International pictures competition in north China options over 20,000 works

TAIYUAN, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — The twenty fifth Pingyao International Photography Festival kicked off Friday within the historic metropolis of Pingyao, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage website in north China’s Shanxi Province, identified for its well-preserved historic structure.

Themed “Breaking Boundaries, Intelligent Insights into the Future,” the five-day competition has drawn greater than 5,000 photographers from 34 nations and areas, in addition to from 25 provinces, municipalities and autonomous areas throughout China, with over 20,000 works submitted for the exhibition.

Highlights of the competition embrace a showcase of Polaroid works. Belgian photographer Carmen De Vos and British photographer Clare Marie Bailey are attending the competition in individual, whereas works by German photographer Stefanie Schneider are additionally on show.

A coaching program has additionally been launched at this yr’s competition, providing contributors each instruction and hands-on expertise in Pingyao and Bottrop, Germany, to boost their curatorial expertise.

Over the previous 25 years, the Pingyao International Photography Festival has exhibited greater than 300,000 works from over 100 nations and areas, attracting thousands and thousands of tourists from residence and overseas to the traditional metropolis. 

(Web editor: Xue Yanyan, Kou Jie)