Belgrade Photo Month Photography Festival Exhibitions (8th Edition)

Themes

• Postconflict is a term that resonates with numerous connotations and interpretations, encompassing the aftermath of political, social, personal, and environmental struggles. They encourage submissions that reflect on the following dimensions of postconflict:
  • Political postconflict: Documenting the aftermath of wars, revolutions, and political upheavals or capturing the reconstruction of societies, the challenges of peacebuilding, and the restoration of civil order.
  • Social postconflict: Exploring the impact on communities and the efforts to rebuild social fabrics or highlighting stories of reconciliation, healing, and the re-establishment of trust among individuals and groups.
  • Personal postconflict: Showcasing personal journeys of overcoming trauma, loss, and hardshipor depicting the resilience and strength of individuals in the face of adversity. Environmental postconflict: Addressing the recovery and restoration of ecosystems after natural disasters or human-induced damage or visualizing the efforts to heal the environment and the return of natural balance.
  • Economic postconflict: Illustrating the revival of economies and livelihoods after financial crises or destructive events or examining the role of innovation, adaptation, and community support in economic recovery… and many more options.

Eligibility Criteria

• The open call is open to anyone of any nationality, professional or amateur, born after 1st January 2000. However, an entry may be rejected should the sponsoring organisation or its agent find that the entry does not conform to the exhibition rules and conditions. There are no restrictions as to the topic except as outlined in the rules and definitions of specific sections, or otherwise stipulated by the laws of the Republic of Serbia.
• Entries must be in the form of photographs (image-captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant declares the work as their own (pseudonyms are not permitted). The entrant thus permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the submitted material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This also may include low-resolution posting of the material on a website.
• The organisers of the exhibition assume no liability for any misuse of copyright. Images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the author.

Selection Criteria

• The organisers will choose three best proposals, including the best local proposal (Serbian) from all the work submitted.
• From three selected proposals, the organisers will choose the best one, and will also award the prizes for the 2nd and 3rd places, as well as for the best local proposal.
• All four projects will be part of the Belgrade Photo Month exhibition under the title: New Talents 2025.

Application Requirements

• Authors can apply with colour or black and white photos for the Belgrade Photo Month – New Talents exhibition.
• Entries are limited to one project per entrant comprised of 8 to 15 photographs. Maximum dimension for individual photos is 1920 pixels (longer side), 72 dpi, format jpg in best compression quality.
• The proposal needs to be titled and each photo must have the project title and be numbered according to the order in which the photos will be viewed in the project.
• AI photographs are not accepted.
• Photographs should be accompanied by an artist’s statement and a short curriculum vitae/biography (including birth date), along with a text about the proposal, not exceeding 3,000 characters in English.
• Proposals submitted in previous editions cannot be resubmitted.
• Photographers nominated for the finalist exhibition will be requested to send selected photographs as high-resolution images no later than 5 days after the date of nomination. Otherwise, there is no obligation on the part of the organisers to print their work for the exhibition.

For more information, visit Belgrade Photo Month.