{"id":32934,"date":"2024-06-26T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/?p=32934"},"modified":"2024-06-26T18:32:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T16:32:23","slug":"the-first-step-towards-the-urban-podium-here-are-the-selected-photographers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/the-first-step-towards-the-urban-podium-here-are-the-selected-photographers\/","title":{"rendered":"The first step towards the URBAN podium: here are the Selected Photographers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Get ready to discover the champions of URBAN Photo Awards 2024!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This journey promises to be full of excitement and anticipation, culminating in October during the Trieste Photo Days festival. Join us in the vibrant coastal city of Trieste, located in the northeast of Italy. The final winners will be revealed during the Award Ceremony on Saturday, October 26, with accolades presented by our distinguished judges <strong>Harry Gruyaert, Adam Pretty, Paul Gadd, Federica Berzioli, and many others<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"1\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"1\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TPD-070-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgglightbox-gallery-0\" rel=\"rgg\"  class=\"rgg-disabled size-full rgg-img rl-gallery-link\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TPD-070-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.9579349904398\" data-height=\"523\" data-width=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TPD-151-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgglightbox-gallery-0\" rel=\"rgg\"  class=\"rgg-disabled size-full rgg-img rl-gallery-link\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TPD-151-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.9579349904398\" data-height=\"523\" data-width=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n                            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Announcement Phases<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This year, the contest has achieved <strong>record numbers<\/strong>, with our extraordinary jury meticulously evaluating <strong>17,000 photos, 550 projects and portfolios, and 115 books and zines submitted by over 5,000 photographers from around the world<\/strong>. Given this year&#8217;s exceptional participation, the <strong>Selected Photographers<\/strong> will be announced in <strong>two rounds<\/strong>! First, the photographers from the <strong>Single Images and Projects &amp; Portfolios<\/strong> sections. Stay tuned for the <strong>Books and Zines category<\/strong>, which will be announced next week as we are still finalizing the selection process.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the <strong>roadmap to the Podium<\/strong>, featuring all five announcement stages for our main photography sections: <strong>Single Photos, Projects &amp; Portfolios, Book&amp;Zine<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff9900;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1.<\/span> Selected Photographers <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/selected-2024\/\">announced here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2. Semifinalists <\/strong>&#8211; mid-July<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>3. Finalists<\/strong> &#8211; end of July<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>4. Winners Shortlist &#8211; <\/strong>mid-September<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>5. Final podium &#8211; <\/strong>Award Ceremony, October 26th 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-end-index=\"7976\" data-start-index=\"7971\">\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:40px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/selected-2024\/2024-streets\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat su-button-wide\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#ff8207;border-color:#cc6806;border-radius:12px;-moz-border-radius:12px;-webkit-border-radius:12px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:9px 30px;font-size:22px;line-height:33px;border-color:#ffa852;border-radius:12px;-moz-border-radius:12px;-webkit-border-radius:12px;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #d81d00;-moz-text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #d81d00;-webkit-text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #d81d00\"><i class=\"sui sui-external-link\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#FFFFFF\"><\/i> <strong>VIEW SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHERS GALLERY<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#d6dbdb;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f0f5f5;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Where&#8217;s my Name?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The lists of<strong> Selected Photographers <\/strong>are <strong>categorized by section <\/strong>and<strong> sorted alphabetically. <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Simply <strong>type your name<\/strong> into your <strong>section search bar<\/strong> to find your entry or project.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<p>We are also preparing the battlefield for the <strong>over 680 photos<\/strong> received for <strong>URBAN Photo Arena<\/strong>, the Under 35 photography tournament. Participants will be contacted very soon with complete voting instructions!<\/p>\n<p>Next, we will publish a <strong>shortlist<\/strong> for a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/announcing-the-patricia-d-richards-legacy-award-special-prize\/\"><strong>special prize<\/strong><\/a>, <em><strong>&#8220;The Patricia D. Richards Legacy Award,<\/strong>&#8220;<\/em> which received a total of <strong>113 entries<\/strong>. Every <strong>Under 35 photographer<\/strong> who submitted for Projects &amp; Portfolios is eligible for the Award.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Upcoming festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Save the date for this year\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.triestephotodays.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Trieste Photo Days<\/a> &#8211;<em> International Festival of Urban Photography<\/em><\/strong>, happening from October 24-27 in Trieste, the pulsing seaside cosmopolitan city in the heart of Europe.<\/p>\n<p>This year, as usual, we&#8217;re curating a series of exhibitions and previews under the banner <strong>URBAN Exhibits: Unveiling the City.<\/strong>\u00a0These exhibitions will fill city venues and expo halls in the months leading up to the festival in late October, starting in August as part of the two major satellite exhibition events of Trieste Photo Days: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.triestephotodays.com\/trieste-photo-fringe-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Trieste Photo Fringe<\/strong><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.triestephotodays.com\/photo-days-tour-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Photo Days Tour<\/strong><\/a>. Keep an eye out for the upcoming calendar announcement!<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"2\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"2\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TPD-005-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgglightbox-gallery-1\" rel=\"rgg\"  class=\"rgg-disabled size-full rgg-img rl-gallery-link\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TPD-005-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.9579349904398\" data-height=\"523\" data-width=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TPD-030-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgglightbox-gallery-1\" rel=\"rgg\"  class=\"rgg-disabled size-full rgg-img rl-gallery-link\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TPD-030-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.9579349904398\" data-height=\"523\" data-width=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TPD-206-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgglightbox-gallery-1\" rel=\"rgg\"  class=\"rgg-disabled size-full rgg-img rl-gallery-link\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TPD-206-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.9579349904398\" data-height=\"523\" data-width=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TPD-185-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgglightbox-gallery-1\" rel=\"rgg\"  class=\"rgg-disabled size-full rgg-img rl-gallery-link\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TPD-185-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.9579349904398\" data-height=\"523\" data-width=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n                            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"3\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"3\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Polveriera-Napoleonia.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgglightbox-gallery-2\" rel=\"rgg\"  class=\"rgg-disabled size-full rgg-img rl-gallery-link\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Polveriera-Napoleonia.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.9579349904398\" data-height=\"523\" data-width=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Poste-Centrali-Trieste.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgglightbox-gallery-2\" rel=\"rgg\"  class=\"rgg-disabled size-full rgg-img rl-gallery-link\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Poste-Centrali-Trieste.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.9579349904398\" data-height=\"523\" data-width=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8131.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgglightbox-gallery-2\" rel=\"rgg\"  class=\"rgg-disabled size-full rgg-img rl-gallery-link\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8131.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.9572192513369\" data-height=\"561\" data-width=\"1098\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n                            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/b-727x485-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgglightbox-gallery-2\" rel=\"rgg\"  class=\"rgg-disabled size-full rgg-img rl-gallery-link\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/b-727x485-1.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.9568733153639\" data-height=\"371\" data-width=\"726\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n                            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Stay with Us!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to every last one of you who participated and supported the 15th edition of the URBAN Photo Awards. You&#8217;ve helped us reach unprecedented heights this year!<\/p>\n<p>For those who didn&#8217;t make it this time, remember that every submission enriches the artistic dialogue and pushes the boundaries of creativity. <strong>Your contributions are invaluable<\/strong> and we look forward to seeing more of your incredible work in future competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us for more interesting content and upcoming photo initiatives! Subscribe to our <strong>Newsletter<\/strong> (find it at the footer of the website) and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/urbanphotoawards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UrbanPhotoContest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> to stay updated with the latest news and announcements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Let\u2019s make this year unforgettable!<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em><strong>The URBAN Photo Awards Team<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready to discover the champions of URBAN Photo Awards 2024! 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