Tiago Rosado, Rui Palma and Paulo Chaves were the big winners of the 11th Photographic Race in Portimão, whose prizes were handed out this Saturday, at a ceremony at the Portimão Museum, which promotes the activity.
José Gameiro, director of the Portimão Museum, pointed out that «from year to year, the Photographic Race has increased its number of participants», having registered 240 entries this year.
For her part, Isabel Guerreiro, Councilor for Culture at the Portimão Chamber, challenged the organization to promote an exhibition next year, in the 12th edition, in 2012, with «the 2012 best photographs» of these twelve years of Photographic Race.
A challenge to which José Gameiro answered, ironically, asking if «the Troika will allow?», in a reference to the costs involved in such an exhibition.
After the awards ceremony, the inauguration of the exhibition with the awarded works took place in what is the largest photographic marathon south of the Tagus.
This year, the Photographic Race registered the highest number of entries ever, since its first edition in 2001, with 240 amateur photographers from various regions of the country and some foreigners, representing all ages and professions, with emphasis on teachers and students.
In the analogue mode, 29 entries were registered, in digital 199 and in underwater 12 photographers, who had the opportunity to discover a renewed look at aspects of the municipality's cultural and natural heritage, its people, activities and experiences, through interpretation and creativity photographic.
As the analogue modality has been constantly losing participants, in contrast to the digital photography that sees its number of participants increasing every year, the organization is seriously considering the possibility of restricting the next edition of the Portimão Photographic Race to only digital and underwater modalities.
The exhibition, with free entry, can be seen until January 29, on Tuesdays, from 14:30 pm to 18:00 pm and from Wednesday to Sunday, from 10:00 am to 18:00 pm.
This Saturday, the traveling exhibition for the “OutrosMercadus'10” Award was also inaugurated in the entrance hall of the Portimão Museum, which can be seen until the 30th of October.
This award, promoted by the company Outros Mercadus, aims to distinguish the public recognition of works of architecture, design and ephemeral spaces, and extends to the most different areas of culture, such as cinema, theater, exhibitions or public spaces and whose design common is the concept of non-perpetuity.
On the other hand, the Portimão Museum is once again extending the season of the “Submerged Art” exhibition, which can also be seen until October 30, and which brings together two hundred pieces shaped by the Swiss Sylvain Bongard.
AWARDED:
Best Roll - Analog Mode:
2nd Prize: Paulo César Bernardino Chaves (Portimão)
3rd Prize: Vanda Cristina Sousa Gato (Portimão)
Youth Prize: Ihor Kulakov (Portimão)
Note: the jury decided not to award 1st prize in this category
Best Roll Category – Digital Mode
1st Prize: Tiago Miguel Rosado (Portimão)
2nd Prize: Ricardo Manuel Santos (Portimão)
3rd Prize: Sónia Flávia Pinto Arrepia (Portimão)
4th Prize: Luís Filipe da Conceição Monteiro (Portimão)
Youth Award: Catarina Filipa Guerreiro (Silves)
Best Roll Category - Underwater Mode
1st Prize: Rui Palma (Benavente)
2nd Prize: Pedro Miguel Tomás (Sintra)
3rd Prize: João Pedro da Silva Encarnação (Lagoa)
Text and photo: Elisabete Rodrigues
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