Argizaiola 38th contest of the Basque Federation of Photography

In 1973, the Alaska Hotel Alsasua, and in the course of various conversations between those responsible for different photographic groupings of the Basque Country on a hypothetical Federation, the idea arose and was called the first trophy Argizaiola. The main feature of this photographic competition was performing with photographs previously classified in the following competitions:

* Photo Contest San Prudencio, the Council of Culture of Alava.
* MEMORIAL MARQUES DE Rocaverde of the Photographic Society of Gipuzkoa.
* MEMORIAL NICOLAS ARDANAZ, the Photographic and Cinematographic Association of Navarra.
* QUINCENA VIZCAINA, the Vizcaya Club Cine Foto.

Those moments for our photographic associations finally gave result with the birth in 1978 of the FEDERATION PHOTO CLUSTERS OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY and later with the COFEDERACIÓN SPANISH PHOTOGRAPHY likewise driven from the Basque Country.

The Argizaiola Trophy was for years the leading exponent of Basque concursística, but decline it, at least the concept on which it was based, fell into a small parenthesis, to return with renewed strength in 1995. In this edition of competitions which have been qualifiers for the 2018 Argizaiola are:

* Bergara Hiria XXXIII. Argazki Lehiaketa. BERGARA.
* XXVII Kirol Argazki Lehiaketa. BERGARA
* XLV International Trophy Gipuzkoa. DONOSTIA.
* Hiria 2017. Legazpi Legazpi.
* Indalecio Ojanguren XXX. Argazki Lehiaketa. Eibar.
* XXVIII Photographic Competition City of Irun. IRÚN.
* Beasaingo Hiria 2017. BEASAIN.
* Igartza Saria 2017
* XVII International Photographic Contest O.N.C.E. BILBAO.
* Nikolas Lekuona 2017. Ordizia
* Distira Zumaiako XXIX Argazki Lehiaketa
* Herria Tolosa 2017
* II photoka Saria, Gernika-Lumo
* VIII Argazki Lehiaketa Derio 2016
* Ramón Serras
* Fermin Areitio - Uztargi Klik

If in the early days of the contest Argizaiola were the photographs that were classified for the finals, are now winning photographers based in competitions who receive an invitation to participate, and do so with absolute freedom.

The final result of the 2018 call Argizaiola in which was held the 38th edition thereof, is visible in this application that collects 245 works of 39 authors who have participated this year.