Philo Photo Competition
The Spirit of the Competition
The 1st edition of the Philo-Photo Photography Awards is now open!
The Philo-Photo Competition welcomes all photographers aged 18+ who wish to submit their most striking single images that reflect this year’s theme UNITY THROUGH DIVERSITY. For this open competition each photographer can enter up to three images of any type and category that respond to the theme of this year and represent unity that arises from diversity.
Participation Fees: Starting from 15 USD for 1 image up to 30 USD for 3 Images.
Artistic concept:
“PhiloPhoto” was born from the meeting of two disciplines, Philosophy and Photography, which come together to form a unit from which emerges a dialogue, a tension between an image and a concept.
In this dialogue, the concept is never the description of the image, and the image is not the illustration of the concept. The dialogue illustrates the complementarity and not the opposition between Philosophy and Photography.
The image is situated in the immediacy. It is a global and instantaneous perception.
The concept, the idea needs to be processed in a time frame, each part having its own pace.
The result is a work that is recognizable but not entirely, understood but not totally. A bit like a mixture between water and oil, something that exists only in permanent instability.
From this emerges a tension, a paradox and a question mark. The aim is to raise a question in the viewer, and the essential answers are always to be found within us. It’s an internal journey.
A photograph can be a work of art or not. If the photograph only represents the subjectivity of the photographer, his emotions and opinions, it will not be a work of art because beauty is by essence universal, objective and not subjective. As no human being is perfect, no artistic production is completely subjective, nor completely objective. In other words, we cannot reach artistic perfection, but we can get closer to it every time. This is how we understand and wish to promote, through this contest, the relationship between the Artistic Way and the Philosophical Way.
Submit your photos until July 31, 2024
PhiloPhoto Photography Competition
ABOUT US
Join us in celebrating the profound artistry of photography in the Philo-Photo Philosophical Competition – Unity through Diversity.
Are you a seeker of depth and meaning in your photographic journey? Do you yearn to convey wisdom and beauty through your visual creations? Now is your opportunity to share a message emanating from the depths of your heart and your explorations with shapes, hues, and light.
The Philo-Photo Philosophical Competition delves into the synergy between the wisdom of the heart and the wisdom of the eye – between our intuition and the ability to connect to the essence of our being and the technique. It embraces the fusion of heart and eye, where photography becomes a conduit for expressing our essence and the beauty surrounding us. This competition is an ode to the ideals of beauty and wisdom cultivated within and reflected in our artistry.
The competition was created by New Acropolis, an international organisation that fosters timeless values for individual and collective growth through philosophy, culture, and volunteering.
This competition invites photographers worldwide to embark on a journey of philosophical exploration through the lens.
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TEAM OF JUDGES
Ruti Halabi
Stills and video photographer, fourth generation in a family of photographers. Specializing in portrait and atmospheric photography, for businesses and individuals. Director and owner of a professional photography school – Gavra Studio, located in Tel Aviv
Pierre Poulain
Street photographer, philosopher, writer, and lecturer.
Founder of the “PhotoSophy” blog, encounter between philosophy and photography. Member of the “Salon d’Automne” society (International Modern Art exhibition in Paris since 1903). Participated in various individual and collective exhibitions worldwide since 2009.
Bruno PAGET
Bruno Paget focuses on street photography, which shows people in their surroundings and also on photographing architecture wrapped by the lights of the city.
Pedro Alencar Carvana de Hollanda
Television and Cinema Director, specializing in reality shows, docudramas and fiction. Director of Productions TV Globo, Big Brother Brasil. Emmy Awards nominee for the dramaturgy direction of the episode ”Césio 137” – Linha Direta Justiça Especial.
Maria Pashchevska
Jury member of the “Philosophy of Trust” photo contest (New Acropolis Ukraine, 2016). Leader of educational trainings on photojournalism for volunteers (New Acropolis Ukraine, 2015 – 2023).
Volunteer photojournalist at New Acropolis Ukraine (2009 – 2024).
Alex Konovalov
Photographer with 30 years of experience in the Altair project.
Loved photography since childhood. Specializing in reportage photography and photography of architectural monuments. Mostly loves photographing people and events around the world – Egypt, Europe, South America and India.
Rinat Orel
Artist-painter and philosopher for over 25 years.
Her paintings are inspired by the combination of heaven and earth, visible and invisible, between the different worlds. Looking for beauty in all worlds. Teacher of painting and visual journalism workshops.
Max Ladygin
Documentary filmmaker, cameraman, photographer and philosopher.
Worked as a film director at the State TV company “Culture”. Since 2000 he has been working at “Altair-TV”.
Director and cameraman of documentaries about ancient cultures (Egypt, Peru, Etruscans), European cities (Florence, Rome, Prague), historical personalities (Marcus Aurelius, Ludwig of Bavaria). Participant and winner of international film festivals.
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