Greatest pictures occasions and festivals to go to world wide

Among the best methods to realize inspiration on your pictures and exploring completely different kinds is by experiencing the work of others. We’ve shared the very best pictures exhibitions to see, however there are additionally larger occasions happening everywhere in the world. Not solely do they share exhibitions, but additionally diversified programmes of talks, workshops and seminars the place you possibly can be taught extra about their work and completely different pictures strategies.

We’ve put collectively a number of the very best occasions to go to together with biennales (occasions that happen each two years) and annual festivals. Beneath, you’ll discover the knowledge you want together with dates and areas to plan your journeys.

Greatest Images Occasions and Festivals

• The Images Present
• Photograph London
• Photograph|Frome
• Photograph Fringe
• Photoworks Pageant
• Photograph North Pageant
• LOOK Photograph Biennial
• Bristol Photograph Pageant
• Photograph Oxford Pageant
• FORMAT Worldwide Images Pageant
• Belfast Photograph Pageant
• PhotoIreland Pageant
• Photograph Paris
• Les Rencontres d’Arles
• Visa Pour l’Picture
• Copenhagen Photograph Pageant
• Experimental Photograph Pageant
• PHotoESPAÑA
• European Month of Images
• PHOTOFAIRS | New York
• Photoville
• Atlanta Celebrates Images (ACP)
• Fotofocus
• Miami Avenue Images Pageant
• FotoFest
• PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai
• Singapore Worldwide Images Pageant
• PHOTO Worldwide Pageant of Images: Australia

Greatest Images Occasions and Festivals within the UK

The Images Present, 16 – 19 March 2024

The NEC, Birmingham

The Images Present is the UK’s largest photograph commerce present. Whether or not you’re an absolute newbie or a seasoned skilled, photographers, filmmakers and content material creators alike can go to for talks and reside demos on an enormous vary of matters, exhibitions, newest improvements and new product ranges. Plus, particular offers and reductions.

The Images & Video Present 2024

Photograph London, 11 – 14 Could 2023

Somerset Home, London

Photograph London brings the best worldwide pictures to the British capital yearly. The Honest presents the very best historic and classic works whereas additionally spotlighting recent views in pictures. Together with a number of the world’s main pictures sellers and galleries.

Photograph London 2023 will showcase 125 exhibitors from 56 cities worldwide together with Brighton, London, New York, Atlanta, Berlin, Paris, Mexico Metropolis, Tehran and Melbourne. There might be exhibitions exhibiting latest work by this yr’s Grasp of Images Martin Parr in addition to two group reveals of a number of pictures by pioneering girls photographers working in Britain during the last 100 years curated by the Centre for British Images.

Photograph London

Photograph|Frome, 24 June – 12 July 2023

Frome, Somerset

Photograph|Frome is devoted to showcasing and celebrating all ranges of photographic endeavour from native, nationwide, and worldwide photographers, be they amateurs or professionals. Unfold throughout 14 venues in Frome, the progamme consists of exhibitions from internationally and nationally recognised photographers, a two day symposium, workshops, an open ebook name and pupil pictures awards.

Photograph|Frome

Christina will exhibit ‘Australian Apocalypse,’ at this yr’s Photograph|Frome. Picture credit score: Christina Simons

Brighton Photograph Fringe, 2024

Brighton

Photograph Fringe

Photoworks Pageant, subsequent date TBC

Brighton

Photoworks UK

Photograph North Pageant, Spring 2024

Leeds

Photograph North Pageant

LOOK Photograph Biennial, 2024

Numerous areas throughout North West England.

LOOK Photograph Biennial is a pictures competition delivered by Open Eye Gallery. Happening in websites throughout the North West, LOOK’s programme operates as a cultural trade each regionally and internationally. The theme for the 2022 version of the Biennial had the theme of ‘Local weather’.

Open Eye Gallery LOOK Photograph Biennial 

Bristol Photograph Pageant, Autumn 2024

Bristol Photograph Pageant

Photograph Oxford Pageant, subsequent date TBC

Oxford

Based by native photojournalist, Robin Laurance in 2013, Photograph Oxford was established to carry internationally acclaimed pictures and photographic debate to the town of Oxford. The 2023 competition had a theme of ‘The Hidden Energy of the Archive’ with a programme of participatory occasions, workshops, seminars and talks. Alongside exhibitions throughout the town, with some nonetheless open till the top of Could 2023. 

PHOTO OXFORD

FORMAT Worldwide Images Pageant, subsequent biennale 2025

Derby

FORMAT is the UK’s main worldwide up to date competition of pictures and associated media. It organises a yr spherical programme of worldwide commissions, open calls, residencies, conferences and collaborations within the UK and internationally. Taking on varied areas round Derby, it welcomes over 100,000 guests from everywhere in the world to its biennale.

Format Pageant

FORMAT Images Pageant 2019. Picture: Jessica Miller

Belfast Photograph Pageant, 1 – 30 June 2023

Belfast, Northern Eire

Launched in 2011, this now annual photographic occasion celebrating a few of the best Nationwide and Worldwide up to date pictures throughout 30 museums, galleries and public areas. The Pageant consists of exhibitions, talks, symposiums, workshops, screenings, masterclasses, portfolio critiques and excursions that persistently addresses the political, social and cultural local weather of Belfast, elevating world points and animating them by means of excessive caliber worldwide pictures.

Belfast Photograph Pageant

Greatest Images Occasions in Europe

PhotoIreland Pageant, 30 June – 27 August 2023

Dublin

The 14th version of PhotoIreland will see an enormous programme of exhibitions together with three essential exhibitions hosted by The Printworks at Dublin Fortress with works from Atong Atem, Heather Agyepong, Phoebe Boswell, Silvia Rosi, Zanele Muholi, Ethel-Ruth Tawe and lots of extra.

PhotoIreland additionally locations significance on its academic programme with talks, workshops and excursions in addition to networking alternatives, the Tsundoku Artwork E-book Honest and an internet one-day occasion referred to as Vital Conversations.

PhotoIreland Pageant 2023 – R/evolutions

Photograph Paris, 9 – 12 November 2023 

Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris, France

Located on the Champ-de-Mars, dealing with the Eiffel Tour, the short-term house at Grand Palais Ephémère will carry collectively main galleries and artwork ebook sellers, for it’s long-awaited twenty fourth version. The truthful will current the very best of photographic creation from classic and fashionable masters to the newest up to date developments alongside an bold programme of exhibitions, conversations, artist signatures periods and curatedfair paths.

Paris Photograph

Les Rencontres d’Arles, 3 July – 24 September 2023

Arles, France

The Rencontres d’Arles is a summer season pictures competition based in 1970, which has realized a world-wide fame as a springboard for photographic and up to date inventive abilities. The 2023 theme is ‘A State of Consciousness’.

Les Rencontres d’Arles

Visa Pour l’Picture, Worldwide Pageant of Photojournalism, 2 – 17 September 2023

Perpignan, France

Annually, a number of the very best tales from world wide is proven in Perpignan. The programme of exhibitions are free to enter with most exhibitions being introduced on-line for digital visits, with entry through the Visa pour l’Picture Web site for all those that can’t be in Perpignan.

There may even be free Visa pour l’Picture screenings protecting the primary occasions of the previous yr, from September 2022 to August 2023. Every day of the week, the present begins with a chronological overview of the yr’s essential information tales, two months at a time. Happening Monday, September 4 to Saturday, September 9, 9.30pm at Campo Santo.

Pageant Worldwide du Photojournalisme

Copenhagen Photograph Pageant, 1 – 11 June 2023

Refshaløen, Copenhagen

2023 marks the thirteenth yr of Copenhagen Photograph Pageant, this time with a give attention to the theme ‘Rewilding’. With a programme of exhibitions, workshops and talks the Pageant Middle primarily based in Refshaløen, Copenhagen will host galleries, museums and artwork establishments from the better Copehagen space and southern Sweden.

Copenhagen Photograph Pageant

Picture: Craig Ames -Copenhagen Photograph Pageant 2023

Experimental Photograph Pageant, 19 – 23 July 2023

Barcelona, Spain

Experimental Photograph Pageant is a non-profit cultural affiliation primarily based in Barcelona, Spain, whose goal is to create, promote and disseminate experimental pictures in all its kinds and all through the world. It’s chargeable for the group of the Experimental Photograph Pageant and the Ágora, faculty of experimentation.

The complete program consists of exhibitions, workshops, conferences and portfolio critiques.

EXPERIMENTAL

PHotoESPAÑA, 31 Could – 3 September 2023

Numerous areas round Spain

Based in June 1998, PHotoESPAÑA makes Madrid and Spain change into annually a assembly level for the world of Images. The 2023 programme consists of exhibitions, on-line actions and photograph walks in cities round Spain together with Madrid, Seville, Barcelona, and Valencia.

PHotoESPAÑA

European Month of Images, March 2025

Berlin

The EMOP Berlin – European Month of Images is Germany’s largest biennial competition of photographic photos. The 2023 version marked its tenth run with 100 exhibitions on view all through March.

EMOP Berlin

Greatest Images Occasions and Festivals within the US

PhotoFairs New York, 8 – 10 September 2023

The Javits Middle, Manhattan

Model new artwork truthful launching in September 2023 by Creo Arts Group in partnership with Angus Montgomery Arts, and in collaboration with Photograph London and Candlestar founders, Michael Benson and Fariba Farshad. The brand new initiative is a world platform for pictures and new applied sciences to intersect.

Presenting 80-100 galleries from world wide, PHOTOFAIRS New York will present a devoted house for galleries and audiences to discover new developments within the up to date artwork market centered round digital practices and progressive installations.

From advantageous artwork photo-based works to experimental filmmaking, VR and NFTs, PHOTOFAIRS New York will join collectors and guests with worldwide galleries and boundary-pushing artists inviting discourse and interplay.

PHOTOFAIRS NEW YORK

PhotoFairs New York

Photoville, 3- 18 June 2023

Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York

For its twelfth consecutive yr, the free PhotoVille Pageant will return to Brooklyn Bridge Park with their traditional delivery containers along with open-air exhibitions all through all 5 boroughs of New York. Over 80 outside exhibitions might be introduced alongside installations, occasions, talks and pupil journeys.

Photoville Pageant

Atlanta Celebrates Images (ACP), subsequent date TBC

Atlanta

ACP produces one of many nation’s largest annual festivals, ACPfest, skilled growth packages, training engagements, lectures, public artwork, and high-quality pictures experiences.

Based in 1998, ACP demonstrates a sustained dedication to creating Atlanta the hub for pictures by increasing public curiosity in pictures and public artwork.

Atlanta Celebrates Images

Fotofocus, October 2024

Cincinnati, Ohio

The seventh version of FotoFocus could have a theme of ‘backstories’. This version will try to uncover tales instructed by means of pictures that might not be evident upon first look. FotoFocus will welcome world artists, curators, critics, educators, and regional guests to expertise and take part in exhibitions, talks, performances, screenings, and panel discussions. These varied occasions will happen throughout museums, galleries, universities, and public areas all through the Larger Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky,​ ​Dayton​ and​ Columbus, Ohio areas.

FotoFocus Cincinnati

Miami Avenue Images Pageant, December 2023

Miami

MSPF is a global road pictures competition showcasing the very best of up to date road and documentary pictures. Established in 2012 and hosted each December throughout Artwork Basel week, it’s the largest and main road pictures competition on this planet.

MSPF additionally presents road pictures workshops all yr spherical with the very best photographers within the style in cities worldwide.

Miami Avenue Images Pageant

FotoFest, subsequent biennial 2024

Houston, Texas

FotoFest is devoted to advancing pictures and visible tradition by means of the presentation of exhibitions, public packages, and publications. They arrange a city-wide biennial mission within the type of large-scale central exhibitions, curated lectures, performances, a symposium, and movie packages, along with its year-round programming of exhibitions, talks and workshops.

FotoFest

Greatest Images Occasions: Remainder of the World

PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai, 2024

Shanghai

PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai is Asia Pacific’s main truthful devoted to photo-based and digital artworks. It was established in 2014 in response to rising curiosity and demand for amassing pictures within the area. Held yearly, the Honest is a advantageous arts showcase embracing conceptual and experimental practices alongside the work of contemporary masters and up to date abilities.

PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai

Singapore Worldwide Images Pageant, 2024

Singapore

The Singapore Worldwide Images Pageant is a biennial gathering of minds from world wide with the widespread pursuit of advancing the artwork and appreciation of pictures. It goals to be a much-needed area for important thought and educational dialogue on pictures in Southeast Asia.

Singapore Worldwide Images Pageant

PHOTO Worldwide Pageant of Images: Australia (Biennale), 1 – 24 March 2024

Melbourne, Australia

PHOTO Worldwide Pageant of Images is Australia’s largest and most prestigious pictures occasion, introduced by Photograph Australia in collaboration with over 50 cultural, training, business and authorities companions.

The subsequent competition will happen in 2024 in Melbourne and cities throughout regional Victoria, inviting audiences to think about the world because it may very well be, and to discover how present actions and activisms are shaping future realities.

PHOTO 2024

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