Fotopub is the space and time that means synergy of photographers, editors, theoretics, spectators and other fans of stories which a photography combines into an unique way. Education in forms of workshop, lectures, Tribuna (grandstand), multivision and exhibitions is upgraded with an intensive socialising of professional and amateur photographers, teachers, curators, mentors, designers, editors...and every year it is proven that this very sharing of passion for photography is the height of the workshop and festival of Fotopub.   You are absolutely obliged to come rested to the festival for sleeping is the only thing which we lack at Fotopub! The opening week of the festival will take place from July 22 – 27 and exhibitions will be open up until midd of August 2013.

  Being an art director of a photography festival demands a certain responsibility that shows in a desire to offer audience a pluralistic yet committed vision of the world. The selection of photographers presented at Fotopub is even more important as this year’s theme speaks about the reality of the modern world as well as personal feelings of an individual nowadays often ignored. It is certainly true that in the time of great upheaval and many revolutions, which challenge our relationship to the world, the question of belonging is particularly undermined. Reassuring criteria of the past have been replaced by concepts, such as globalization, which are easily used and exposed everywhere. Boundaries between familiar and unknown are blurred and often serve as an excuse for radical behaviour. In the last half of the century we have witnessed more historical, technological and ideological changes than in any other period of human history. One of the consequences of such evolution is also a growing sense of alienation that carries many different faces and also manifests in various ways in the contemporary society. Alienation is primarily the inability to belong to another human being, to society, to work and relationships and above all ... More...