Photos: Agdes Baghirzade

Dear Janos!
Congratulations, you are awarded with golden medal of our biennial for your outstanding work!
Please, find my letter of gratitude in attachment!
Best wishes,
Ilona

Dear participant of 5 INTERNATIONAL PHOTO BIENNIAL! On behalf of organizers «TashkentAle – 2010», from myself personally I thank you for participation in our large-scale photographic exhibition. Your active participation, your magnificent works, your original and bright talent have allowed to present fans of art of Uzbekistan and visitors of our country the newest tendencies of development of photoart on a global scale, have made biennial a unforgettable holiday of a photo for organizers and spectators. For me as person who worked with you from the beginning of the preparatory period of an exhibition and before biennial closing, – the great honor and pleasure to cooperate with you. From the bottom of the heart I wish you the further creative opening, the interesting exhibitions, brilliant prospects, and also health, happiness, pleasure, well-being to you and your relatives. Work with your photos has enriched me spiritually very much, and I trust, that visitors of our exhibitions have received not only representation about advanced achievements in a photo, but also have expanded the representation about the world, art and about themselves.

Biennial was very successful. There have been sent about 2000 works of 174 photographers from 43 countries from 5 continents for exhibition. The sent photos were shown in seven showrooms: in Tashkent – the Tashkent House of a photography, the Central Hall of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan, the Palace of Creativity of Youth, the State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan, the International Caravan-serai of Culture, Gallery of the Fine Arts of Uzbekistan, in Samarkand – Gallery “Chorsu”.

Some halls of the exhibition will be opened till October, 30th. After biennial end photos will pass in archive of the Tashkent House of a Photography. 11 participants of «TashkentAle- 2010» were awarded with gold, and 50 participants – with silver medals. To biennial’s participants will be sent certificates, to medallists besides certificates – their awards. Later will be published the catalogue «TashkentAle- 2010» into which will enter the best photos. Lists of winners, the information on «TashkentAle- 2010» actions, and also the best photos which have taken part in exhibitions, will appear on our site.

With the best regards,

Sincerely yours,

Ilona Ilyasova,

The deputy director of the Tashkent House of a Photography.