Welcome to Highland 2007

The Highland Exposure competition has been organised by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Distance Lab - the digital media and communication technologies research institute. The event is held in conjunction with the goNORTH activities coinciding with the Highland 2007, Scotland's year of Highland culture.

The exhibition will be mounted in a temporary gallery space next to the Tourist Information Centre on Bridge Street, Inverness from Thursday 7 to Sunday 17 June and open to the public, free of charge.

All the work submitted to the competition will be displayed on an innovative digital interface developed by Distance Lab - more than 750 photographs taken by more than 200 people with a digital camera and a creative eye.

A grand prize of £250 will be presented to the winner who will be officially announced at an invitation-only reception on the evening of Wednesday 7 June and five entrants will receive 'honorary mentions' of £100.

The judges have been looking for the most stunning and inventive expressions of distance in a contemporary Highlands and Islands context, with some sort of connection to Highland 2007's main themes: arts, environment, heritage, language, science and sport.

Visitors will be able to explore the competition and exhibition theme of 'distance' in a contemporary Highlands and Islands context, as captured in the expressions by individual photographers. An opportunity to record an audio message will be available to those who are keen to leave feedback for the photographers.

Stefan Agamanolis, chief executive of Distance Lab, said: "Distance Lab was set up to address both technology and artistic creation. This event will allow us to move away from the traditional static photographic exhibition so that digital technology can present images in new and innovative ways."

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For further information contact:

Mairi Gillies
HIE Communications
Inverness
01463 244235
Mairi.Gillies@hient.co.uk