The finalist competing for Thursday award 2013 are chosen! Thursday award is the upgrade of Fotopub festival which is annually presented to the best documentary photo story. These years finalists are:  Mstyslaw Chernov (Ukrajina/Ukraine): Potomci/Descendants Mstyslaw Chernov (Ukrajina/Ukraine): Vstala Turčija/Turkey Rising Luka Dakskobler (Slovenija/Slovenia): Deklica po duši/The Girl Inside Polona Ipavec (Slovenija/Slovenia): Koline/Butchery Martina Korošec (Slovenija/Slovenia): Če zamižim, vse izgine/If I shut my eyes, everything will vanish Katja Kremenić (Slovenija/Slovenia): Nevarni tokovi/Rip Currents Maša Lancner (Slovenija/Slovenia): Metamorfoza/The Metamorphosis Netta Norro (Slovenija-Finska/Slovenia-Finland): Poiskati pot nazaj domov/To find the way back home Linka Odom (Nemčija/Germany): Baza za obrezovanje/Trim Camp Fernanda Prado (Slovenija/Slovenia): Zbudi se, ljubezen/Wake up Love Helen Rimell (Združeno kraljestvo/United Kingdom): Sestre iz Kamathipure/Sisters of Kamathipura Nataša Segulin (Slovenija/Slovenia): Tihote/Sounds of Silence Matic Zorman (Slovenija/Slovenia):Nevidna frontna črta/Invisible frontline Andrew Youngson (Združeno kraljestvo/United Kingdom): Hudičev vrt/The Devil's Garden Congrats to all finalists, we look forward to seeing you in Novo mesto! To the rest of applicants we thank for submissions!  

Diana Lui workshop is already full. Please hurry with applications for other workshops. In 2013 you can choose between following mentors: Simone De Greef Miša Keskenović Meta Krese Gregoire Eloy More about workshops and mentors on: http://fotopub.com/en/workshop/

Portfolio Review is intended for photographers aiming to obtain a critical assessment of their work as well as useful tips for further artistic achievements. Applicants are to present their work in a short one-to-one conversation with experienced professionals and photographers.Your work will be evaluated by several renowned photographers and experts. Each interview will last a maximum of 20 minutes. Applications for the portfolio review will be accepted until Monday, 23th July 2014. Registration is to be made via email: [email protected]. Applicants must send contact information, a brief CV, and a series of photographs compressed in a zip file (max. 15 images).Preferred also is an author's statement or explanation of the concept. When a large number of applications is received, a preliminary selection is to be made. Application is free of charge.No thematic or stylistic limitations imposed.

Thursday award is the upgrade of Fotopub festival which is annually presented to the best documentary photo story. The story is presented at Fotopub in the form of a multimedia slideshow projection or a short video film composed of authorial photographs and optional music.  Deadline for applying to Thursday award is by Monday, 8st July 2013 (sent on this date by 23.59). Besides already known awards winner will also get new LUMU light meter (http://tinyurl.com/kj89y7x). More:  http://fotopub.com/en/awards/thursday-award/

  We announce additional Fotopub workshop dedicated to fans of old photographic techniques.  Miša Keskenović is joining our team this year as well, prepairing a workshop of cyanotype photography.   about the workshop: Cyanotype is a photographic contact copying process which results in a blue and white photography, known today as the blue print. The process was discovered by Sir John Herschel in 1842. It is very easy and amusing process. One can produce photography or fotograme on paper, canvas, etc. No prior knowledge is needed for understanding and usage of this technique. Within the workshop a digital negative will be created - the process by which a large negative contact print is produced from digital photos and with a help of computer. The workshop is intended for up to 10 participants.   about the mentor: Miša Keskenović (1967) studied at Academy for Theatre, Film and Television in Zagreb, working ...