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MEGABOARDs of the Alfred Fried Photography Award 2016/2017
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November 2016 - October 2018
The winners of the Alfred Fried Photography Award 2016 and 2017
Large format billboards
Vienna, Austria Currently our partner MEGABOARD is showing the winners of the Alfred Fried Photography Award 2016 and 2017 on large format billboards across Vienna:
"Devoted to Life", Helena Schätzle, Germany
"Eclipse Time", Boris Register, Russian Federation
"I Have a Dream", Chris de Bode, Netherlands
"Peace and Tranquility", Leyla Emektar, Turkey
"School for the Less Fortunate", Altaf Qadri, India
"Taking a stand in Baton Rouge", Jonathan Bachman, USA
The 100 m2 big images are visible along two main motorways in Vienna where 180.000 cars pass by per day. Within the next 11 month approximately 6 million people will see them.
Thank you to Hansjörg Hosp.
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Exhibition in Geneva
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6 – 7 November 2017
What does peace look like?
Palais des Nations
Geneva, Switzerland
Michael Møller
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Abdulaziz Almuzaini
Director, Geneva Liaison Office, United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Thomas Hajnoczi
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
of Austria to the United Nations
and other international organizations in Geneva
in the presence of Lois Lammerhuber,
Founder of the Alfred Fried Photography Award
have the pleasure to invite you to the opening of an exhibition
on Tuesday, 7 November 2017 at 1:00 p.m.
The exhibition will be on display from 6 to 17 November 2017.
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Exhibition in Rome
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26 September 2017
Obiettivo Pace – The Alfred Fried Photography Award
Forum Austriaco di Cultura Roma
Rome, Italy
Fotografia: la pace in uno scatto
Le foto dell'Alfred Fried Photography Award in mostra a Roma
Am 26. September wurde am Österreichischen Kulturforum Rom die Fotoausstellung zum „Alfred Fried Photography Award“ eröffnet. Die rund 40 ausgewählten und preisgekrönten Fotoarbeiten, die sich mit dem Thema „Wie sieht Frieden aus“ auseinandersetzen und versuchen, die Fragen zu beantworten, sind einen Monat lang entlang des Zauns des Kulturforums für jeden Passanten frei zugänglich zu sehen und regen zur Auseinandersetzung an. „Was macht Frieden aus?“ war dann auch das spannende Thema der folgenden Diskussionsveranstaltung mit Schülerinnen und Schülern der Schweizer und der Deutschen Schule. Drei Gymnasiumsklassen hatten sich diese wichtige Frage im Projektunterricht gestellt, die Wettbewerbsfotos gemeinsam analysiert und darüber nachgedacht, was jeder Einzelne zum Frieden beitragen könne. Unter Moderation von Andreas Linderer und Bernd Evers stellten sie in kleinen Gruppen ihre acht Lieblingsfotos vor und erklärten dem Publikum sowohl den historischen und kulturellen Kontext der jeweiligen Bilder, die Intention des Fotografen und den Grund für ihre Wahl. In der folgenden Diskussion verstanden es die Schülerinnen und Schüler, ihre Sicht der Dinge zu vermitteln und zeigten dabei erstaunliches Problembewusstsein. Angesprochen wurden unter anderem die weltweiten Konfliktfelder, die durch Umweltverschmutzung, Klimawandel und Überbevölkerung hervorgerufen werden, aber auch durch die moderne Kommunikation. So wurde unter anderem diskutiert, wieviel Freiheit jeder einzelne für mehr Sicherheit opfern würde. Die anwesenden Schulleiter, die Eltern und die Jugendlichen waren begeistert von der Initiative des Kulturforums, sie aktiv in die Präsentation des Alfred Fried Photography Awards einzubinden. Er bot ihnen Gelegenheit, die Thematik im Unterricht auf vielen Ebenen zu vertiefen und zu einem spannenden Dialogprojekt zwischen Ländern – der Abend fand auf Deutsch und Italienisch statt -, aber auch zwischen den Generationen zu machen. Im nächsten Jahr soll das gemeinsame Projekt wiederholt und ausgebaut werden. Die beiden Schulen möchten nun auch direkt am Fotowettbewerb, der seit diesem Jahr auch für Kinder bis zum 14. Lebensjahr geöffnet wurde, teilnehmen. Click here to see the images.
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Exhibition in Paris
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26 July – 30 August 2017
What does peace look like?
UNESCO headquarters
Paris, France
38 outstanding photos from the 16883 images submitted to the Alfred Fried Photography Award 2016 are shown.
We thank the participating artists for their support: Daesung Lee, Altaf Qadri, Jaime Travezan & Morgana Vargas Llosa, Boris Register, Chris de Bode, Niki Boon, Sujan Sarkar, Helena Schätzle, Hernan Churba, Georg Worecki, Robin Yong, Fan Li, Sebastian Wahlhuetter, Alain Laboile, Peter Bauza, Darian Weiß, Feng Dawei, Antonio Aragon Renuncio, Leyla Emektar, Ricardo Teles, Kiki Streitberger, Kiki Streitberger, Sudeep Mehta, Angelos Rassias, Thomas Victor, Jan Gott, Thomas Cristofoletti, Alex Naanou, Yana Vasilyeva, Qinghua Wang, Andrey Lomakin, Altaf Qadri, Nathalie Bertrams, Wolf-Peter Steinheisser, Antonio Faccilongo, Chris Grodotzki, Eugenio Grosso, Froi Rivera Click here to see the participating images. Images from the Exhibition will follow soon.
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Exhibition in Geneva
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4 – 17 November 2016
What does peace look like?
On the occasion of the Geneva Peace Week
United Nations
Palais des Nations
Geneva, Switzerland
On Monday 7 November 2016 our 10th exhibition this year was opened at the UN in Geneva on behalf of the occasion of the Geneva Peace Week.
The exhibition was opened by (from left to right) Francesco Pisano, Chief of UNOG Library, representing Director-General Michael Moller; Lois Lammerhuber, organizer of the Alfred Fried Photography Award; Abdulaziz Al Muzaini, Director UNESCO Geneva Liaison Office and Thomas Hajnoczi, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Austria to United Nations Office Geneva.
In his speech Lois Lammerhuber took the opportunity to announce that Mrs Waris Dirie (Desert Flower Foundation) agreed to join the Alfred Fried Photography Award jury and will take over the patronage for the „Children Call“ which is planned for 2017, the "Waris Dirie Desert Flower Photography Award for Peace".
Click here to see the images.
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Exhibition in Vienna
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9 November 2016
Remembering the November Pogrom
Jewish Museum Vienna
Dorotheergasse
Vienna, Austria
At 5 pm on Wednesday, November 9, the Jewish Museum Vienna observed a minute’s silence in memory of the victims of the organized violence against the Jews on November 9 and 10, 1938. This pogrom marked the start of the exclusion and systematic persecution of Jewish citizens, leading up to the Shoah.
After the service the museum showed the portrait series Devoted to Life by the young photographer Helena Schätzle. She accompanied Shoah survivors and their families in Israel for several months and captured belated moments of happiness in a traumatic post-survival life. The series won the 2016 Alfred Fried Photography Award and Peace Medal.
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Exhibition in Geneva
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24 – 27 October 2016
What does peace look like?
On the occasion of the 135th IPU Assembly
International Conference Centre Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
Persons from left to right:
His Excellency President Saber Chowdury
Mister Secretary General Martin Chungong
Andreas Schieder, Chairman of the Social Democratic group in the Austrian Parliament
Lois Lammerhuber, co-founder of the Alfred Fried Photography Award
Karl Prummer, Chargé d’affaires of the Mission of Austria in Geneva
Her Excellency Ambassador Anda Filip
Click here to see the images.
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Exhibition in Rome
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22 September – 10 October 2016
Obiettivo Pace – The Alfred Fried Photography Award
Forum Austriaco di Cultura Roma
Rome, Italy
Fotografia: la pace in uno scatto
Le foto dell'Alfred Fried Photography Award in mostra a Roma
(ANSA) - ROMA, 23 SET - "What does peace look like?". A mostrare a visitatori e passanti come si può immaginare la pace sono fotografi che hanno fermato per sempre situazioni reali o possibili oltre lo sguardo comune, che rappresentano la chiave di una riflessione sulla conciliazione dei popoli e sul futuro dell'umanità. Il Forum Austriaco di Cultura a Roma porta in Italia le immagini finaliste della passata edizione dell'Alfred Fried Photography Award, il concorso internazionale ideato da Lois Lammerhuber che dal 2013, in collaborazione con l'UNESCO, premia le migliori foto sul tema della pace, ricordando l'attivista e scrittore austriaco Premio Nobel nel 1911. Le foto sono esposte fino al 7 ottobre 2016 nella mostra "Obiettivo Pace", allestita lungo i profili perimetrali dell'istituto, nella convinzione che la pace sia un bene comune che deve essere accessibile a tutti e che la fotografia possa rafforzare una cultura globale di armonia e concordia tra gli esseri umani. Non servono parole: un'immagine può essere molto più efficace. Come "Look at me, I am beautiful", la foto scattata da Patricia Willocq vincitrice del premio nell'edizione 2015: una donna con un vestito colorato che sorride guardando il bambino che tiene tra le braccia, circondata da sei militari armati sull'attenti. Nel 2015 hanno partecipato al concorso fotografi provenienti da 121 Paesi del mondo, prevalentemente da Brasile, India e Germania, con oltre 14 mila immagini. Con "Obiettivo Pace", Roma si aggiunge alle tappe di un'esposizione itinerante che, partendo da Vienna, ha già toccato l'IPI World Congress a Doha e l'UNESCO headquarters a Parigi, con l'intento di promuovere la ricerca della pace(ANSA). Click here to see the images.
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Exhibition in Paris
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14 June – 20 July 2016
What does peace look like?
UNESCO headquarters
Paris, France
Extended until 31 August 2016! 40 outstanding photos from the 14115 images submitted to the Alfred Fried Photography Award 2015 were shown.
We thank the participating artists for their support: Subrata, Nataliya Andrianova, Alexandra Anikeeva, Pranab Basak, Supriya Biswas, Arthur Bondar, Renée Byer, Christophe Calais, Lilo Clareto, AnHua Collective, Giovani Cordioli, Bill Cox, Jeanne d'Arc de Faria, Manuela Dörr, Surun Flore-aël, Marcella França Athayde Browne, Kushal Gangopadhyay., Gabor Gasztonyi, Manolache George, Mohammad Golchin, David Martin Huamani Bedoya, Lukas Maximilian Hüller, Gloria Jansen, Kakhaber Kalichava, Camilla Kidd, Carla Kogelman, Dipak Kumar Dey, Dmitrij Leltschuk, Chee Keong Lim, Edward Metlinov, Galia Nazaryants, Mattia Passarini, Vinesh Rajpaul, Javier Sanchez-Monge Escardo, Vacariuc Sebastian, Huage Shang, Arthur van Beveren, Danilo O. Victoriano Jr., Patricia Willocq, Jophel Ybiosa. Click here to see the images.
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Exhibition in Zingst
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28 May – 05 June 2016
What does peace look like?
Umwelt-Fotofestival „Horizonte“ Zingst
Zingst, Germany
6 winning images from 2013 to 2015 were exhibited.
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MEGABOARDs all over Vienna
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May, June 2016
Wie sieht Frieden aus? (What does peace look like?)
Large format billboards
Vienna, Austria Thanks to the generous support of our partner MEGABOARD, four images of the Alfred Fried Photography Award 2015 are showcased in huge format prints of 10 x 10 meters and 5 x 8 meters on firewalls and „Citylight“-installations around the city.
We congratulate and thank the participating artists for their images:
Marcella Athayde, Kushal Gangopadhyay, William Fernando Martínez and Patricia Willocq! Click here to see the images.
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The Alfred Fried Photography Award at the IPI World Congress 2016
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JOURNALISM AT RISK - SAFETY & PROFESSIONALISM IN A DANGEROUS WORLD
Events in the Arab World generate a big share of the world’s global coverage these days. Political upheaval and social change. Technical innovation and press freedom restrictions. Booming social media platforms and powerful state-controlled news outlets. The Arab World is a source of debate, controversy and inspiration, and the 2016 IPI World Congress was there, in Doha, Qatar. From 19 to 21 March 2016, the Congress looked at important ongoing developments in the region’s media landscapes, placed them in an international context and identified trends and patterns as well as the best practices for journalists to be able to cover events timely, safely and independently. At the congress, a 15 minute slideshow of the Alfred Fried Photography Award 2015 was shown.
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Slideshow at the Main Train Station in Vienna
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From March 2016
Slideshow: What Does Peace Look Like?
Main Train Station (Hauptbahnhof)
Vienna, Austria
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SCHILTIGHEIM Maison du Jeune Citoyen (Young Citizens House)
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Regards sur la paix (What does Peace Look Like?)
With new vigour the Maison du Jeune Citoyen embarks on a project to promote civic commitment, for and with the young. On Friday 20 November, the International Day of Children’s Rights, the Maison du Jeune Citoyen organized the vernissage of its photographic exhibition Regards sur la paix (What does peace look like?) UPDATE 30 March 2016: A letter from Jean-Marie KUTNER, Mayor and Vice-president of the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg
At no 7, rue des Pompiers, dozens of people gathered to admire the different images the Maison du Jeune Citoyen had selected from the winning pictures of the Alfred Fried Photography Award. This competition, organized by publisher Edition Lammerhuber, aims to impart a world view of liberty and peace, whose defence will need strong commitment from the young. It couldn’t have been named after a better person than Austrian peace activist Alfred Fried, and peace has been the cornerstone of its activities from the start. Joëlle Gerber, coordinator of child care, and children and youth councillor, recalled what had allowed the exhibition to go ahead. “We approached Edition Lammerhuber for help and its founder, Lois Lammerhuber, reacted very quickly. He immediately had confidence in our project. And the presence of this internationally well-known photographer and editor in Schiltigheim, on Friday, is proof of his commitment to this project. His speech has captivated the public.” “Here, in this great house of youth, the exhibition makes much sense. The town has my respect and admiration for funding the project. What does peace represent? For me there is not one but many views of peace. The young are confronted with these issues of peace and it is important that this exhibition should be held here, at the Maison du Jeune Citoyen at Schilitgheim.” Pacifist and humanist values In a city of breweries, where the Children and Youth Council was founded in 1979, this civic action has found an ideal and predestined place to present these photographs. The walls of the Maison du Jeune Citoyen show images of tanks, devastated landscapes, but also of children, laughter, hope. These notions were reflected in the speech of mayor Jean-Marie Kutner. “Peace is a fragile thing that needs to be aspired to and cultivated. Striving for peace includes values such as tolerance, humanism, respect and courage. And, as Nelson Mandela has said, ‘I have learned that courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to overcome it.’’ The next generations are going to grow up, develop and suffer in these times of fear, war and terror. The aim of the Maison du Jeune Citoyen is to encourage these pacifist and humanist values via the exhibition, in order to enhance the potential of the young, who embody the present and the future. The photographs perfectly capture the hope placed in the children to make the world a better place. A very fine ideal, which has yet to be turned from an utopia into a reality. A.BE. « REGARDS SUR LA PAIX » (What does Peace Look Like?) For the duration of the exhibition Regards sur la paix (What does Peace Look Like?), La Maison du Jeune Citoyen, 7 rue des Pompiers, Schiltigheim, plans several events. For instance, a weekly photo workshop Dire par l’image (Talking through images) for the 11-14 age group (Wednesday, free, registration required). From 15-19 February, a photography and fine arts workshop invites you to ‘imagine what the picture does not show’ via a visual creation lab (for the 8-11 age group, subject to a fee). Screenings with discussion are planned for: Wednesday 2 December at 4 p.m., showing the documentary Traces de guerre by Robin Hunzinger and Bruno Florentin ; Wednesday 20 January, at 4 p.m., showing the documentary Le cinéma des anges by Thierry Nutchey. Visit the exhibition on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Closed over Christmas. The exhibition will run until 19 February. Free entry. Information and reservations: ✆ 03 88 83 84 80Dear Mr Lammerhuber,
on behalf of the city of Schiltigheim, I would like to thank you most heartily for your commitment to the creation of the photography exhibition Regards sur la paix.
This artistic and civic event, which reached an impressive number of citizens – children and youths as well as adults – would not have come into existence without your support and without the exceptional partnership of the Alfred Fried Photography Award.
I am particularly grateful to you for having accepted to trust in the citizen-based and pedagogical approach of the Maison du jeune citoyen, so that this project could achieve a quality level worthy of the cause we stand for: coexistence and peace.
Once again, please accept my cordial thanks.
Jean-Marie KUTNER
Mayor
Vice-president of the
Eurometropolis of Strasbourg
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An exhibition on the occasion of the Geneva Peace Week
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16 November – 25 November 2015
What Does Peace Look Like?
Geneva Peace Week
Palais des Nations
Geneva, Switzerland The opening of the exhibition was held on Monday 16 November 2015 at the Palais des Nations.
Blandine Blukacz-Louisfert, Chief of the Archives Department, United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) held the opening speech, representing Michael Moller, Director-General of the United Nations Office Geneva.
Addresses were also held by Abdulaziz Almuzaini, Director, Geneva Liaison Office, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Thomas Hajnoczi, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Austria and Lois Lammerhuber, Co-founder of the Alfred Fried Photography Award.
Photos by UNOG LIBRARY / Coralie Chappat
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CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF PEACE
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3 November – 18 November 2015
What Does Peace Look Like?
General Conference-38th Session
UNESCO headquarters
Paris, France At the occasion of the General Conference-38th Session on 3 November 2015 the UNESCO main entrance was decorated with the winning images of the Alfred Fried Photography Award 2015
Photos by Lois Lammerhuber
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Past exhibitions
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16 November – 25 November 2015
What Does Peace Look Like?
Geneva Peace Week
Palais des Nations
Geneva, Switzerland 3 November 2015 – 18 November 2015
What Does Peace Look Like? 2015
General Conference-38th Session
UNESCO headquarters
Paris, France 3 September – 7 September 2015
What Does Peace Look Like?
Ars Electronica Festival 2015
Linz, Austria
www.aec.at 5 July – 10 July 2015
What Does Peace Look Like?
International Summer Academy
Peace Castle Schlaining
Schlaining, Austria
www.aspr.peacecastle.eu April 2015
Slideshow: What Does Peace Look Like?
Vienna International Airport, Terminal 3
Vienna, Austria 27 March – 29 March 2015
Slideshow: What Does Peace Look Like?
IPI World Congress 2015
Rangoon, Myanmar February 2015
Slideshow: What Does Peace Look Like?
Main Train Station (Hauptbahnhof)
Vienna, Austria 31 October – 31 December 2014
Cultivating a Culture of Peace
UNESCO headquarters
Paris, FranceAbout the Slideshow
In 2014 the jury viewed a massive 5271 pictures to find those photographs and stories which best answered the question "What does peace look like?". With such a flood of entries it was unavoidable that many excellent pictures did not make it on to the final list. Now a slideshow opens up a possibility to appreciate the wealth of outstanding entries to the Alfred Fried Photography Award 2014. In addition to the winning pictures and the shortlist, it also presents 320 photographs of which the jury feels that they contribute in a special way to the theme of peace. This slideshow was shown on a DigiWall at the new Main Train Station in Vienna, and from April at Terminal 3 of Vienna International Airport.
We also brought the slideshow to the IPI World Congress 2015 in Rangoon, Myanmar, from 27 – 29 March 2015. The images were shown on a large screen above the registration area. You can watch this slideshow right here:
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GREAT HONOUR FOR THE ALFRED FRIED PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
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The Peace Photo of the Year at the Austrian Parliament
The Peace Photo of the Year 2014 is part of the picture series "Towards the Horizon" by Russian photographer Emil Gataullin. The winning photograph of the Alfred Fried Photography Award is now exhibited at the Austrian parliament as a message of peace. "The parliament is a place of conciliation and peace. It is about communication and working out compromises,” Doris Bures, President of the National Council, emphasized when the picture was officially presented to the parliament. She added that this was why the foyer of the assembly hall of the national council was a fitting place to exhibit the Peace Photo of the Year 2014. The initiator of the award, Lois Lammerhuber, presented the photograph together with two of the generous sponsors of the 2014 Awards, Silvia Lammerhuber and Gerhard Hinterleitner.
This year’s winning picture is part of a series shot in black and white by Emil Gataullin with an analogue camera to portray life in rural Russia. The award-winning photograph shows two youths on a swing, caught at the moment of rollover. For the jury it is a symbol of a world that seems to stand on its head. The Alfred Fried Photography Award was first presented in 2013. It was established jointly by the Photographische Gesellschaft and Edition Lammerhuber. It is named after the Austrian pacifist author Alfred Hermann Fried, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1911 for his work.
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Exhibition in Paris
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31 October – 31 December 2014
CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF PEACE
UNESCO headquarters
Paris, France This was FRIDAY, 31 October in Paris: Opening of the Exhibition CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF PEACE It was as beautiful a late October afternoon as could possibly be in Paris – 26 degrees and blue skies. Around 13:30 Madame Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO, entered the lobby of UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris to open, first, an exhibition to remember Nelson Mandela's life, and then our exhibition ‘CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF PEACE – The Alfred Fried Photography Award, an exhibition to celebrate the 70th anniversary of UNESCO’. The exhibition is located at the Avenue Suffren entrance and, together with the Mandela show, marks the start of the celebrations to honour the 70th anniversary of UNESCO. 18 of the 21 shortlisted works were selected. The exhibition will run until 31 December 2014. In the presence of two of the Fried Peace Medal winners, Ann-Christine Woehrl (who flew in from Berlin) and Davide Tremolada (who travelled from Milan to Paris); of UNESCO's Assistant Director General, Eric Falt; the Austrian Ambassador to UNESCO, Harald Stranzl, and Excellencies from South Africa and Russia, I had the opportunity of explaining to Madame Bokova the concept and intentions of calling on photographers to answer the question, What Does Peace Look Like? A deceptively simple question with no easy answers. I feel honoured that in her answer Madame Director General Bokova welcomed this initiative enthusiastically, encouraging us to come back to Paris in one year at the end of the 70th anniversary celebrations with next year’s Fried Photography Award images. I brought Madame Bokova's words to the attention of Assistant Director General, Eric Falt, to ask if this could fit into the calendar of events to come – and he answered that it would not only be very desirable but most likely doable. Personally speaking I think the exhibition looks truly great and from what I noticed the images make people stop, look and read. For making it happen – and it was a veryveryvery narrow schedule – I have to thank Gerhard Hinterleitner and Peter Kurz of Cyberlab for the prints, Barbara Trionfi and Christiane Klint at the International Press Institute for ‘some funds’, Brigitte Scott who translated all text pro bono, as did Sandra Wilfinger-Bak who proofread the German text, Doris Wallner-Boesmueller and Helmut Urbanec at Boesmueller who printed the catalogue for a lower price, and Tilli Spitzer, who drove the exhibition plates and catalogues from Vienna to Paris to hand them over to UNESCO just in time. I thank Martin Ackerl and Birgit Hofbauer for putting in nightshifts to create plates and catalogue and Johanna Reithmayer for coordinating it all. AND Silvia Lammerhuber for her ongoing generosity to encourage us to find the capacity for these extra miles in our busy publishing house and for the financial support – Silvia has become the guardian angel of the Alfred Fried Photography Award, in the word's true sense. Collaboration with UNESCO could not have been better, with Armelle Arrou – responsible for ‘everything’, Pauline Vallette for tying up all loose ends, Ian Denison for making the catalogues available at the UNESCO bookstore, Carlos Gangoso for hanging the exhibition – and most importantly our jury member, Eric Falt, the project's guardian angel at UNESCO. Last but not least: ALL WINNERS AND SHORTLISTED PHOTOGRAPHERS. THANK YOU ALL.
Lois Lammerhuber
Alfred Fried Photography Award Click here to see the images!