The Ministry of Economy, Culture, and Innovation announced that the 8th edition of the Tirana Photo Festival took place from June 18 to 30 in Tirana. The theme was “The Mediterranean,” in the context of Tirana’s title as the Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue 2025.

Over 1,000 photos from 12 Mediterranean countries applied to the festival. From these, 100 individual photos and 7 photo series were selected and exhibited for two weeks near the Puppet Theater.

The award ceremony took place on June 24. Denis Morina won first prize with the photo “Girl with a Violin at Topojan Waterfall.” A photographer from Hasi won second prize. Florie Cenalia won third prize with an image of rural Albania on a summer day.

In the photo series category, the winners were:

Radoje Jovanovic (Montenegro) for a series from Ulcinj.

Mehmet Uluyurt received the “Best Author” prize for his underwater photos from the Mediterranean.

Esmeralda Korini received an encouragement award for her series on Mediterranean products such as olive oil, rakia, and fruits.

Altin Serani won the award for Best Video with a promotional video dedicated to Mediterranean Albania.

The Ministry of Economy, Culture, and Innovation supported the project.

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