Launched by the Italian cultural association dotART in 2009, the URBAN Photo Awards is an international photography competition held annually as part of the Trieste Photo Days, in the northeast of Italy.
Photographers from around the world can participate in this competition dedicated to urban photography and the exploration of our contemporary lives. It consists of four categories: single photos (with themes that may include street, people, spaces, and creativity), projects and portfolios, the URBAN Book & Zine Award which rewards a publication project, and the URBAN Photo Arena which highlights young talents. This year, a prestigious jury chaired by Harry Gruyaert and composed of international photographers, art critics, journalists, and exhibition curators will consider each submission.
The contest’s overall theme is Urban Life and focuses on urban photography as a form of expression that explores the contemporary, in all its complexities and nuances. The awards is interested in all forms of photography set in a city context, where the city itself, the urban environment and the people who populate it are the driving forces behind the photographic narrative.
URBAN Photo Awards is the most prestigious international photography competition in Italy, dedicated to celebrating urban photography as a form of art.
The contest, which welcomes world-famous photographers as judges and special guestsevery year, serves as a promotional stage to give visibility to talents from all over the world.
URBAN Photo Awards 2024 will culminate at Trieste Photo Days, one of Europe’s most important international photography festivals, set in the vibrant coastal city of Trieste, in the heart of Europe, where cultural events and artists from across the continent converge.
The winners of each category will be announced on Saturday, October 26, and, in addition to numerous rewards—whether financial or resulting in an exhibition—they will receive a trophy designed by the artist Giorgio Celiberti, who represented Italy at the Venice Biennale in 1948. A Press Award will also be given for the best portfolio by a jury composed of photo magazines editors.
Contributions are accepted until June 16, and one free photo submission is offered to open the competition to the widest audience.
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Urban Photo Awards
Via S. Francesco D'Assisi, 6, 34133 Trieste TS, Italy
June 01, 2024 to June 16, 2024
