The exhibition of the 20 best works from the photo contest “Being Young in Serbia,” under the patronage of the European Union, has opened at Belgrade’s Silosi.
The exhibited works are the best ones selected by the contest’s five-member jury, and the photographs show how young people live in Serbia, what challenges they face, how they see the world around them, certain spheres of life such as art and sport, as well as the struggle for a better tomorrow.
“This is my first year in Serbia, and those 365 days feel like 600 to me. This year began with ideas and goals; Novi Sad took on the title of the first European Capital of Culture outside the EU; we had plans when it comes to the fight against climate change, but somehow all of that had to be reorganized,” stressed the EU Ambassador to Serbia, Emanuele Žiofre.
The winning photograph was taken by Miloš Krstić, titled “Festival Euphoria.” The photo was taken at the world-famous, homegrown festival Exit. Miloš won first prize, and in addition his photograph will be published in National Geographic and Politikin zabavnik.
In the category Best Photographs by Citizens, in addition to Krstić who won first place, Irena Ljubanović was also awarded for the photograph “A Woman in Solidarity with a Woman,” and Jana Cekić for the photograph “So What Now?”
In the category Best Photo of an EU Project, the award went to the photograph “Amputation Does Not Hinder the Development of Strength” by Bojan Jorgić from Niš.
