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Clear Photo Festival Groningen
Groningen will be dedicated to press photography all through November. Numerous exhibits and activities will be taking place all over the city. In short, it’s a festival you won’t want to miss out on!
World Press Photo Exhibit
Location: Aa-Kerk Groningen
Dates: 3-27 November 2011
Open: Mo-Su 10-18 hrs.
Admittance: adults €5, discounted €4, children €2
Admittance to passe-partout Photo Festival: adults €7, discounted €6, children €4
The Press Photo Festival is based upon the World Press Photo exhibit in the Groningen Aa-Kerk. It’s an exhibit you don’t want to miss out on. The World Press Photo exhibit is based on an annual press photography contest. Winning pictures are compiled into a yearbook and a traveling exhibit. The exhibit stops in ninety cities worldwide, including Berlin, Dar es Salaam, Prague, Tokyo and Zagreb.
The World Press Photo entries attempt to show all aspects of human existance. Being press pictures, they hold up a compelling mirror to today’s world. In this way, World Press Photo stresses the importance of photo journalism and tries to help cultivate the freedom of the press globally. The World Press Photo exhibit constitutes an extensive and high-quality event, that invites visitors to consider some intriguing images from daily life, nature, sports, art and culture.
For more information on the World Press Photo contest and exhibit, see www.worldpressphoto.org.
Guided Tours
Guided tours will be given throughout the day, both at the World Press Photo exhibit and Zilveren Camera. Inquiries as to when the next tour will be given may be directed at the counter personnel at either location.
Photo Meeting
The international photo meeting will be taking place from the 19th of October to the 21th of that month. It is being staged by Clear in conjunction with City of Talent, Academie Minerva and Fotoacademie Groningen. In this event, approximately thirty talented young photographers are invited to attend three days of masterclasses and lectures given by renowned photographers. This years photographers are Peter Blok, Harald Schmitt and Martin Roemers. The photographs that result from the photo meeting will be judged. The winning pictures will be exhibited at a location, wich will be announced later on.
