Silk Road youth int'l photography works displayed in Beijing
- By Guo Xiaohong
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The 166 award-winning works from the 1st Silk Road Youth International Photography Competition are being exhibited at the China Soong Ching Ling Science and Culture Center for Young People in Beijing Oct.21-26.
These images depict natural landscapes, cultural life and heritage and local customs in countries along the Belt and Road, said Yang Yuanxing, chair of the China Artistic Photography Society at the opening ceremony yesterday. "I hope the competition and the exhibition can form a bridge between teenagers in countries along the Belt and Road and help them share and appreciate the diverse culture."
Through these images people can see the photographers' inner world and the way they build a relationship with the earth, how they translate passion into images and even their feelings of uncertainty about the future in some places plagued by current tensions, commented Ioannis Lykouris, secretary general of FIAP and chairman of the Silk Road Photographic Organization International Alliance, one of the hosts for the photography competition.
He said the competition received a total of 157,988 works by young people aged from eight to 25 from 52 countries including Russia, Cyprus, Myanmar, Indonesia, Canada and Italy, adding: "They are of such high quality that international jury members had much difficulty in choosing the best".
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the exhibition, a delegate from Myanmar said: "This is the first international photography contest I met that allowed teenagers to participate. I am very proud that some of the teenagers from my country won prizes. I think this will boost their enthusiasm for photography."
After Beijing, the exhibition will tour other parts of the world.
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