Gwangju Dong-gu 'Old Photo Contest' Award Winners Selected

Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, selected 8 award-winning works from the 'Dong-gu Old Photo Contest' conducted as part of the humanities city documentation project.

The district announced on the 17th that last month it held a contest targeting photos taken before 2000 that depict the local urban landscape, vanished places, and daily life.

After judging, the grand prize was awarded to Ji-hye Kim's 'The Vanished Appearance of Dong-gu Filled with Old Memories (1974)'.

This photo vividly captures the alley scene where the former Gyelim-dong Comprehensive Bookstore and Daeseong Bookstore stood.

As a photographic record showing the now-disappeared old bookstores, it was highly valued for not only depicting the scenery of the Gyelim-dong area at the time but also providing insight into the residents' daily lives.

The excellence awards went to Tae-hong Park's 'Worried Citizens,' depicting the situation during the May 18 Democratic Movement, and In-yong Shin's 'Jeonil Building Just Before the Third Expansion,' respectively.

In addition, a total of 8 works, including 5 encouragement awards, were selected and will be made available to residents through the 'Dong-gu Humanities City Online Archive.'

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