Milyaev explained how photography helps to develop tourism in the region

The Governor of the Tula region Dmitry Milyaev spoke about the festival “Young photography”, which takes place in the creative industrial cluster “Octava”. The head of the region noted that the event unites photographers of different generations, helps aspiring authors to develop and acquaints guests with the tourist opportunities of the region, the governor wrote about this in his channel in the MAX messenger.

The Oktava platform, created by Mikhail Shelkov, hosts the festival for the sixth year in a row, Milyaev said. This time, photographers, photographers, photojournalists and visual art lovers gathered here.

The program includes meetings with professionals from different cities, lectures on modern photography, working with the characters of the shooting and creating author's projects. Participants can also attend practical workshops on lighting, composition and collaboration with brands.

Special attention was paid to young photographers. Novice authors present their own works, talk about creative approaches and share experiences. In addition, representatives of the Union of Photo Artists conduct classes for children to create photo collages.

Within the framework of the festival, an exposition of works by participants of the contest-marathon “Tula in Focus” in the nomination “Guardians of Time” was also opened. The project was organized by the Tourism Development Agency of the Tula Region and the Oktava cluster with the expert support of the regional branch of the Union of Photo Artists of Russia. You can apply for participation on the contest website.

Dmitry Milyaev stressed that the festival helps to unite representatives of different generations and directions of photography, as well as opens up new opportunities for creative development.

“The Young Photography Festival unites different formats and generations, forms a creative community, helps develop skills and, most importantly, allows us to see how much is around the amazing in the seemingly familiar,” the governor said.

According to the head of the region, such cultural events make life in the region more interesting and richer. They also contribute to the increase in the number of tourists, which corresponds to the objectives of the national project “Tourism and Hospitality”.

“In addition, the tourist flow is growing, which is the goal of the national project “Tourism and hospitality”, – said Dmitry Milyaev.

Earlier, “MK in Tula” reported that the festival “Young Photography” gathered in Tula authors from different regions of Russia.

The Minister of Tourism of the region Elena Martynova during the opening of the event called it a platform for the exchange of experience between representatives of photojournalism and experimental art, as well as for the development of the professional community.