Fotomarathon Berlin

A Fotomarathon is a competition under extreme circumstances. Within 12 hours participants must put together a series of 12 photos. One city, 12 hours, 12 themes. In times of digital photography it is a bit easier to find the right illustration for each theme. However, one thing remains the same: photos must be made in the given order. And each individual theme is revealed during the Fotomarathon day itself. Every year the Berlin Fotomarathon stands under a special overall theme. In previous editions these were "Life is a Game","Water","Playing with Numbers" or "The Dream of Flying". The overall theme remains a secret until the start and it should be a leit-motiv throughout the whole series. Ambiguous individual themes are given to the participants, and they put their creativity and intrepretation to the test. Spontaneity, resourcefulness, perseverance and an ability to have fun are thereofre all basic components for a successful photo series. Whoever suceeds to have good ideas until the end and to bring the themes together creatively and in an artistic manner, is surely capable of finding a place among the best ten series. The winning series are curated by an independant Jury of high quality members. Around four weeks after the competition, all series are exhibited during a whole weekend. The Series are presented as uncut stripes of film, three meters long. In this way, visitors can see each series in itself and also the interpretation of each individual theme.