STORY: China-Britain photography competition to showcase cultural richness and exchanges
DATELINE: July 28, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:11
LOCATION: London
CATEGORY: CULTURE
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the competition's launching ceremony
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL PRITCHARD, Programs director of the Royal Photographic Society
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TIM FLACH, President of the Association of Photographers of Britain
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LI LIYAN, Minister counsellor for cultural affairs of the Chinese Embassy in Britain
 
STORYLINE:
 
"Beauty Across Borders: China-Britain Photography Competition" was launched in London on Wednesday with an aim to showcase China's landscapes and the richness of its culture, as well as the dynamic exchanges between China and Britain.
 
Jointly organized by the China National Tourist Office in London, Nouvelles d'Europe Britain Edition, and Shangtufang Image Art Studio, the competition also enjoys support from the Cultural Section of the Chinese Embassy in Britain, Britain's Royal Photographic Society, Global Photographic Union, Sino European Arts, as well as Beijing-London Short Video Festival.
 
The competition, open to photography enthusiasts from around the world, is divided into three sections: "Beautiful China," "Splendid China" and "Impressions of China and Britain."
 
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL PRITCHARD, Programs director of the Royal Photographic Society
"I think it's so important that we understand peoples and the culture of other countries. I think photography is really the best medium to do that. Photography is so important to breaking down those barriers on understanding, because it gives us an insight into a place that we might not be able to visit in person."
 
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TIM FLACH, President of the Association of Photographers of Britain
"And the time we enter AI, we need a world that works together. We need to break down the barriers and a medium like photography, in a sense, is a language that crosses barriers. You don't need to translate it into Mandarin or into English."
 
SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LI LIYAN, Minister counsellor for cultural affairs of the Chinese Embassy in Britain
"In my understanding, the language of photography surpasses words as it unites cultures in a visual conversation of mutual understanding. It also serves as the window to different cultures, enabling us to step into another world."
 
Works will be submitted until Oct. 31. The panel of judges is made up of professional photographers from both China and Britain, who are going to evaluate artworks' professionalism and score them based on three criteria: theme relevance, artistic meaning and visual presentation.
 
In December, three winners for the first prize, nine winners for the second prize, 15 winners for the third prize, as well as 30 winners for the honorable mention will be announced.
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from London.
(XHTV)