Tuesday, May 15, 2012

CULTURE: Tbilisi Photo Festival 2012 - 29 MAY – 4 JUNE (tbilisiphotofestival.com)

THIRD EDITION --- tbilisiphotofestival.com

The Festival aims to showcase the best of world photography—with renowned photographer Stanley Greene as this year’s honoured guest—and to make a name for itself as a central meeting point of photography from a variety of different worlds—Asia, Iran, Turkey, Europe, Russia and the Arab world—right here in the Caucasus.


Keen to see some Afghan photography? You will! What about Georgian or Armenian photography? Also on offer! Or Iranian, Iraqi or Russian? Come and join us!


The third edition of the Tbilisi Photo Festival, centred around the theme of militancy and bearing witness, will feature six original exhibitions with some great names from the world of photography taking part.


Tbilisi Photo Festival is held as part of European Week in Tbilisi 2012 organised by Europe House Georgia, a non-governmental organisation whose aim is to promote European culture and values in Georgia, and Tbilisi"s Photography House.


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With the now third edition of the Tbilisi Photo Festival, the Georgian capital hits hard and pulls no punches as it looks at this past year of triumph and tumult—in Europe and further abroad—with a first exhibition of photo-journalism devoted to the conflict in Syria.


The Festival aims to showcase the best of world photography—with renowned photographer Stanley Greene as this year’s honoured guests-and to make a name for itself as a central meeting point of photography from a variety of different worlds—Asia, Iran, Turkey, Europe, Russia and the Arab world—right here in the Caucasus.


Keen to see some Afghan photography? You will! What about Georgian or Armenian photography? Also on offer! Or Iranian, Iraqi or Russian? Come and join us!


The third edition of the Tbilisi Photo Festival, centred around the theme of militancy and bearing witness, will feature six original exhibitions with some great names from the world of photography taking part.


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