URBAN 2017 photo awards and exhibitions  is an international photographic competition organised by the Italian art association dotART  whose main theme is Urban Photography that explores all photography forms set in the urban fabric. The star of the show is the city, its daily life from metropolitan centers to small villages, architectural geometries and fragments of cityscapes and the terrain vague.

The contest has been active since 2013 with groups of exhibitions and publications supporting the finalists in conjunction with Trieste Photo Days festival that takes place around the city between October 24 and November 13.

The best ranked images are also included in a travelling exhibition around various European cities.

The show features two distinct sections, one for themed images (singles), and one for projects (sequence of images that tell a story).

Single images are presented in seven thematic areas: street photography, architecture, social city, urban art, transport, green life, and visions. Below we present a selection from the 2017 finalists.

Full set of finalists can be viewed here:
Single photos
Projects – portfolios

The book collection ‘URBAN unveils the City and its secrets – vol.3’ will be presented during the festival and can also be ordered from here

TRAM STATION © HANS WICHMANN
SAILING BUILDINGS © ANDREA MAINA
SAILING BUILDINGS © ANDREA MAINA
TOKYO 360 © FEDERICO CAMPANALE
TOKYO 360 © FEDERICO CAMPANALE
CORRIDORS OF DIVERSITY © SIYUAN MA
CORRIDORS OF DIVERSITY © SIYUAN MA
SHADOWY PRESENCE © BLONDEAU XAVIER
SHADOWY PRESENCE © BLONDEAU XAVIER
YEMEN IN CRISIS © GILES CLARKE
YEMEN IN CRISIS © GILES CLARKE
NEW YORK NOTEBOOK © GIULIANA MARINIELLO
NEW YORK NOTEBOOK © GIULIANA MARINIELLO
COLORS OF DANCE © YINGXI SHI
COLORS OF DANCE © YINGXI SHI
AQAL VIEWS © PYGMALION KARATZAS
AQAL VIEWS © PYGMALION KARATZAS
NEW LIGHT NEW YORK © FRANCESCA SEMERANO
NEW LIGHT NEW YORK © FRANCESCA SEMERANO
NONNA ANGELA © CHRISTIAN MILOTIC
NONNA ANGELA © CHRISTIAN MILOTIC
AUTOBAHN DER FREIHEIT © MATEUSZ SKA³RA
AUTOBAHN DER FREIHEIT © MATEUSZ SKA³RA
POWER STATION © KATYA EVDOKIMOVA
CHOI HUNG ESTATE HK © MAURO BRIENZA
BLUE CITY SCENE © DORON TALMI

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