Tirana Photo Festival 2020
The event is organized by DMO Albania, a Destination Management Organization, and supported by the Municipality of Tirana and Fujifilm Albania. The event aims to promote tourism through photography by engaging mainly young people.
The festival’s jury was led by well-known photographer Mr. Roland Tasho and other photographers like Gent Shkullaku, Albert Cmeta, and Armand Sallabanda.
The awarding ceremony was organized at the stairs of the National History Museum in Scanderbeg Square due to COVID-19 to respect the distance.
The winners of “A Photo for Life’ with photos from Albania
Telvisa Hysi 1st prize supported by Fujifilm Albania, gets an XT-20 Fuji camera
Ilir Shyti 2nd prize supported by Fujifilm Albania gets a XF10 Fuji
Granit Temaj 3rd prize, supported by Fujifilm Albania, gets an Instax camera
Klaudio Spirollari, won “The most voted by the public” supported by Instax Emotions
Encouraging Prizes:
Sabian Hasani, supported by Irisoft Education, a free Photoshop course, 250 Euro
Klevisa Lici, supported by Irisoft Education, is a free Photoshop course, 250 Euro
The exhibition also hosts a photo series from professional photographers Rozafa Shpuza, Roland Beqiraj, and Arber Xhafa. The Exhibition was opened from 23-31 October and saw many visitors despite the pandemic. According to Museum employees, on average, 50 people would visit the exhibitions daily.
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