I can’t remember how much times I’ve attended the largest and my favorite regional photo festival, Rovinj Photodays. That’s the best weekend for me and my friends, photographers at the summer. I’ve met so much creative people, my current friends and some of photos I’ve shot during Photodays were a part of my solo exhibition called “In focus”. Completely great experience. So far I was just a competitor, but this year I am an official blogger. Proudly! That means you can follow whole event on Die without Art. Do not miss it!

Rovinj Photodays have turned into a magnificent holiday of photography, full of true artistic pleasures and top achievements of masters of the game of light, but also of entertainment, professional furthering, exchange of experience and acquainting with the latest technologies. Everything is in one place, in the ambiance of the unique Rovinj and its hospitable hosts. This was really a great holiday of Croatian photography that this year experienced an international reaction due to the arrival of prominent world names in artistic and fashion photography.

Within the official programme of the final manifestation of the photographic festival Photodays, 10 photographic exhibitions with more than 500 photographs, lectures on photography and a round table, reviews of portfolio of Croatian photographers, photographic workshops, a competitive photo route, the announcement of the winners and the awarding ceremony took place last year on June 5 and 6, 2009 in Rovinj. This year’s events within the final extravaganza, on June 4 and June 5 are already in preparation. Along with the exhibitions that will be dedicated to the works of the competition finalists, other interesting displays will be organized for the winner of the Life-Achievement Award and the best photos of the competition “Croatian Newspaper Photography” in different locations in Rovinj.

The competition is open only for Croatian photographers, but if you are interested you can read more here. I’ll also submit some of my photos, so wish me luck. If you are coming here and don’t know where to sleep, feel free to drop me a line, I’ll take care about it. We have almost 3 months to prepare, see you there. Others stay tuned at DwA.