In order to document the life and natural texture of Ağrı, increase the awareness of its historical texture and promote its natural beauties, the 2nd National Photo Safari started with the theme of "Nature and Human in Serhat City" and the participation of 45 competitors, under the coordination of Ağrı Governorship, with the contributions of the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, the Special Provincial Administration, Serhat Development Agency and Foton Association.
Governor Dr. attended the opening meeting. Osman Varol, Deputy Mayor Mehmet Özgül, Deputy Governor Ahmet Vezir Baycar, Culture and Tourism Provincial Director Ebu Muhsin Bulut, SERKA Secretary General Dr. İbrahim Taşdemir, Foton Association President Coşkun Aral, Ağrı Governorship Project Coordination Center project experts, jury members, photographers and press members attended.
Governor Varol , who started his speech by expressing that they were very happy to host the jury members of photographers and photography enthusiasts in the Ancient City of Ağrı, said, "We set out with the slogan "Discover the Tourism Potential of Ağrı" to introduce our city, which has an incredible potential, to people, and we carry out our work with our belief in the potential of our city. Like many regions of our country, Ağrı also has many beauties and values. In fact, "We see that people who cannot even clearly show Turkey's location on a map know our values, such as Mount Ararat and the Trace of Noah's Ark, which were photographed for the first time by master Ara Güler. We have a very important potential with our values and rich natural resources, which are symbols of religious tourism around the world. I believe that you will have a pleasant time and take great photographs in this event we organize to see these values through your lens," he said.
The photo safari, for which hundreds of contestant applications have been received, will start with 45 participants. Turkey's important photographers will take part in the jury panel and evaluate the photographs. Deputy Governor Ahmet Vezir Baycar, Provincial Director of Culture and Tourism Ebu Muhsin Bulut, famous war correspondents Coşkun Aral and Bünyamin Aygün, photographer and GezginFoto franchisee Adem Meleke, Mustafa Seven, Tanin Helvacı, Ali İhsan Öztürk and Fatih Aslan, who trained alongside Ara Güler, will receive 3 degree awards with the votes of the jury, while 3 photographs will be deemed worthy of honorable mention awards. In the 3-day competition, the historical and natural texture of Ağrı will be documented and the tourism potential of Ağrı will be revealed.
