Bucharest Photo Week focuses on street, documentary photography

The fourth edition of the Bucharest Photo Week festival takes place between September 11 and September 17 in several locations in the capital. The festival is mostly dedicated to street and documentary photography. Besides various exhibitions and workshops, the event offers photography enthusiasts the opportunity to meet some of the most popular and talented photographers from Romania and abroad. Among the photographers attending this year’s edition of the event are: David Gaberle (Czech Republic), Jan Bernhardtz (Sweeden), Simon Johansson(Sweeden), Cristian Crisbășan, Andrei Baciu, Cristina Irian, Irina Gache, Alexandra Crisbășan, Andreea Retinschi, Romulus Maier, Paul Aioanei, and members of the group On Spot (both local and international ones) or @celulafoto. Several events are centered on the Costică Acsinte Collection, an inspiration for a recent project of award-winning Romanian director Radu Jude, on daguerreotypes, and on historical travel photography. Documentary photographs taken by Victor Boldâr during the 1970s. The events in the festival will take place at Gallery Cafe, the F64 store, at Education Point, and in the spaces provided by Studio Ambrotipescu. Gallery Cafe will be the headquarters for Bucharest Photo Week, where participants will find three of the exhibitions, as well as a range of promotional materials and general information about the festival. The city of Craiova, in South-Eastern Romania, will also host several events part of Bucharest Photo Week. The Omnia Library in the city will show the People and Places in the Photography of Cristinel Tranca exhibition. Most events in the festival are free of charge, within the limit of available places. The program of the festival is being updated here. The Bucharest Photo Week is organized by the Exposure Association, ANAV (The National Association for Contemporary Visual Arts) and Omnia Photo Association. editor@romania-insider.com (Photo source: bucharestphotoweek.ro)