The Goethe-Institut and the British Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina kindly invite you to take part in a photography competition programme and share your ideas about what “Photostory of the Future BiH” means to you. You will have a chance to share your photos, receive feedback by a jury of professionals from UK, Germany and BiH, participate in a creative photography workshop, develop photo essays, participate in an exhibition and compete for cash prizes.

How will the programme work:

All interested and eligible photographers are invited to apply

• Fill out the application form from www.goethe.de/bih or www.britishcouncil.ba and e-mail it to photostory@sarajevo.goethe.org by 30 November, 2011.  
• You will receive instructions to upload your photos anonymously to the photostory platform by 30 November, 2011. Photos must be your own original work.

15 photographers will be selected by Paul Lowe (UK), Andy Spyra (Germany) and jury members from BiH by 29 January, 2012

• The photo essays will be curated and photographers will be invited to a cost free creative photography workshop held 23-26 March 2012 in Sarajevo, led by Paul Lowe (UK) and Andy Spyra (Germany)
• Photo essays will be published in online and printed catalogues and at a printed exhibition

Three most successful workshop participants will be awarded with prizes

• First prize:
• 1.500 KM
  
• Second prize:
• 800 KM
  
• Third prize:
• 500 KM
  

Who can participate?

Citizens as well as residents of BiH between 18 and 35 years of age with a portfolio of 12 photographs. If selected, applicants must be available to attend the workshop. Workshop will be held in English, thus applicants should have a good command of the English language.

You can download the application form in the local language here.

For further information please do not hesitate to contact us: ajla.eljsani@sarajevo.goethe.org, or amila.lagumdzija@britishcouncil.ba

We are strongly committed to Equal Opportunity & Diversity and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. The selection will be based on the quality of the work submitted as well as the persuasive power of the personal motivation-letter.