EXHIBITION OPENING OF BIHORENI PHOTOJOURNALISTS IN DEBRECEN (HU)
The Partium House in Debrecen hosted the first opening of the jubilee edition of the Bihoreni Photojournalists’ Competition “BIHOR PRESS”, organized by the International Association “Euro Foto Art” (AIEFA), “Summit Agro” Romania, and Partium House in Debrecen. For this edition, a record number of 31 participants (compared to 14 last year) registered from the two twinned counties, along with other photographers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Serbia, Slovakia, and Turkey, who visited the “Bihor – Hajdú-Bihar” Euroregion last year with a total of 185 images. On this occasion, a selection of 80 photographs from the 91 images accepted by the international jury was exhibited. The entire exhibition can be viewed online on the AIEFA website: https://eurofotoart.ro/expo-fotografie-de-presa-din-euroregiunea-bihor-hajdu-bihar-2025/ The audience present at the event was greeted by Ecsedi Borbála, the representative of Partium House, who invited photographic artist Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP, President of AIEFA and curator of the international exhibition, to the podium. In his speech, he emphasized: “The jubilee edition was first inaugurated in Debrecen to honor Hungarian Press Day, celebrated on March 15. I am delighted that this edition includes renowned photographic artists from several European countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovakia, and Turkey) as well as the esteemed photographic artist Brian K. Smith, who, at AIEFA’s invitation, visited Oradea and Debrecen. With great satisfaction, we can also discover among the exhibited photographs the one captured by the journalist and photojournalist of the weekly ‘Bihari Napló’, who documented a historic moment—the cutting of the chain at the border crossing between Mihai Bravu (RO) and Pocsaj (HU). Furthermore, the photograph by photographic artist and photojournalist Ovi D. Pop EFIAPp, titled ‘The Last Strike’, demonstrated the high professional and artistic level at which a press photograph can be created.” Next, media expert Stanik István, the technical director of Magyar Házak SRL Nonprofit, praised the professional level of the jubilee edition and invited both amateur and professional photojournalists from the Bihor – Hajdú-Bihar Euroregion to prepare their works for the next edition. In conclusion, Mr. Hetei József, representative of the Debrecen Municipality, emphasized in his speech that since 1990, Hungarian Press Day has been celebrated every year on March 15, within which the opening of the photojournalists’ exhibition from the two twinned counties and cities is included. At the end of the event, cups, awards, and plaques were presented to the laureates of the international competition. The next opening of the exhibition will take place in Oradea on May 3, 2025, at 11:00 AM, dedicated to World Press Freedom Day, at the FIAP Exhibition Center, “Euro Foto Art” Gallery (which celebrates its 35th anniversary this year). The images will also be displayed on screens in public transport vehicles in Oradea, thanks to the protocol signed between AIEFA and OTL SA. The international exhibition will remain open to visitors in Debrecen for one month, with free public access!
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