Turkish metropolis to host Istanbul Photo Awards exhibition

By Aise Humeyra Bulovali

ISTANBUL (AA) - The first exhibition of Istanbul Photo Awards 2022, an international photography contest organized by Anadolu Agency to support photojournalism, will open to visitors in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul on Monday.

The award-winning photos of the contest will be put on display at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University until Sept. 30.

Many names from the photography and art world, including Greek photojournalist Konstantinos Tsakalidis, this year’s Photo of the Year winner, are expected to attend the exhibition.

The opening ceremony will be hosted by Anadolu Agency Director-General Serdar Karagoz.

The exhibition, which consists of the works of 19 photographers, is organized with the contributions of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.

This year, the contest was supported by Canon, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), and Turkish Airlines (THY), the nation's flag carrier.

Professional photojournalists entered the contest with photos demonstrating last year's global events, from the social events in Myanmar to the refugee crisis in the US, from Dakar Rally and Tokyo Olympics to human stories across the world.

Bloomberg photographer Tsakalidis' photo, titled Woman from Evia, won the Photo of the Year award at the Istanbul Photo Awards 2022, the eighth edition of the annual international photography contest held by Anadolu Agency to support photojournalists.

A prestigious jury selected the award-winning photographs for the Istanbul Photo Awards 2022.

Tsakalidis' photo was selected among more than 16,000 photographs submitted from different parts of the world.

Information related to the contest and award-winning photographs can be accessed via the website (http://istanbulphotoawards.com).

*Writing by Zehra Nur Duz.