Prizes 2021
The total prize value is more than € 23,000
Prizes are divided as follows:
» SECTION #1 » SINGLE PHOTOS
URBAN 2021 Single Photos Winner
The winner of the Single Photos section will be selected by the president of the jury Bruce Gilden among the best four contestants of each section (Street / People / Spaces / Creative) during the prize-giving ceremony, Saturday, October 30, 2021, on the occasion of Trieste Photo Days. The prizes will include:
- Amazon Gift Card: € 1,500
- URBAN 2021 Trophy – Bruce Gilden
- + First Ranked prizes
First ranked in each section
The final ranking will be based on the average of the grades given by the members of the jury. The prizes include:
- An invitation as guest of honour to Trieste Photo Days 2021, including a two-night stay for two, in order to attend the award ceremony (€ 180 value *)
- An invitation to URBAN 2021 gala dinner at Trieste Photo Days
- Collective exhibition at Trieste Photo Day 2021 displaying the works of all the winners
- Publication, both online and in a photographic book
- Prizes offered by our tech partners (TBA)
- Medal
New Buildings – Matrix4Design special Prize
Chosen by Andrea Boni among the photos marked with the category New Building in the Spaces section. The prizes include:
- Amazon Gift Card: € 500
- An invitation as guest of honour to Trieste Photo Days 2021, including a two-night stay for two, in order to attend the award ceremony (€ 180 value *)
- An invitation to URBAN 2021 gala dinner at Trieste Photo Days
- Collective exhibition at Trieste Photo Day 2021 displaying the works of all the winners
- Publication, both online and in a photographic book
- Prizes offered by our tech partners (TBA)
- Medal + Trophy
“Trieste Science+Fiction” Prize
Chosen by Daniele Trani, Daniele Braida and Lorenzo del Porto among the photos marked with the category Science+Fiction in the Creative section. The prizes include:
- A five-night stay for two in Trieste in order to attend both the award ceremony at Trieste Photo Days and the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival (€ 450 value *)
- 1 free pass for Trieste Science+Fiction Festival + 1 kit (bag and catalogue)
- An invitation to URBAN 2021 gala dinner at Trieste Photo Days
- Collective exhibition at Trieste Photo Day 2021 displaying the works of all the winners
- Publication, both online and in a photographic book
- Medal + Trophy
Honourable Mentions
Honourable mentions are assigned by the jury to the most representative photos for each section and thematic area. The prizes include:
- An invitation as guest of honour to Trieste Photo Days 2021, including a two-night stay for two, in order to attend the award ceremony (€ 180 value *)
- An invitation to URBAN 2021 gala dinner at Trieste Photo Days
- Collective exhibition at Trieste Photo Day 2021 displaying the works of all the winners
- Publication, both online and in a photographic book
- Prizes offered by our tech partners (TBA)
- Medal
Remarkable Rewards
Remarkable Rewards are requested by the jury. The prizes include:
- Collective exhibition at Trieste Photo Day 2021 displaying the works of all the winners
- Publication, both online and in a photographic book
- Medal
» SECTION #2 » PROJECTS & PORTFOLIOS
URBAN 2021 Projects & Portfolios Winner
The winner of the Projects & Portfolios section will be selected and awarded by Rebecca Norris Webb during the prize-giving ceremony, Saturday, October 24, during Trieste Photo Days. The prizes include:
- Amazon Gift Card: € 1,000
- An invitation as guest of honour to Trieste Photo Days 2021, including a two-night stay for two, in order to attend the award ceremony (€ 180 value *)
- An invitation to URBAN 2021 gala dinner at Trieste Photo Days
- Collective exhibition at Trieste Photo Day 2021 displaying the works of all the winners
- Personal exhibition at “Stelio Crise” Library / Trieste Photo Day 2021 (€ 1,000 value)
- Publication, both online and in a photographic book
- Prizes offered by our tech partners (TBA)
- Medal + Trophy
Honourable Mentions
Honourable mentions are requested by the jury. The prizes include:
- An invitation as guest of honour to Trieste Photo Days 2021, including a two-night stay for two, in order to attend the award ceremony (€ 180 value *)
- An invitation to URBAN 2021 gala dinner at Trieste Photo Days
- Collective exhibition at Trieste Photo Day 2021 displaying the works of all the winners
- Publication, both online and in a photographic book
- Prizes offered by our tech partners (TBA)
- Medal
» SECTION #3 » URBAN Book Award
URBAN Book Award Winner
The final ranking will be based on the average of the grades given by the members of the jury. The prizes include:
- Production and publication of the book (€ 2,000 value)
- An invitation as guest of honour to Trieste Photo Days 2021, including a two-nights stay for two, in order to attend the award ceremony (€ 180 value *)
- An invitation to URBAN 2021 gala dinner at Trieste Photo Days
- Personal exhibition at “Stelio Crise” Library / Trieste Photo Day 2021 (€ 1,000 value)
- Prizes offered by our tech partners (TBA)
- Medal + Trophy
» SECTION # 4 » BRUCE GILDEN SPECIAL AWARD
7-8 projects personally selected by Bruce Gilden.
- Production and publication of the Book (total value € 2,000)
- 1 free copy of the Book for each author (to be picked-up at Trieste Photo Days)
- Group exhibition with Bruce Gilden (venue TBD)
- An invitation to URBAN 2021 gala dinner at Trieste Photo Days
- Medal
» URBAN 2021 BEST AUTHOR
The photographer who will rank among the best in several sections, thematic areas and/or categories, giving proof of its clear, definite style, will be declared URBAN 2021 Best Author. The prizes include:
- Amazon Gift Card: € 500
- An invitation as guest of honour to Trieste Photo Days 2021, including a two-night stay for two, in order to attend the award ceremony (€ 180 value *)
- An invitation to URBAN 2021 gala dinner at Trieste Photo Days
- Collective exhibition at Trieste Photo Day 2021 displaying the works of all the winners
- Publication, both online and in a photographic book
- Prizes offered by our tech partners (TBA)
- Medal
* the invitation is valid only on October 29 and 30, 2021, for those who attend the prize-giving ceremony during the festival. Prize cannot be combined or redeemed otherwiseis.
PRIZES OFFERED BY OUR PARTNERS
» Exhibition in Poreč Museum, Croatia (€ 1,000 value)
1 ranked project from the “Projects & Portfolios” section – selected directly by the curators of the museum – will be displayed in Zavičajni muzej Poreštine, in Porec, Istria (Croatia), at the end of July 2021 (tourist peak averaging 120,000 people in the summer time). Moreover, the Museum will release an official certificate of exhibition. The selected author will also be awarded with a free 2 nights stay in Trieste to attend URBAN’s Award Ceremony at Trieste Photo Days 2021 festival.
» Exhibition in “Sartorio” Museum, Trieste, Italy (€ 2,000 value)
4 Semifinalists projects will be selected by a special jury and exhibited in October 2021 at the prestigious Civic Museum “Sartorio” of Trieste, during Trieste Photo Days festival. All selected authors will also be awarded with a free 2 nights stay in Trieste to attend URBAN’s Award Ceremony at Trieste Photo Days 2021 festival.
WINNERS EXHIBIT AND AWARD CEREMONY
The highest placing works with be published on the competition’s website and will be displayed in a collective exhibit on October 2021, in Trieste during Trieste Photo Days 2021 festival. The printing of the photos will be the responsibility of dotART. Some of the entered photos may in addition be selected for exhibits in Italy and abroad.
PUBLICATION
» URBAN website
A large selection of the ranked pictures will be published on the gallery page of this website.
» “URBAN unveils the City and its secrets – Vol. 07” photo book
The highest placing works will be admitted to the selection to realize the seventh edition of Urban unveils the City and its secrets. The photo book, edited in September, will be presented during Trieste Photo Days festival the last weekend of October, and distributed by Urban/dotART cultural association.
» Publication onmedia partner’s websites and magazines
TBA.
