Second cycle: Talents announced

For the second cycle of the 6x6 Talent Program, the six selected visual storytellers from Europe are:

Selection Committee

With Lars Boering, former managing director of World Press Photo, as chair, the online selection committee comprises:

• Anna Dannemann, United Kingdom, curator
• Anna Shpakova, Russia, independent photo editor, cultural producer and educator
• Markéta Kinterová, Czech Republic, artist 
• Thanassis Stavrakis, Greece, photographer and artistic director of Athens Photo World

Countries included in this region

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and Vatican City.

The 6x6 Global Talent Program is divided into six regions, linking to the concept of six continents. We appreciate that this division has many alternatives, and welcome queries.

See the announcement, and find out how to spotlight under-recognized talents by becoming a 6x6 global nominator.

First Cycle: Europe

The talents of the first cycle of the 6x6 Global Talent Program in Europe were announced in June 2018. Discover the results of the first cycle in this region below:

With Lars Boering, former managing director of World Press Photo, as chair, the online selection committee comprises:

• Daria Scolamacchia, photo editor (Italy)
• Sigrid Nygaard, photo editor and photographer (Denmark)
• Rafal Milach, visual artist, photographer and author (Poland)
• Maria Mann, consultant international relations EPA (USA)

Find out more about the nomination process