Winners
| “Disabled - remains of the day” by Krzysztof Goluch |
At first glance, the winning photograph evokes a feeling of deep solitude and helplessness. It is this rawness and emptiness which draws the viewer to the image. While depicting facets of discrimination such as age and disability, the stark, black and white photograph has a lasting impact on the viewer on both a visual and an emotional level. The photo generates reflection while sending a simple yet powerful message: it encourages those who look at it to speak out and stand up against discrimination.
| “Synthesis” by Nora Krauß |
The runner-up was chosen by the jury for the impressive techniques applied by the photographer combined with the very open interpretative approach to the topic of the competition. The image depicts a busy, crowded staircase and conveys a feeling of stress and tension. The only stationery element in the photo is the young man in the centre who rises above the commotion and chaos surrounding him. He represents an amalgam of the diversity reflected in any given European city today, where populations are made up of different nationalities, ethnicities, beliefs and religions. The image effortlessly succeeds in portraying diversity as a norm.
| “Diverse... so what?” by Maja Kurant |
The second runner-up, a collage, was selected because of its fresh, unique and positive depiction of diversity. Individuals of different backgrounds form a mosaic of cultures, adequately reflecting the heterogeneous nature of today’s societies throughout the EU Member States. Its thought-provoking idea delivers a powerful message: our differences as individuals make us a stronger whole.
Gallery
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“All the same” by Jennifer Koller from HTL Ortweinschule, Austria. |
“Bader-Adama-Arestid-Mehdi” by Angelos Balatsas-Lekkas from T.E.I. of Western Macedonia, Greece. |
“Punk love” by Luiza Puiu from Casa de Cultura a Studentilor, Romania. |
“Warmth, trust and safety” by Ulf Blanke from Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. |
“The colour diversity” by Péter Mács from Simonyi Károly Szakközépiskola és Szakiskola, Hungary. |
“Love Difference” by Andrea Fronzetti from Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy. |
“The bus” by Natalie Peeters from Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Belgium. |
“Wise” by Gábor Erdélyi from Vraa Hojskole, Hungary. |
“Breaking stereotypes” by Soeren Malmose from Danish picturemedia School, Denmark. |
“Different” by Lucian Enasoni from Facultatea de Arte Timisoara, Romania. |
“African Spiderman Glasgow” by Johnny McLauchlan from Metropolitan College, United Kingdom. |
“Girls with scarfs also play football” by Bjørn Stig Hansen from Danmarks Journalisthøjskole, Denmark. |
“Luna and Hongtao's wedding” by Yang Xu from Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, Hogeschool Gent, Belgium. |
“Disabled - remains of the day” by Krzysztof Goluch from The Institute of Creative Photography at Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic, Poland. [1st Place winner] |
“Day for woman” by Marcin Góralski from Akademia Sztuk Pieknych, Poland. |
“Diversity” by Mar Gascó Sabina from Facultad de Bellas artes de Sevilla, Spain. |
“Zip” by Javier Francisco Orta from Escuela de Arte León Ortega, Spain. |
“black&white” by Claudia Otten from Fotovakschool, Netherlands. |
“Anchorless” by Stella Schwendner from Lette-Verien, Germany. |
“Diversity & equality” by Iga Zatorska from Uniwersytet Kardynala Stefana Wyszynskiego, Poland. |
“untitled” by Ewa Ruschkowski from Kunstakademie Wroclaw, Poland. |
“Synthesis” by Nora Krauß from Berliner Technische Kunstschule, Germany. [2nd Place winner] |
“Human beauty and transition in grey” by Blanca Vazquez from Elisava Escuela Superior de Diseño, Spain. |
“My best friends” by Johan Strindberg from Fotoskolanky Gamleby, Sweden. |
“Painting with a difference” by Christopher Azzopardi from Malta photographic society, Malta. |
“All different, all equal” by Elizabete Rancane from JRRMV, Latvia. |
“Are you supporting me?” by Serena Maroni from Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Italy. |
“Just breaking stereotypes” by Christoph Schönbäck from Universität für angewandte Kunst, Wien, Austria. |
“Diverse...so what ?” by Maja Kurant from University of Gdansk, Poland. [3rd Place winner] |
“Flower” by Elzbieta Ostrowicka from Akademia Sztuk pieknych, Poland. |
“Neighbours in Athens, Greece” by Sevi Papadopoulou from TEI Athinas - tmima fotografias, Greece. |
“Signs” by Anita Jazwiec from ASP w Katowicach, Poland. |
“Bond” by Markus Joutsela from Lapin Yliopisto, Finland. |
“We, the People” by Jan Kielczewski from Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland. |
