Results of the photographic competition
On February 25, 2020, on the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of the establishment of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, a photography competition was announced on the topic "Directions". The aim of the initiative was to select and display unique images taken by photography enthusiasts, without age or professional limitations, which directly or indirectly reflect the themes of globalization, identity, intercultural dialogue and tolerance between different nations. Due to the circumstances related to the spread of COVID-19 and the state of emergency in our country, the deadline for the competition was extended to May 15.
A large number of photographers from Bulgaria and abroad showed interest in the competition. The project partner is the PhotoFabrika Foundation. After voting by scoring on a table chart with developed criteria for each submitted photograph, a jury consisting of: Albena Atanasova (PhotoFabrika Foundation), Felia Baruch (PhotoFabrika Foundation), Dr. Katerina Gadjeva (Institute for the Study of Arts - BAS and Lecturer at NBU), Yavor Koynakov (Head of the Cultural Policy Department - DKI) and Ilian Lolugov (Chief Expert, DKI) determined the following winners:
First prize in the amount of BGN 1,000:
Minko Mihailov for the photo "Walk at sunset", 2019
Incentive prize in the amount of BGN 500:
Tanya A. Angelova for "School - Mali", 2009
Incentive prize in the amount of BGN 500:
Georgi Mitev for "Starry Night over Paso Jau", 2019
The opening of the representative exhibition "Directions" - 15 years of the State Institute for Culture, will take place in early September this year, when the winners will be officially awarded. In the combined photographic exhibition "Directions", according to the ranking, works by the following photographers are selected:
Ventsislav Petrov
Violeta Apostolova
Georgi Mitev
Elena Savova
Zlatko Latev
Ivan Nestorov
Isabella Manolova
Lilyana Karadzhova
Minko Mikhailov
Nikolai Alexiev
Plamen Hristov
Rosalia Malcheva
Tanya Angelova
Hristo Kracholov
Images: the winning photographs