SILLE SANAT SARAYI HOSTS THE OPENING OF THE 7TH ILFIAP CLUBS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
The ILFIAP Clubs Photography Exhibition, whose opening has been held at the Sille Sanat Sarayı exhibition hall for the past six years, was organized online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the entire world. The 7th ILFIAP Clubs Photography Exhibition, organized on behalf of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), brought together 24 photographic associations from18 countries. A total of 240 photographs by 234 photographers were presented to photographyenthusiasts. The online opening ceremony began with a welcoming and thank-you speech by Reha Bilir on behalf of Sille Sanat Sarayı, addressed to the presidents of the participating associations. This was followed by speeches from FIAP President Riccardo Busi and Ioannis Lykourus, FIAP ILFIAP Associations Coordinator, who emphasized that ILFIAP exhibitions strengtheninternational relations and foster cooperation among photographic associations from differentcountries. The program concluded with speeches in which the presidents of the participatingassociations shared their thoughts and feelings about the exhibition.