Dr Rafał Milach, from the Film School of the University of Silesia (UŚ) won the main prize of The Book Awards at the 53rd Les Rencontres de la photographie festival in Arles. He was awarded in the Author Book Award category for a photo book “Strike”.

Over 700 applications from 34 countries were submitted to the competition, 78 works were qualified for the main competition. The awards were presented only in three categories. The award received by Dr Rafał Milach, the University of Silesia is awarded for the best original project of contemporary photographic work.

Recontres d’Arles is the largest photography festival in the world. It was established in 1970, gaining a worldwide reputation over the years. During the festival, over forty exhibitions are presented in unique locations of the urban space of Arles.

The “strike” is a visual trace of the protests that began across Poland on October 22, 2020 and lasted in various forms for the next several months.

More: https://us.edu.pl/nagroda-author-book-award-dla-dr-hab-rafala-milacha-prof-us/