The Children’s Eyes on Earth exhibition initiated by Vice-President of
Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva has opened in Valetta, the
capital of Malta.
The opening ceremony was attended by Leyla
Aliyeva, President of Malta George Abela, the country’s Prime Minister
Joseph Muscat and his spouse, Education Minister Evarist Bartolo,
Maltese officials and public figures, as well as Azerbaijani ambassador
to Italy with concurrent accreditation to Malta and San-Marino Vagif
Sadigov.
The exhibition features 85 large scale photographs by children, chosen from 4000 submissions from 91 countries.
This
exhibition is aimed at raising awareness about important environmental
issues as seen through the eyes of children. All the photographs share
the same themes: protecting the environment, preventing the causes of
pollution and increasing knowledge about some of the challenges facing
the planet.
The event is organized by National Geographic
photographer, poet and humanitarian Reza Deghati. The international jury
includes renowned celebrities from National Geographic, Reuters,
Associated Press, Fox International and the main Nature and Photographic
magazines.
The exhibition is sponsored by IDEA, International
Dialogue for Environmental Action, and presided by Leyla Aliyeva in
collaboration with the President of Malta George Abela and the Ministry
of Education.
Famous Maltese photographer Charles Mifsud noted
the importance of the exhibition. He praised the Azerbaijani culture,
art and literature.
Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev
Foundation, Founder and Director of IDEA Leyla Aliyeva provided an
insight into the exhibition.
Reza Deghati then gave an
interactive lecture to local photographers. He spoke of his works and
projects to promote education through photography.
Azerbaijani
Ambassador Vagif Sadigov, the President and the Premier of Malta
stressed the importance of the exhibition, and thanked Leyla Aliyeva for
organizing “such a grandiose art event”.
A banquet was arranged
at the Maltese Premier’s summer residence in honor of Vice-President of
the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva.
The exhibition will close on February 28.
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