpg\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jens-Roehner-12.10.2025-Bebelplatz-nach-dem-Regen.jpg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">Jens R\u00f6hner \u201eBebelplatz nach dem Regen&#8221;<\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Prize: \u20ac50 voucher for the Rausch Chocolate online shop<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Rausch for this award.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MICHAEL_KREY_FOTO3_11102025-scaled.jpg\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MICHAEL_KREY_FOTO3_11102025-scaled.jpg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">Michael Krey <\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Prize: \u20ac50 voucher for the Rausch Chocolate online shop<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Rausch for this award.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kerstin-Roehner-14.10.2025-Bebelplatz-bei-Regen.jpg\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kerstin-Roehner-14.10.2025-Bebelplatz-bei-Regen.jpg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">Kerstin R\u00f6hner \u201eBebelplatz bei Regen\u201c <\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Prize: \u20ac50 voucher for the Rausch Chocolate online shop<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Rausch for this award.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SANDRA_SALOMON_HappyLights_13102025-scaled.jpg\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SANDRA_SALOMON_HappyLights_13102025-scaled.jpg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">Sandra Salomon \u201eHappy Lights\u201c<\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Prize: \u20ac50 voucher for the Rausch Chocolate online shop<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Rausch for this award.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Verena_Froehlich_Guardian_20251008-scaled.jpg\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Verena_Froehlich_Guardian_20251008-scaled.jpg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">Verena Fr\u00f6hlich \u201eGuardian of Light\u201c<\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Prize: \u20ac50 voucher for the Rausch Chocolate online shop<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Rausch for this award.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RENE_RITSCHEL_BALANCE_2025-10-11-scaled.jpg\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RENE_RITSCHEL_BALANCE_2025-10-11-scaled.jpg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">Rene Ritschel &#8220;BALANCE&#8221;<\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Prize: \u20ac50 voucher for the Rausch Chocolate online shop<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Rausch for this award.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"module-spacer bg-bg-darkBlue pt-10 md:pt-14 xl:pt-20\">\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"basic-content-module bg-bg-darkBlue text-text-default\">\n  <div class=\"px-xs py-md lg:py-2xl aniMe text-intro dark:!bg-transparent dark:!text-white text-left\">\n            <div class=\"mx-auto max-w-content\"><div class='text-element align- text-copy lg:text-h3 font-bold mb-4 md:mb-0'>#myfestivaloflightsphoto2025<\/div><\/div>\n                <div class=\"mx-auto max-w-content basic-content-module__headline\"><h2 class='grayscale-overlay relative headline-element align-left text-h3 font-bold md:text-h2 mb-4 md:mb-sm z-0'>\n    \n    <span class='relative align-left text-h3 font-bold md:text-h2 mb-4 md:mb-sm z-0'>\n    <span class='absolute top-0 left-0 z-0 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 light w-[300px] h-[300px]'>\n    <svg class='w-full h-full ' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='542' height='542' viewBox='0 0 542 542' fill='none'>\n      <g filter='url(#filter0_f_569_1018)'>\n        <circle cx='271' cy='271' r='121' fill='#9AE8FF' fill-opacity='0.5'\/>\n      <\/g>\n      <defs>\n        <filter id='filter0_f_569_1018' x='0' y='0' width='542' height='542' filterUnits='userSpaceOnUse' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'>\n          <feFlood flood-opacity='0' result='BackgroundImageFix'\/>\n          <feBlend mode='normal' in='SourceGraphic' in2='BackgroundImageFix' result='shape'\/>\n          <feGaussianBlur stdDeviation='75' result='effect1_foregroundBlur_569_1018'\/>\n        <\/filter>\n      <\/defs>\n    <\/svg>\n  <\/span>\n    Instagram Photo Contest 2025<\/span>\n    <\/h2><\/div>\n                <div class=\"relative z-10 mx-auto max-w-content\">\n            <div class='text-element align- text-copy'><div class=\"relative z-10 mx-auto max-w-content\">\n<div class=\"text-element align- text-copy\">\n<p>Congratulations to our three winners!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your creative and inspiring submissions! We are thrilled with your photos and delighted to announce the winners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"bg-bg-darkBlue\">\n  <div class=\"cards-wall-section py-md dark:!bg-transparent dark:!text-white\">\n     \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-wall container max-w-screen-xl grid mx-auto md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-3 lg:gap-5 px-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sabineberlin.de\/\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1Preise_Sabine_Skott_1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">1st place: Sabine Skott<\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Prize: Pandora gift card worth \u20ac500<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Pandora for this award.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lehmann1406\/\" class=\"one-column relative cursor-pointer card-wrap aspect-[10\/16] aniMe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alexander-Lehmann_2-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"object-cover object-center w-full h-full image \" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center invisible p-10 text-lg text-center text-white transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out delay-100 opacity-0 card-content font-primary 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opacity-0 card-content font-primary bg-black\/0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <h2 class=\"text-h4 xl:text-h3\">3rd place: Marcel Grube<\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"pt-md\">Price: 2 nights including breakfast for 2 people at the nhow Hotel Berlin<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"mt-auto\">We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to nhHow Hotel Berlin for this award.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"image-sticky-module\">\n  <div class=\"image-sticky-module__container grayscale-mask\">\n    <div class=\"image-sticky-module__image min-h-[70vh] bg-fixed bg-no-repeat bg-cover bg-center grayscale-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/festival-of-lights.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MICHAEL_KREY_FOTO3_11102025-scaled.jpg');\" ><\/div> \n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"teaser-small-section bg-bg-darkBlue text-text-default\">\n    <div class=\"dark:!bg-transparent 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