In the past weekend Søren Pagter has been visiting Iceland to give a lecture and to work as the head judge at the judging of the Icelandic Picture of the Year.
Søren Pagter lecturing at Nyherji in Reykjavik, Iceland. Picture by Oskar Pall Elfarsson.
Friday the 16th, Søren Pagter gave a lecture at company Nyherji for more than 100 Icelandic photographers and journalists.
During the weekend Søren Pagter worked with two different jurys to select the winners and participants at the Icelandic Picture of the Year. The jury selected 115 pictures for the final exhibition – out of more than 900 candidates.
The pictures were participating in seven different categories: news, daily life, sports, series, environment, magazine and portraits. There will be one winner in each category.
The winners will be announced at the opening of the exhibition on the 28th of February.