Patricia’s memorial prize at the URBAN Photo Awards for Trieste Photo Days not only commemorates her passion for photography, but also benefits the recipients and enhances the festival’s prestige.
Stefano Ambroset, Founder and director of URBAN Photo Awards, Trieste Photo Days and Exhibit Around

Calling talented under 35 photographers

Seize the opportunity to shine on a global stage by submitting your portfolios and the chance to win this prestigious Special Prize. Showcase your creativity and passion and be exhibited in one of Europe’s most prominent photography festivals, Trieste Photo Days. Don’t miss out on the chance to honor Patricia’s legacy while making your mark in the world of art and photography. Submit your work now and be part of something unforgettable!

We remind you that in the Projects & Portfolios section you can propose sets of photos that share a common element: photographic projects, thematic portfolios, photo reports, series, storyboards (sequences of images that tell a story).

Prize Highlights

• URBAN 2024 Trophy by Giorgio Celiberti. Value: € 1.200
• Personal exhibition at the international photography festival Trieste Photo Days 2024. Value: € 1.000
• Publication, both online and in the photographic book
• Publication on the official festival catalog
• An invitation as guest of honour to Trieste Photo Days 2024, including a two-night stay for two, in order to attend the award ceremony. Value: € 200
• 5.000 PhotoPoints worth 50 €
• An invitation to URBAN 2024 gala dinner at Trieste Photo Days
• 1 Stroppa handcrafted shoulder strap. Value: € 40

Denis Curti as Special Juror

Denis Curti is a renowned figure in the photography world. He currently holds numerous prestigious roles: Artistic Director of Le Stanze della Fotografia in Venice, Director of the photography gallery STILL in Milan. He is artistic director of several photography festivals, including those in Capri and Montefano, and the online publication Black Camera,  and the artistic director of Deloitte’s PhotoGrant. From 2018 to 2022, he led the magazine IL FOTOGRAFO and was previously the director of Contrasto – Milan and vice president of the Forma Foundation in Milan.

Curti curated exhibitions for notable photographers like Elliott Erwitt and Robert Capa and directed artistic projects for major companies. He has written multiple books on photography, including “Collecting Photography” and “Understanding Contemporary Photography.” An expert in photography auctions, he curated Sotheby’s first photography auctions in Milan in the early 2000s and directed the Italian Foundation for Photography from 1995 to 2002.

Patricia’s Journey

Patricia was born in Oakland, California, and grew up in Seattle, Washington. She graduated from Ingraham High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama from the University of Washington, a Master of Science in Education from the University of Southern California, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Southern Methodist University. She received a Mid-America Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Photography in 1991, and taught photography at Tarrant County College in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. While there, she led numerous groups of students on study abroad trips to Europe, South America, and Cuba. For many, it was their first time leaving the state of Texas.