UNITED STATES
ARIZONA
Sedona Photofest
Sedona, AZ
http://www.sedonaphotofest.com/
Sedona Arts Center 15 Art Barn Rd. Sedona, AZ 86336
(928) 282-3809
This festival brings together Pulitzer-winning photographer Jack Dykinga, "Sedona Masters," six competing "Apprentice Photographers" juried from Arizona high schools, and the public for three days of field photography in Sedona.
COLORADO
Telluride Photo Fest
September 20 - 26, 2010
Telluride, Colorado
http://www.telluridephotofestival.com
300 South Townsend Avenue PO Box 1590 Telluride, Co 81435
(970) 728-3886
The world's most renowned outdoor and adventure photographers will share their art and their passion at Telluride's inaugural Photography Festival.
FLORIDA
Palm Springs Photo Festival
Palm Springs
http://2010.palmspringsphotofestival.com/
P.O. Box 69405 Los Angeles, California 90069
(800) 928-8314
information@palmspringsphotofestival.com
This festival is dedicated to providing a rich program intended to inspire, educate and instill or reignite passion for the art and commerce of photography. This festival provides opportunities to meet top photographers, curators, art directors, editors, gallery directors, ad agency creatives, educators and industry leaders.
GEORGIA
Atlanta Celebrates Photography
Atlanta Georgia
(404) 634-8664
This festival is dedicated to the cultivation of the photographic arts and the enrichment of the Atlanta art community. The festival includes a wide variety of exhibitions and multiple events around Atlanta and throughout the surrounding communities. The festival's diverse offerings bring together professional and amateur photographers, general art enthusiasts, gallery owners, critics, and collectors.
Augusta Photo Festival
Augusta, GA
http://www.augustaphotofestival.org/
(706)550-4790
This festival is a chance to bring the beauty of Augusta to the surface, as well as to import the beauty of the world. The festival gives us a way of speaking beyond words, in the international language of visual arts, and to create a collaborative approach to developing our artistic community.
NEW YORK
NY Photo Fest
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.nyphotofestival.com/site/
Powerhouse 37 Main Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 666-3049
Every year, a select group of internationally-respected curators are called upon to deliver their personal vision of the newest and most important trends in contemporary photography, each exhibited in their own pavilion and promising to draw the attention of the entire photographic community.
Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD)
NYC, NY-March 17-22, 2011
2025 M St, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036
(202) 367-2158
More than 70 of the world's leading fine art photography galleries will present a wide range of museum-quality work including contemporary, modern and 19th century photographs, as well as photo-based art, video and new media.
PENNSYLVANIA
Invision Photography Festival
Bethlehem, PA
November 5-7, 2010
http://www.artsquest.org/invision/default.asp
ArtsQuest 25 W. Third St. Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 332-1300
InVision will welcome some of the nation’s most esteemed photographers for dynamic presentations and workshops, showcase exhilarating exhibits and bring the world of photography right to your doorstep!
TEXAS
Houston FotoFest
Houston, Texas
1113 Vine Street, Suite 101 Houston, TX 77002
(713) 223-5522
FotoFest's purpose is to promote the exchange of art and ideas through international programs and the presentation of photographic art. Our programs work globally and locally, bringing together an international vision of art and cross-cultural exchange with a commitment to community involvement and the enrichment of Houston's cultural resources.
FotoSeptiembre
San Antonio, TX
September 1-30, 2010
http://www.fotoseptiembreusa.com/
333 West Olmos Drive #103 San Antonio, TX 78212 info@fotoseptiembreusa.com
FotoSeptiembre’s annual festival and online exhibitions are eclectic and inclusive forums for photographic artists and enthusiasts from around the world.
VIRGINIA
Look 3
Charlotesville, VA
PO Box 1541 Charlottesville, Va, 22902
(434) 977-3687
The Festival features exhibits and on-stage appearances of three “legacy” photographers, as well as many exhibitions, outdoor screenings, and projections over three days and nights. Historic downtown Charlottesville is transformed into a living image with photographs hanging in the trees, projected in storefront windows and on the sides of buildings, as well as in all the galleries.
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA
FotoFreo 2010: The City of Fremantle Photographic Festival
Australia
March 1, 2011
PO Box 681, Fremantle Western Australia 6959
61(0)8 9335 9590
The Festival consists of exhibitions, projections, portfolio reviews, workshops, film screenings (about photography) and a program of discussions about the work exhibited and other issues relating to photography.
BANGLADESH
Chobi Mela
Bangladesh
January 21, 2011
The festival consists of images that deal thematically with dreams. The submission deadline is August 7, 2010 with the launching of the festival set to be on Jan 21, 2011
BRAZIL
Foto Art Brazil
Paraty em Foco- International Festival of Photography
Paratay Rio, Brazil
September 15-19, 2010
In it’s 6th year Paraty em Foco brings together national and international photographers for 15 meetings and interviews, 22
workshops, 11 exhibitions, auctions and multimedia spaces, occupying the main cultural spots in Paraty Rio.
2nd Latin American Forum Photography Saint Paul
Away Off-Axis
Exile and Migration in Photography
St. Paul, Brazil
October 20-24, 2010
After performing at the 1st Itaú Cultural Forum, in 2007, the Brazilian photography community greatly increased its networking relations with other Latin American countries, generating a series of exchanges among artists, museums, curators, galleries, festivals and gatherings. The lineup this year is largely a result of those discussions and the very history of our photographic production.
CAMBODIA
Angkor Photo Festival
Siem Reap, Cambodia
November 20-27, 2010
http://www.photographyforchange.net/festivalhome.html
Angkor Photo Gallery 331 River Side- Siem Reap
The festival is the first of its kind to take place in South-East Asia. Its aim is to expose emerging South-East Asian photographers. The festival will consist photographs taken all over the world and shown throughout various locations in Siem Reap.
CANADA
Calgary Banff Photography Festival
Calgary, Alberta Canada
February 1, 2011
Britania Post Office 8-09-49 Avenue SW P.O. Box 19016 Calgary, Alberta T2s 1A0
The festival consists of nearly 40 exhibitions. It aims at offering the public an opportunity to look at photography as a rich art form in its many genres as well as providing a number of lectures and educational events.
Contact Toronto Festival
Toronto, Canada
80 Spadina Avenue, Suite 310 Toronto, Canada M5V 2J4
(416) 539-9595
CONTACT is an annual month long festival of photography with over 1000 local, national and international artists at more than 200 venues across the Greater Toronto Area in May. CONTACT is devoted to celebrating, and fostering an appreciation of the art and profession of photography.
Ottowa Photography Festival (X)
Ottawa, Canada
http://www.festivalx.ca/html/english/home.html
Festival X is committed to advancing photographic knowledge, creativity and innovation in Ottawa. Through its programming, X intends to increase exposure to, and recognition for regional, Canadian and international photo-based artists.
CHINA
Pingyao International Photography Festival
Pingyao, Shanghai, China
September 2010
http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/festivals/pingyao-photography-festival.htm
During the festival, Pingyao's old town becomes one large, indoor and open-air photo gallery, with photo exhibits from professional and amateur photographers from every continent, representing upwards of fifty countries on average, and including the works of many renowned Chinese and international photographers.
FRANCE
Visa Pour L'image
Perpignan, France
http://www.visapourlimage.com/festival.do
Festival Management Images Evidence 4 rue Chapon – Bâtiment B 75003 Paris
33-1-44-78-66-80
At this festival you can view the greatest photojournalist work from around the world in exhibitions across the city and experience the evening screenings in the dramatic open-air medieval enclosure of the Campo Santo. You can also take part in symposiums and conferences and meet the foremost photo agencies and manufacturers of photographic related equipment.
Les Rencontres D'Arles Photographie
Camargue, France
July 3 - Sept 19, 2010
http://www.rencontres-arles.com
GERMANY
F/Stop
Leipzig, Germany
Karl-Heine-Straße 61 04229 Leipzig, Germany
The festival is focused on the current works of rising as well as of established artists who express themselves solely in the field of artistic photography. Their pieces of art are put into context regarding a theme and also in regard to an international positioning. Furthermore, the festival emphasizes the equality of the different generation, and thereby it basically points at the fusion of two generations with equal chances and perspectives.
INDONESIA
Bali Photography Festival
Denpasar,Kuta,Nusa Dua and Udud Bali
April 1, 2011
BLIPfest sets its sights on bringing together domestic and foreign photographers, editors, art critics, cultural observers, industry stakeholders and the general public to help put Indonesia in its rightful place as a domain of diverse and outstanding creativities. BLIPfest aims to be a stimulus for cultural interaction and collaboration among Indonesian and foreign photographers of the world.
ITALY
Fotografia Festival
Rome, Italy
Sptember 23 – October 24, 2010
http://www.fotografiafestival.it/index.asp?lang=eng
Zoneattive La Foresteria / viale di porta ardeatina 55 00154 Rome, Italy
+39 06 70473525
The subject of the 9th edition of FotoGrafia is Futurspectives; Can photography predict the future? Starting from the complex and controversial relationship between photography and reality, Futurspectives propose a reconnaissance into possible futures for humankind, nature and photography itself. No longer just a way of bearing witness to what has been, photography can also be a means for imagining the future, to physically see it, prefiguring or exorcising it.
NETHERLANDS
NoorderLicht
Netherlands
http://www.noorderlicht.com/en/
Akerkhof 12, 9711 JB Groningen The Netherlands
31(0)50-318-2227
Noorderlicht is a multifaceted and international podium for documentary photography. It is a place for photographers who explore their world and in their work picture its big events and everyday occurrences, and everything in between. There is scope for all genres of photography in the program, with documentary photography as the basis.
NEW ZEALAND
Auckland Festival of Photography
Auckland New Zealand
June 1, 2011
http://www.photographyfestival.org.nz/
PO Box 147-095 Ponsonby, Auckland
info.photo.festival@xtra.co.nz
A city-wide contemporary art and cultural event which takes place within Auckland's major galleries, project spaces, non-gallery venues and public sites during June each year. The programme includes a mix of emerging and established artists and comprises existing works and creation of new work.
POLAND
FotoFestiwal, Poland
Poland
http://fotofestiwal.com/2009/?language=en
Foto Festiwal, Foundation of Visual Education, ul. Tymienieckiego 3
90-365 Lodz, Poland
48-42-684-2095
A long festival weekend including opening, parties and accompanying events; exhibitions in galleries, museums and cultural centres of Lodz, and the Main Programme, Grand Prix, Accompanying Programme, portfolio review, lectures, workshops, meetings and concerts.
Foto Art Festival
Bielskko-Baila, Poland
http://www.FotoArtFestival.art.pl/
The festival aims to promote Polish history of photography to the world, promote photography as art and education in the field of photography as art. The festival also promotes the exchange of experiences in photo circles around the world, and the integration of Polish and world photo circles.
PERU
Lima Photo
Lima, Peru
Centro de la Imagen Av. 28 de Julio 815 Miraflores
444-6999
Lima Photo is a four day photography festival that brings together over 20 galleries with multiple lectures and discussions.
PORTUGAL
Encontros da Imagen
Braga, Portugal
September 18- October 31, 2010
http://www.encontrosdaimagem.com/portal/
Campo das Hortas, 35 4700-421 Braga, Portugal
+351-253-278-633
The next edition of the Festival intends to adhere to the representations of the landscape after the turn of the century and reveals how the landscape evolves in the confrontation with the human presence, crossed by a dialogue of balance / imbalance in the occupation of territory.
SINGAPORE
Singapore International Photo Festival
Old School 11B Mount Sophia Road #B02-09 Singapore 228426
+65 6339-8655
info@sipf.sg
The SIPF is a worldwide biennial gathering of minds commonly pursuing the advancement and appreciation of photography. An arena for critical thought and academic discussion on photography in Southeast Asia, the festival also functions as a platform to nurture and propel photographers onto the international stage.
SLOVAKIA
Month Of Photography, Slovakia
Stredoeuropsky dom Fotografie
Slovakia
Central European House of Photography FOTOFO P.O.BOX 290 814 99 Bratislava, Slovakia
21-2-5441-8214
Offers a diverse range of group and solo exhibitions as well as portfolio reviews for aspiring photographers.
SPAIN
Photo Espana
Madrid, Spain
http://www.phedigital.com/index.php?lg=en
C/ Verónica 13 28014 Madrid, Spain
34.913.601.326
The festival features photographs, videos and installations created by outstanding national and international photographers and visual artists. The festival consists of over 700 exhibitions hosted by the cities main museums and galleries.
Madrid Foto
Madrid, Spain
Palacio de los Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
info@madridfoto.es
+34 91 444 99 49
MADRIDFOTO is a photographic art fair which focuses on contemporary photography. It is currently preparing a range of activities targeting new non-conventional audiences with a potential for collecting, supporting the international promotion of contemporary photography and the consolidation of Madrid as a “world capital of contemporary photography”.
UNITED KINGDOM
Brighton Photo Biennial
Brighton UK
October 2 - November 14, 2010
University of Brighton, Grand Parade, Brighton BN2 0JY
+44 (01)273 643 052
For its fourth edition, Brighton Photo Biennial 2010 will present New Documents, curated by the internationally renowned photographer, editor and curator Martin Parr. New Documents will reflect the immediacy and vibrancy of contemporary photographic practice, the eclectic passions found in collections of historic and vernacular photography and new commissions informed and inspired by the diverse communities and contexts of Brighton & Hove.
Format International Photography Festival
Derby, UK
May 1, 2011
http://www.formatfestival.com/
For 2010 FORMAT has organised a programme of professional development programming events and activity designed to support established and emerging photographers. The Format Summer School is a five day intensive, research oriented workshop that seeks to support personal photographic growth in a focused environment. 8 places are available for serious participants, ranging from professional photographers to recent graduates.
Hereford Photography Festival
Hereford, UK
October 29- November 27, 2010
The festival aims to promote photography which comments on and raises questions about cultural and social issues, particularly as they affect rural communities.
Guernsey Photography Festival
Guernsey, UK
May 2011
http://www.guernseyphotographyfestival.com/
events@guernseyphotographyfestival.com
The festival features lectures by renowned international photographers, community activities, competitions, exhibitions, and films by local photographers, both amateur and professional, throughout the month of May.
If you know of a fair or festival that is not on this list please send us the information and we will include it.
