Author:
Silvia Luik

Nature Festival's photo competition "Wild City" exhibition of the winning entries

The University of Tartu Botanical Garden has opened an exhibition of the winning works of the "Wild City" photo competition, which will be open until the beginning of the new year.

The Nature Festival celebrates the diversity of the living environment - it draws attention to urban nature and encourages sustainable consumption and behaviour. Since 2016, the "Wild City" urban nature photography competition, which focuses on the interrelationship between urban nature and the urban environment, has been organised in parallel with the Nature Festival. Over the past six years, around one and a half thousand photos have been submitted for assessment, from which a jury has selected the best of the best. The exhibition brings together the winning entries from 2016-2022 in both the children's and youth categories, as well as in the category overall.

The "Wild City" photography competition focuses on the environment around us, aiming first and foremost to capture each participant's vision of urban nature.

Sometimes you just have to be lucky to get a beautiful photo. Even a simple camera or phone can take a great photo. The photo exhibition could encourage more people to take pictures, as the city hides a lot of fascinating hidden treasures.

Kaarin Hein, Nature Festival Project Manager

The exhibition also marks Academic Heritage Day, celebrated across Europe on 18 November, which celebrates the rich heritage found in Europe's archives, libraries, museums and other cultural and memory institutions. The day was initiated and organised by Universeum, the European Academic Heritage Network.

We also talk about the photo contest in our in-house podcast "Rukkirääk" - host Veljo Runnel talks to Urmas Tartes, a member of the photo contest jury, about urban nature photography. The show was recorded at the Matsalu Nature Film Festival and is available to listen to.

An exhibition of the best works of the Wild City photo competition can be seen in the University of Tartu Botanical Garden's study class gallery until 10 January 2023. Admission with a ticket.

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