Laura Parker: Artist talk and exhibition closing

53 finalist artists will be chosen by a jury of top art curators and critics, led by Fatoş Üstek. Prizes are awarded according to voting by the 53 finalist artists themselves at the final exhibition in London.
Artists, photographers and creatives you are invited to submit your work for review to a jury of top, art curators and industry experts. Six winners will receive 23,000 euros prizes and every participant is up for selection in our 12 gallery benefits programme.

Every year the Festival of Ethical Photography opens a “Call for Entry” dedicated to NGOs, humanitarian organisations and voluntary associations, with the goal to select photographic works to be exhibited in a themed area called ”NGOs Area”. Since its first year, the Festival of Ethical Photography has always given particular attention to the use of photography by those organisations that deal with social issues. The main objective is getting the audience closer to ethical content by using photography as a communication and learning tool. The NGOs Area is a special section of the Festival reserved for the presentation of photographic works commissioned to photographers by non-profit organisations.

Now in its eighth edition, URBAN sees every year thousands of participating pictures and hundreds of participants from all over the world. It is an always growing international contest, one of the very few that goes “over the boundaries” of Internet offering to photographers real visibility through dozens of international photo exhibitions. Only in 2016 URBAN realized 32 exhibitions displaying about 700 pictures. Behind it all, there is always the pursue of enhancement of photographic talent and quality. URBAN 2017 is divided into two sections dedicated to Urban Photography, a theme that explores the contemporary through all forms of photography based in the urban fabric. The common denominator is the City, the urban environment and humanity that populates it. The first section is “Themed Photos” (with 7 thematic areas: Street Photography, Architecture, Social City, Urban Art, Transport, Green Life, Visions), the second is “Projects & Portfolios” where each participant can submit a series of images oriented to show his or her idea through photographs.