Pingyao International Photography Festival starts open exhibit collection

The 22nd Pingyao International Photography Festival (PIP) started collecting exhibits on June 22.

First launched in 2001, the annual event in the Ancient City of Pingyao in Pingyao county, North China's Shanxi province, exhibits works of art by photographers, telling both Chinese and international stories.

This year's PIP will be held from Sept 19 to 25, and photos by photographers, curators, and institutions at home and abroad will be collected until the registration deadline on July 25. 

The open collection categories will cover social life, scenery and nature, and artistic concepts. Each submitted photo should be in JPG format and be at least 5 MB and 300dpi.