Survey Exhibition of Slovenian Photography

Within the context of the 2023 and 2024 Slovenian Photography Contest, we are pleased to present a survey exhibition that offers a glimpse at the exceptional creativity of Slovenian photographers over the past two years. The exhibition includes works in the categories of free colour photography, free black-and-white photography, documentary photography and photographic collection/album. Special attention has been paid to young artists, whose entries fall into two age categories: contestants aged under 15 and 16–21.

The selected photographs were carefully reviewed by an expert judging panel composed of members of the FZS Artistic Committee (Matej Peljhan, Andreja Peklaj, Jure Kravanja, Dušan Gorast Miška, Matjaž Čater), while the reviewing of documentary photography entries took place under the watchful eye of distinguished photographers Matej Peljhan, Katja Bidovec and Uroš Hočevar.

We sought to broaden the scope of entries for this year's contest, extending participation from the circles of so-called photo-society photography to a wider professional as well as general public. Aware of the fact that Slovenia has many excellent and renowned photographers, we believe it is only right that their work is showcased. That is why the genre of documentary photography has been added this year. The displayed works show references to events on a national and global scale. The artists couldn’t help but take notice of the floods, the disasters occurring around the world and the cycling craze.

We hope that the exhibition inspires you and provides you with new insights into the diversity and power of photographic expression. We would like to express our gratitude to both the artists for their contributions and the visitors who support the art of photography with their presence.
Tomaž Velechovsky, Chairman of the Fotoklub Ljubljana