Kyrgyzstan Ala Archa int’l Exhibition awards Iranian photographers

The 2nd Ala Archa International Exhibition of Photography in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan has honored Iranian photographers. 

‘Chicken’ by Mehdi Kazemi Boumeh won the FIAP Gold Medal in the People section, which also awarded the FPC Trophy to Jamaleddin Teymouri for his ‘Mr. Good Day’.

In the Open Monochrome category, ‘Village IV’ by Reza Mohammadi received the FPC Trophy. ‘Sunset’ by Erfan Aqababai and ‘Mysterious Castle’ by Amin Maddahian won honorable mentions in the same category.

‘Village IV’ also won the FPC Trophy in the Travel section, which also awarded ‘Sunset’ and ‘Mysterious Castle’ with honorable mentions.

The PC Trophy in the Open Color category went to Shahin Khalaji for ‘Eyes Like the Sea’.

In the Landscape category, Maziar Amini Alashti’s ‘Reflection’, Hossein Mohammad-Hosseinzadeh’s ‘Foggy Mountain’ and Seyyed Mohammad-Javad Sadri’s ‘Galactic Night’ received honorable mentions.

A selection of the winning images is put on display, which opened on Wednesday at the Asian Photographers Association in Bishkek.

Organized by the Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP) and the Photographic Society of America (PSA), the event was held in the six categories of Open Monochrome, Open Color, People, Landscape, Nature and Travel.

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