Who can apply?

All people (PDI, PTGAS and students) linked to the different Spanish Faculties where degrees in Veterinary Medicine and/or Food Science and Technology are taught and All veterinary professionals registered in any of the Veterinary Colleges of Aragon. In addition, there is a modality in which only students can apply.

What does the photograph represent?

In the award-winning photograph titled “Fluorescent Tonic,” a balloon glass filled with tonic and common garnishes that are added to this refreshing drink appears. Quinine is a basic component of tonic that has the property of being fluorescent, that is, it returns visible light when illuminated with ultraviolet light. Specifically, it has a maximum UV absorption similar to that of commercial insect repellent lamps that can be installed in homes or businesses to eliminate flying insects. Fluorescence is a property that some substances possess, very useful in the instrumental analysis of food since it is used to detect and quantify compounds selectively.

How is it made?

The cup is illuminated with two lateral ultraviolet lights, which causes a blue glow in the cup without the rest of the surfaces being barely illuminated, in addition to a front yellowish-white light. The rest of the room was illuminated with fuchsia ambient lighting.

A 33mm lens on an APSC format camera with an aperture of f/2.0 was used.

Jesús Rodríguez winner of the award with Fernando Carrera Martín, President of the

Official College of Veterinarians of Huesca

Fluorescent Tonic. Author: Jesús Rodríguez Castaño