The Public Open University of Poreč and the Tourist Board of the Municipality of Vrsar are proud to announce the winners of the Montraker Photography Contest 2026, which took place from August 31 to September 12 this year. The theme of this year’s contest was "Sculpture in Progress" or "Sculpture in Space," and all interested photographers were invited to submit up to three photographs.
The jury, composed of:
Tina Širec Džodan, art historian
Slađana Bukovac, art historian
Mia Hunjadi, art historian
Rosana Giusti, art teacher
reviewed all submitted works and made the following decisions:
Third Prize (100 €): Lisa Nimanbegu for the photograph Šuma prašine
Second Prize (200 €): Elvis Poropat for the photograph Untilted
First Prize (300 €): Klaudia Mainenti for the photograph Untilted
The prizes will be presented to the winners by the Director of the Tourist Board of the Municipality of Vrsar, Klara Trošt Lesić.
All awarded photographs will be printed in the Montraker 2026 catalog, which will be presented in September 2027, on the closing day of the 37th International Student Sculpture School Montraker. Additionally, selected photographs will be displayed on the Vrsar waterfront.
The winning photograph will be used on all promotional materials for the next edition of Montraker.
The winners are kindly requested to contact us via email at info@infovrsar.com or by phone at +385 52 441 746 to arrange the prize collection.
