Eastern Partnership Photography
Authors of the best photo presentations of their
countries in the Eastern Partnership revealed
National juries of photo contests, having one common name
My Country in the Eastern Partnership, have announced names of
25 best authors. The winners went to en plein air photo sessions
in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
More than 200 photo amateurs and professionals submitted their works. Breathtaking landscapes, fascinating cultural
traditions, non-ordinary people, and amazing architectural sights – all these can be
found in the pictures, which were sent to
the juries from May 28 until June 30, 2014.
The contests were organized simultaneously; therefore, in each country of
the Eastern Partnership, except Georgia,
4 winners have been announced. The
more generous Georgian jury awarded 5
prizes. Moreover, some of the juries have
also allocated additional prizes for those
participants who came quite close to the
winners. Moldovan and Azerbaijani participants were judged by national juries;
Georgian and Armenian juries helped each
other to judge works from their countries,
while Belarus and Ukraine decided to
switch juries: the Belarusian jury judged
Ukrainian participants, while the jury from
Ukraine identified the winners in Belarus.
Here is the statistics of the contest:
Moldova – 42 participants, 365 photos;
Armenia – 26 participants, 130 photos;
Ukraine – 707 photos from 90 authors;
Azerbaijan – 650 photos from 52 photographers; Georgia – 28 participants and
363 photos; Belarus – 46 participants and
515 photos.
The photo competition My Country in
the Eastern Partnership became possible
thanks to the EU-financed project SAY
CHEESE! Eastern Partnership Family Album. The organizers of the initiative hope
that it will help neighbors in the region to
understand each other better and have a
new look at themselves, at their own problems and aspirations.
Winners of the contest got a chance to
take part in a photo plein air in one of the
Eastern Partnership countries.
Read further to see their contest
works, as well as photos taken during the
plein airs.
Info: The project SAY CHEESE!
Eastern Partnership Family Album.
Capacity Building, Networking
and Promotion of Thematic Eastern Partnership Photography is
financed by the European Union
within the Eastern Partnership Culture Program.
Best works of all winners have been published at he project’s
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ThematicEasternP