Fotografsko društvo Janez Puhar Kranj
Kranj, Slovenia
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Founded in 1910, Fotografsko društvo Janez Puhar Kranj is a non-profit association based in Kranj, Slovenia working on arts & culture, heritage.
Fotografsko društvo Janez Puhar Kranj is a photography society based in Kranj, Slovenia, founded in 1910 as the country's first amateur photography club. It organises public photography exhibitions, juried national competitions open to amateur and professional photographers from Slovenia and the Slovene diaspora, workshops and talks. It also runs the Kabinet slovenske fotografije, a public photographic collection operating under the Gorenjski muzej that preserves Slovenian photographic heritage, including the work of pioneer Janez Puhar. Its exhibitions are held in public venues in Kranj, including the Mestna hiša gallery, Layerjeva hiša and the Mestna knjižnica.
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Pregledna razstava slovenske fotografije
Arts & Culture · Slovenia
Annual overview exhibition of Slovenian photography with juried competition, awards and a catalogue.
Salon Pokrajina
Arts & Culture · Slovenia
Biennial landscape photography exhibition and competition, open to amateur and professional photographers from Slovenia and the Slovene diaspora.
Miniature
Arts & Culture · Slovenia
Small-format photography exhibition and competition.
Pogled skozi žensko oko
Arts & Culture · Slovenia
Annual exhibition of photographs by the society's women members, held around International Women's Day in Kranj.
Kabinet slovenske fotografije
Heritage · Slovenia
Public photographic collection set up in 1971 and now operating under the Gorenjski muzej, one of the largest collections in Slovenia.
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Posebno priznanje ob jubileju
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Mestna občina Kranj, Gorenjski muzej, Fotografska zveza Slovenije
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