The non-profit organisation Etika (Initiativ Fir Alternativ Finanzéierung) has announced that it will organise its sixth "etiKAMERA" photo competition exhibition from Monday 2 to Friday 30 September 2024 in the glass-covered hall in Luxembourg-Gare.
On display will be photographic reports on social and ecological projects that have benefitted from funding from Etika and Spuerkeess. These photographs aim to show the commitment of many projects to a better future. The vernissage will take place on Monday 2 September from 14:30.
In general, photography competitions place the focus exclusively on spectacular, moving and surprising scenes or technically ”perfect” individual photos, Etika noted. The participants do not usually know each other or come into contact with each other. This is different at "etiKAMERA". The competition, which was launched in 2016, aims to take place collectively and not in a sense of competition. The photographers support each other and should ideally learn from each other.
The objects photographed also contribute to this: The participants were tasked with staging companies and projects that demonstrate a strong social and/or ecological commitment. All the projects submitted for selection have in common that they were supported by the alternative savings and credit mechanism set up by etika and Spuerkeess - one of the first sustainable financial products in Luxembourg. This mechanism has so far made it possible to mobilise more than €100 million for sustainable and social projects.
The participants were guided by the photographer Patrick Galbats, a renowned professional, who advised them during two workshops for the two categories of the competition: reporting and composition. At the end of June, the dozen men and women from different cultural backgrounds met to help each other to best transpose their respective results into a format of four photos.
This year's edition of etiKAMERA has just ended with the printing of eleven series of photos and accompanying postcards that will be presented from 2 September and for a month in the glass hall of the station.
They offer intimate insights: a bit of nostalgia for the Dudelange Italie district or the potato harvest in the Oesling, thwarted by efficient and practical storage. Or the surprising aesthetics of dairy machines, touching glimpses into the daily life of emergency reception centres, persistent glances, impressive and innovative pilot projects, but also beautiful photos of flowers and medicinal herbs and their processing into edible oils. In short, the goal is to showcase projects that give hope and strive to ensure the transition to a more sustainable and social future.
The opening and award ceremony will take place on Monday 2 September from 14:30.
