Creating the portfolio
Each young photographer will be invited to interpret the theme of the project i.e. Equality, Dignity and
Justice and provide creative expression in the form of three photographs for submission to the projects committee. The young
photographers shall especially focus on the following topics:
• Equality
• Dignity and Justice
• Democracy and Tolerance
• Existing forms of oppression and discrimination
• Cultural diversity
• Racial Equity and Inclusion
• Violence and aggression
• Mobility and migration in Europe
A brief caption explaining every photo would be greatly appreciated.
Selection of photographs from each category
An scientific committee of 5 persons, will judge the photographs. The leading representatives of the media
world, entertainment and photography will sit on the panel of judges. (Journalists, photographers, photo editors).
Profile of the participants and recruitment procedure
The
contest is open to young photographers, either amateur or professional, born between the 1st of January 1977 and the 3rd of July 1989.
The
young photographers shall especially focus special attention on photos to be
capable of:
- The young photographers shall especially focus on the following topics:
- Enhancing dialogue and tolerance
- Providing an original and innovative outlook on topical issues
- Fighting prejudice, clichés and stereotypes
- Focusing on the collective imaginary and on mutual representations
- Highlighting the richness of the peoples living on the two shores of the Mediterranean
and pointing out both the challenges and the enriching factors of such a comparison
- Enhancing the right to diversity
Presenting
exhibitions at major / relevant galleries in Bulgaria and abroad
The winners’ artworks will be displayed in a collective exhibition which will be held in Plovdiv in November 2007 and then it will go around the Bulgarian Cultural Centers in Berlin,
Warsaw and Budapest.
Publishing a catalogue to accompany the exhibition
An "Art against Racism" catalogue will be published, to accompany the exhibition in Bulgaria and abroad. The catalogue will consist all winners artworks participating in the collective exhibition and works
participated in the competition, which meet the project theme requirements.
