The Beta News Agency called Feb.27th a competition for the best newspaper photograph taken in the previous year.
This is the fifth annual BETA Photograph of the Year competition. This year's competition, like last year's, will be international.
The competition will be open until April 21 and all professional photographers are invited to compete for the prize.
The prizes will be EUR 1,000 for first place, EUR 750 for second place, and EUR 500 for third place. Special awards will also be given.
The French Cultural Center in Belgrade will issue a special award for the best photograph taken by a photographer not older than 25. The award is a trip to the Photography Fair in Perpignan, France.
The South East Europe media organization SEEMO will award a special plaque for the winning human rights-related shot.
An exhibition of the awarded and selected works will open at the New Moment Gallery in Belgrade on June 16, at 6 p.m.
The opening of the BETA Photograph of the Year event will be held as part of the International Press Institute's world congress and the organization's 57th general assembly. A selection of the best photographs will also be exhibited at Belgrade's Sava Center, where the gathering will take place.
The IPI congress and general assembly are intended to bring together leading journalists, managers, and editors from all continents. The event, hosted by Belgrade's Media Center, will be held under the slogan "Be in Belgrade".
The competition's terms and conditions and application forms are available on the BETA News Agency's Website - http://www.beta.co.yu/fotokonkurs.
The panel of judges will consist of Ognjen Alujevic (Feral Tribune, Split) as chairman, Zelma Almaleh (BNGES, Sofia), Slobodan Djuric (Dnevnik, Skopje), Dragan Milovanovic (Vecernje Novosti, Belgrade) and Djordje Zorkic (BETA).
The BETA Photograph of the Year competition was launched in 2004, the year BETA celebrated its 10th anniversary.