Gorka Gómez Wins XIX Batis Goikoetxea Memorial Photographic Rally

The event held in Legazpi featured 65 photographers and the awarding of several prizes.

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Gorka Gómez from Legazpi has won the XIX Batis Goikoetxea Memorial Photographic Rally. The award ceremony was held on Friday, October 16th, at Kultur Etxea, coinciding with the opening of the exhibition managed by the Ikatza Photographic Association.

Mayor Eric Gálvez and Culture Councilor Miryam Galilea were present at the awards ceremony to congratulate the winners and present the trophies. Previously, an audiovisual presentation of the rally's submitted works and the winning photographs was shown.
This edition saw the participation of a total of 65 photographers, who were tasked with capturing the following themes: 'The Human Being and Nature', 'Silence', 'Rebel', 'Up the street, down the street', and 'Care'.

1st prize: Gorka Gómez (Legazpi) 2nd prize: Gurutze Langarika (Legazpi) 3rd prize: Simón Rodríguez (Barakaldo) Local prize: Rafa Gómez (Legazpi) Youth prize: Nahikari Barros (Navarra)

Additionally, the traveling photographic exhibition organized by Ikatza argazkilari elkatea is open until October 30th. It features personal works by 5 members, each presenting a series of 6 thematically unified photographs. The exhibition can be visited from Monday to Friday, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. It has already been shown in Elgoibar and is scheduled to travel to Donostia, Zumarraga, and Urretxu.
Based on information from the official source: Ayuntamiento de Legazpi (21/10/2026)