Accademia Apulia UK presents FREEDOM TO LOVE – “No one should be afraid to walk down the street holding hands with the person they love” (Barack Obama, 2012) Participants are invited to submit images of love, communion and friendship that cross established social boundaries, be they racial, religious, gender, age, or any other identifiable boundary.

With the support of The Royal Photographic Society, and under the patronage of Amnesty International, the European Commission and the British Council, FREEDOM TO LOVE aims to raise awareness on the difficulties many people endure every day worldwide, as they try to express the most powerful and constructive human quality – love.

Entrants will be assessed by leading figures in the field of photography:

Anne Williams, Director for Photography, London College of Communication
Bradley Secker, Photojournalist
Michael Pritchard, Director General, The Royal Photographic Society
Roberta Cremoncini, Director, Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
Roger Tooth, Head of Photography, The Guardian
Sue Steward, Photographic critic, The Evening Standard