Photographic Competitions: an Obstacle or an Incentive to the Development of Bulgarian Photography? Focus on the 1970s and 1980s Cover Image
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Фотографските конкурси – пречка или стимул за развитието на българската фотография? Фокус върху 70-те и 80-те години на ХХ век
Photographic Competitions: an Obstacle or an Incentive to the Development of Bulgarian Photography? Focus on the 1970s and 1980s

Author(s): Katerina Gadjeva
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Photography, History of Art
Published by: Институт за изследване на изкуствата, Българска академия на науките

Summary/Abstract: Tens of photographic competitions were held in Bulgaria in the 1970s and 1980s. These activities were presented like an opportunity for comparison, improvement, evaluation. Their development was purposely stimulated by the authorities as a tool to control the media. Participating in such competitions was a major concern not only of amateurs, but also of professionals. The evaluation criteria for both were the same, and this led to a number of problems. This paper focuses on whether competitions helped Bulgarian photographers or rather hin-dered them and what their real impact on the photographic life in Bulgaria was.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 579-591
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Bulgarian