415 Artists from 71 countries!

For the seventh year in a row, the Chania International Photo Festival, co-organized by Blank Wall Gallery and the Municipality of Chania, will take place from July 22 to 26. We are very happy that the Festival is now established and will take place for the 7th consecutive year. The very large response of photographers worldwide shows that this Festival has now become an institution and is a pole of attraction during the summer. The number of submissions we receive each year is proof that the Festival is becoming more globally known and attracting more and more photographers every year.

This year’s Festival will feature work from around 450 artists although artist submissions have increased, due to the limited space we had this year we had to make a very strict selection and exclude many artists with worthy work because we knew that it would not be possible to host more projects.

And this year, as in previous years, an international committee consisting of 17 judges from different parts of the world took over and selected the best photographs from those submitted and which will be exhibited at the Festival.

Artists who have participated in the Festival and exhibited their work come from more than 100 countries, including Trinidad and Tobago, the islands of Barbados, Kazakhstan, Palestine, Bermuda and others.

The Festival will take place this year at the Grand Arsenal in the Old Harbor of Chania. Also within the framework of the Festival, various speeches and actions will be held as well as the established 7th Photo Marathon of the city of Chania, which aims to highlight the city and through the eyes of the participating photographers. A committee will judge the photos and the best works will be awarded.

Grand Arsenal , 18:00 – 23:00

Source :  www.chania-culture.gr