'Ojos Rojos' starts, the festival that turns Xàbia and Dénia into the epicenter of photography

The international festival of Spanish and Ibero-American photography "Ojos Rojos" is a shot made with exhibitions of great photographers such as Bernard Plossu, national photography prize in France and awarded in 2013 with the PhotoEspaña, and also shoots at will with very risky proposals and Vanguard.

Inauguration of the 3rd edition of Ojos Rojos

"We have people who are starting and established artists, black and white and color photography and proposals
very daring and avant-garde and other more classic ", as explained by Mike Steel, curator of this contest together with Mili Sánchez, at the opening of the third edition.

Red Eyes Photography Festival Exhibition

For its part, the Councilor for Culture, Quico Moragues, has indicated that "the exhibitions have a high level. This festival places Xàbia and Dénia at the epicenter of photography". 'Ojos Rojos' is an exciting festival that will turn heads until October 17.

The inauguration was attended by four of the exhibiting photographers: Nina Llorens, Ire Lenes, Lucía Morate and Isabel San Ruperto, who explained what they want to show through the image. And it is that, "Red Eyes" even borders the limits of photography.

Observing one of the exhibits

12 exposures

This festival exhibits a total of 12 exhibitions by some of the best current photographers and they are located in the following rooms.

In Xàbia:

• "On the read in México", by Bernard Plossu in the Soler Blasco Museum.
• "Correspondence with the Mediterranean", by Xavier Mollà in the Casa del Cable.
• "Archipelagos", by Ire Lenes in Ca Lambert.
• "Panta Rei", by Lucía Morate in Ca Lambert.
• "La Apestosa", by José Luis Cuevas in Ca Lambert.
• "Universes", a collective of the photo-clubs of the Marina Alta in Ca Lambert.
• "Biblioteca de Almas", by Nina Llorens Peters at the Isabel Bilbao Gallery.
• "The waves of my life", by Isabel San Ruperto at Cactus Club & Shop

Red Eyes Festival Poster

In Dénia:

The four samples Dénia hosts are located on Calle Marqués de Campo and have been inaugurated by the honorary Consul of Mexico, Pablo Romá Bohorques. This edition of "Ojos Rojos" is dedicated to Mexico. The exhibitions of Dénia are:

• "The true story of superheroes", by Dulce Pinzón.
• "In transit", by Jerónimo Álvarez.
• "Carpoolers", by Alejandro Cartagena.

The festival is also complemented with presentations, talks, workshops, portfolio viewing, a photographic market, the Photographic Rally of the Xàbia Photographic Association (the rally is ten years old) and the screening of the documentary "The eternal instant", by Sebastián Moreno that discovers the great Chilean photographer Sergio Larraín, who worked for the Magnum Agency.

Exhibition of the Red Eyes Festival Xàbia