On September 19, 2025, at 10:00, a press conference was held at the Primate’s Palace in Bratislava on the occasion of announcing the results of the 14th edition of the SLOVAK PRESS PHOTO contest and the opening of the WATER and SLOVAK PRESS PHOTO 2025 exhibitions.
Speakers at the press conference included:
Tomáš Rafa, jury member for the Video category,
Dorota Holubová, winner of the Bratislava Grant,
Tomáš Baršváry, winner of the Grand Prix 2025,
Clément Saccomani, head of the jury, curator, and mentor,
Jana Garvoldtová, director of SLOVAK PRESS PHOTO,
Linda Kapustová Helbichová, director of the Visegrad Fund,
Jana Hojstričová, curator and guarantor of the project,
Tatiana Kratochvílová, first deputy mayor of Bratislava
We are also pleased that several authors of the WATER project attended and spoke at the press conference: Petra Klemeň Áčová (SK), Marek Molnár (SK), Peter Drežík (SK), Lenka Zavadilová (CZ), Robert Kalamar (CZ), Barbora Vavrová (CZ), Ania Kłosek (PL), Mateusz Sarello (PL), Edvard Molnár (HU).
We thank everyone for their kind words and support.
Our heartfelt gratitude goes to the partners and supporters of the contest and exhibitions: City of Bratislava, Visegrad Fund, ATDM, DNA Production, Bratislava – Staré Mesto, Bright, LITA, Hotel Devín, General Pivo, MB Panónska, Fotopak, Stabilen, as well as to the award partners: DNA Production, Denník N, SME, TASR, Petit Press, Štandard, News and Media Holding, WWF, ATDM and the City of Bratislava.
The WATER project was made possible thanks to the support of the Visegrad Fund and partners: MYPH, ITF Opava, Białystok Interphoto, and Herald Europa.
PHOTO: Nataša Bošková