YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS OF CATALONIA AWARD

EXHIBITION «BARCELONA, A THEME PARK»

The photographic project by Miquel Muñoz, twenty-second Prize Young Photographers of Catalonia.

The Diputació de Girona, through INSPAI, Image Center, has chosen the photographic project "Barcelona, a theme park", by Miquel Muñoz, as the winner of the twenty-second edition of the Young Photographers Award of Catalonia 2024.

"Barcelona, a theme park", by Miquel Muñoz: This report wants to question the tourism model the city has adopted by exposing those scenes, situations or attitudes representative of the tourism model that a large part of the Barcelona population rejects.

The author says «The negative impact of tourism in Barcelona has become evident in several aspects. The massive congestion of tourists in central areas has generated mobility problems, with overcrowded routes and an increase in noise levels. In addition, the degradation of public services is a concern, particularly focused on waste collection and the area maintenance. The excess of businesses in some neighborhoods has altered the local dynamics and generated a sense of lost identity.»

Barcelona is known as the city in Spain most visited by international tourists, and it stands out for its exceptionally high ratio, of more than 5 tourists per inhabitant. Although this figure reflects the city’s tourist attraction, it has also meant that it has had to face important challenges, especially during the summer season. Labelled as one of the most densely populated cities in Europe, summer in Barcelona turns into a period of congestion and difficulties for local residents.

A woman drags her luggage with difficulty along the sand of Sant Sebastià beach..

Floods of tourists arrive daily at the port of Barcelona, more than 3.5 million by 2023..

The Sagrada Família is the tourist attraction par excellence, with more than 4.7 million visitors in 2023, three times more than the population of Barcelona..

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21TH YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS OF CATALONIA AWARD 2023

The photographic project "Coexistir", by Pau de la Calle, twenty-first Prize Young Photographers of Catalonia.

The Diputació de Girona, through INSPAI, Image Center, has chosen the photographic project "Coexistir", by Pau de la Calle, as the winner of the twenty-first edition of the Young Photographers Award of Catalonia 2023.

"Coexist" is a sample of the photographic work ofPau de la Calle about The Santuari Gaia Foundation, who is a vegan centre for the rescue and recovery of farm animals that have been victims of exploitation, mistreatment or abandonment.

The Santuari Gaia Foundation is a vegan centre for the rescue and recovery of farm animals that have been victims of exploitation, mistreatment or abandonment. At the time it was created, there were only two such sanctuaries in Spain, but none for farm animals. «Nobody helps farm animals. They are considered to be for consumption. The bottom of the line”, explains Coque, co-founder of the sanctuary. “At Gaia, through the stories of these animals, we want people to see them not as a product, but as if they were their house dog or cat».

La proposta expositiva es va veure a la Casa de Cultura de la Diputació de Girona , del 4 d'octubre al 25 de novembre de 2023, i ha passat a formar part del programa d'exposicions itinerants de la Diputació, de manera que es pot veure a diferents municipis de la demarcació.

The exhibition can be seen atCasa de Cultura de la Diputació de Girona , from October 4 to November 25, 2023.

Paolo and Naím.

Pol, a sanctuary volunteer, feeds Patri while Lia, a worker, showers her whith kisses.

Aerial view of part the land occupied by the gaia Sanctuary, Camprodon.

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