The winner from each of the categories (business and science, Arctic biodiversity, landscape, Arctic peoples and two categories of young photographers) will win a high quality winter parka suitable for photography in the high north courtesy of Cintamani, makers of high quality outdoor clothing. The parkas are called Eyþór (male) and Eydís (female).

Cintamani an Arctic project since 1989

In 1989 Cintamani started making the first prototypes of clothing aimed at protecting Icelanders from the severe Arctic winters.

In the mid-nineties a production unit was started in Akureyri, in the north of Iceland. Around this time the project got its name, Cintamani. The word Cintamani originates from ancient Sanskrit and means "the jewel of good wishes".

Cintamani quickly earned the trust of core users and outdoor enthusiasts alike and in 1997, the first Icelanders to climb Mt. Everest, Björn Ólafsson, Einar K. Stefánsson and Hallgrímur Magnússon were wearing Cintamani clothes. Haraldur Örn Ólafsson, Ingþór Bjarnason and Ólafur Örn Haraldsson also wore Cintamani on their 1997-98 expedition to the South Pole and later to their hazardous expedition to the North Pole.