Wednesday, June 20, 2007

PHOTOGRAPHY & PRESS:


Caucasus contest to collect human rights images

A photo contest in the Caucasus region will soon open a call for submissions of photographs that relate to peace and human rights. The official theme of the contest is “I – Human.” Submissions will be accepted from May 1 to July 1.
Prizes will be awarded in four categories: best portrait, best composition, best photo story, and best idea. Amateur and professional photographers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia are eligible to submit entries.
Selected photographs will be exhibited at the Nato Vachnadze House Museum in Kakheti, Georgia, from July 26 to 28. An awards ceremony will be held on July 26.
The contest is being organized by regional newspaper Voice of Kakheti and the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, and is being held in conjunction with the South Caucasus Documentary Film Festival of Peace and Human Rights.

For more information, contact anne.sidamonidze@gmail.com.

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