photography

January

FOTOFusion, West Palm Beach (Florida), 14 January– 19

January
Mostra Sao Paulo de Fotografia (Sao Paulo), 25 January
- 23 February
Dusseldorf Photo Weekend, Dusseldorf (Germany), 31
January – 2 February

February

Exposure, Calgary/Banff/Canmore (Canada), throughout February

Circulation(s) – Festival de la jeune photographie européenne,

Paris, 7 February – 16 March

Yangon Photo Festival, Yangon (Myanmar), 13 Februray – 18 Februray

Photobiennale, Moscow, 18 February – 8 June

March

Photofest Querétaro, Querétaro (Mexico), 10 March – 14 March

FORMAT, International Photography Festival (Derby) 13 March - 12 April

FotoFest – Biennial of Photography and Photo-related Art (Houston), 15

March – 27 April

International Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts, Liège

(Belgium), 15 March – 15 May

Festival de Fotografia de Tiradentes, Tiradentes (Brazil), 26 March –

30 March

New York Photo Festival (New York), 28 January – 25 April

Fotofestival Knokke-Heist, Knokke-Heist (Belgium), 30 March – 9 June

PhotOn Festival, Valencia (Spain)

Annual

2015 festival: March 27 – May 24

An international photojournalism festival, this year's primary exhibition is

Ebola by Daniel Berehulak.

April

Les Boutographies, Montpellier (France)

Annual

April 4 - 26

An international competition housed primarily in Montpellier's Pavillon

Populaire, one of the largest spaces dedicated to photography in Europe.

MoPLA Month of Photography Los Angeles

Annual

2015 festival: April 9 - May 1

A varied, month long showcase of commercial, fine art and

photojournalism. 2015's festival is themed around realities and concepts.

AIPAD Photography Show (New York)

Annual

2015 festival: April 16 - 19

AIPAD exhibits collections from over 80 of the world's leading photography

galleries in New York's Upper East Side. 2015 is the festival's 35th year.
Kyotographie, Kyoto (Japan)

Annual

2015 festival: April 18 - May 5

The third edition of Kyotographie, an international festival comprising

showcases of photography, architechture and public programmes, has
TRIBE as it's focus for 2015.

World Press Photo Awards Days (Amsterdam)

Annual

2015 festival: April 18 - July 5

The successful submissions to this years World Press Photo Award will be
exhibited in De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam from April 18. This year a new
catergory for long term projects has been introduced.

Nordic Light International Festival of Photography, Kristiansund

(Norway)

Annual

2015 festival: April 21 - 25

Held in the Northern Norwegian city of Kristiansund, the Nordic Light

Festival showcases over 40 exhibitions alongside lectures and book
signings from notable photographers. This year, Hollywood photographer
Greg Gorman will be running exclusive portrait workshops.

Hyères Festival of Fashion and Photography, Hyères (France)

Annual

2015 festival: April 23 -27

This year's festival includes a range of exhibitions from photographers and

designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and London-based landscape
photographer Polly Tootal

Flash Forward Festival (Boston)

Annual
2015 festival: April 24 – May 3

International photography festival, showcasing specifically New England

and Boston photography alonside worldwide exhibitions.

Palm Springs Photo Festival (California)

Annual

2015 festival: April 26 – May 1

For professional and serious amateur photographers alike, Palm Springs'

annual symposium is more of an industry festival, with seminars,
networking events and workshops.

Riga Photo Month, Riga (Latvia)

Bi-annual

2014 festival: April 28 - May 30

The first international photography festival in Latvia's capital took place

last year, with a range of off-year events such as lectures and book
presentations atill taking place in 2015.

May

Paris Photo U.S. edition of the international art fair (Los Angeles)

Annual

2015 festival: May 1-3

The international art and photography festival, with it's parent showcase
originating in Paris, is composed of exhibitions, signings and audio visual
presentations. Almost 60 galleries are taking part this year, helmed by
new directors Florence Bourgeois and Christoph Wiesner.

CONTACT Photography Festival (Toronto), 2 May – 1 June

Annual

2015 festival: May 1 - 31

A month-long international event where over 1500 artists display work
across more than 175 venues around Toronto. The 2015 festival will not
have a thematic focus, as others have, instead celebrating photography
as a medum without boundaries.

Head On Photo Festival (Sydney), 12 May – 8 June

Annual

2015 festival: May 1 - 31

Around 130 international finalists for a cumulative $50,000 (AUS) prize are
showcased across Sydney each year, with a side-programme of
workshops.

Rovinj Photodays, Rovinj (Croatia)

Annual

2015 festival: May 8 – 10

An International Competition of Contemporary Photography, with

additional workshops, lectures and portfolio presentations.

Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia (Italy)

Annual

2015 festival: May 15 – June 26

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the 2015 Fotografia Europea
festival considers the theme Earth Effect.

European Festival of Nude Photography, Arles (France)

Annual

2015 festival: May 7 - 17

The festival of Nude Photography now boasts almost 15,000 annual

attendees to its exhibitions, courses, events meetings and performances.

Krakow Photomonth Festival, Krakow (Poland)

Annual

2015 festival: May 14– June 14

This year's festival focusses on the theme of conflict, and features it's own
accompanying events, fringe festival and experimental sections in
addition to the main programme.

Photo Romania Festival, Cluj-Napoca (Romania), 16 May – 25 May

Annual

2015 festival: May 15- 24

Now into it's fifth year, the festival has helped to create the first
photography museum in Romania, includes over 40 exhibitions, and now
runs a grant programme for young photographers.

FotoFestival Naarden, Naarden (The Netherlands)

Bi-annual

2015 festival: May 14 - June 21

2015's theme for the Dutch festival is Water, an element inextricably

linked to the history of the Netherlands and the lives of the inhabitants.

London Photo Festival, London

Annual

2015 festival: May 14 - 16

Created as a showcase for up and coming talent, with free entry to all
participants. A centrepiece of this years festival is a 'retro image wall',
which will feature any photograph sent in by a member of the public on
the theme of architecture.

Photo London, Somerset House

Annual

2015 festival: May 21- 24

Photo London is a new photography festival, with 2015 its inaugural year.
The festival aims to bring together 70 galleries, presenting installations,
talks and public events alongside the exhibits showcasing vintage to
contemporary photograhy.
Photomed – Festival of Mediterannean Photography (Toulon)

Annual

2015 festival: May 28 - June 21

Based on the principle 'discover and rediscover', Photomed exhibits both

comtemporary and older Mediterannean photography. This year's guest
curator is Fernando Perracho, showcasing primarily Spanish photography.

ImagesSingulières, Sète (France)

Annual

2015 festival: May 13 - 31

A selection of themed talks and workshops accompany the range of

exhibitions on display at this South of France festival.

Photometria, Ioannina (Greece)

Annual

2015 festival: May 27 - June 7

The theme for this years Photometria (organised by a non-profit

organisation as a festival open to all level of photographers with open
voting too), is Faith.

Fotorama Fest, Kragujevac (Serbia)

Annual

2015 festival: May 28 - 31

A two-day Serbian festival with a variety of workshops, exhibitions,

lectures and guests alongside the contest.

Fotofestiwal, Lodz (Poland)

Annual

2015 festival: May 28 - June 7

Launched in 2001 by students and teachers of sociology, this year's

Photofestiwal includes Hit The Road, a travel photography exhibitions, and
a large display of work by Mozambican artist Mario Macilau.
June

Belfast Photo Festival

Annual

2015 festival: June 4 - 30

A festival of exhibitions, talks, symposiums, workshops and masterclasses.

Its Youth Edition, which launched last year is the first photography festival
in Europe to cater solely to young people.

PHotoEspaña International Festival of Photography and Visual Arts

(Madrid), 4 June – 27 July

Annual

2015 festival: June 4 - July 27

A international showcase with both international and national awards

categories, this year's PHotoEspaña is dedicated solely to Latin American
photography.

Festival Photo La Gacilly, La Gacilly (France)

Annual

2015 festival: June 5 to September 30

The biggest outdoor photography festival in France unites artistic and

journalistic photographers in its showcasing of ethical and humantistic
photography, committed to sustainable development.

Copenhagen Photo Festival (Copenhagen)

Annual

2015 festival: June 4 - 14

A showcase of international and Danish contemporary photography, CPF

holds a selection of exhibitions and events, the majority of which are free
to attend.
Fotoleggendo, Rome

Annual

2015 festival: June 6 - 28

A new award has been introduced to the latest edition of FotoLeggendo,

the Tabò award, initiated in memory of the festival organiser, who died at
the age of 44.

GRID Photo Festival, Amsterdam

Bi-annual

2014 festival: June 6 – July 4

Both for renowned artists and emerging talents, GRID photo festival
returns to Amsterdam in 2016.

Transphotographique, Lille (France)

Bi-annual

2014 festival: June 5 - July 6

Transphotographique, a festival organised by Maison Photo in Lille, returns

in 2016

Photobook Bristol, Bristol (UK),

Annual

2015 festival: June 12 - 14

After a successful first edition last year, Photobook Bristol returns with
another programme of exhibits, sales and live music.

F/stop Photography Festival, Leipzig (Germany), 6 June – 15 June

Bi-annual

2014 festival: June 7 - 15

The festival, which includes a central exhibition as well as open

discussions, tours and film screenings, returns to Leipzig in 2016.

Look3, Charlottesville (USA)

Annual

2015 festival: June 10 -13

Featured artists at this years festival in downtown Charlottesville include

Larry Fink, Monica Haller, Zanele Muholi, Piotr Naskrecki

Browse FotoFestival, Berlin

Bi-annual

2015 festival: dates TBA

The Berlin Fotofestival was last held in 2013, with a range of exhibtions
including Kai Wiedenhoefer's Wall On Wall.

Vienna Photo Book Festival (Vienna)

Annual

2015 festival: June 20 -21

Europe's largest festival focussing on the medium of the photobook takes

place for the third time this year.

Rendez-vous photo du Richelieu, Montérégie (Canada)

Annual

2015 festival: June 20 - October 12

The theme for this year's festival, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary,
is TIME.

Festival Internationale de la Photographie de Mode, Cannes

(France)

Annual

2015 festival: dates TBA

An international festival of fashion photography, exhibiting the work of

professional fashion photographers from across the world.

Pa-ta-ta, Granada (Spain),

Annual
2015 festival: June 15 - 21

A Spanish photography festival which focusses on the community,

including schools, local dealers and training intiatives in its showcase.
Formal exhibtions are complimented by open calls to share portfolios in a
group, and sell one's own photography.

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Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalists Hannover (Germany)

Bi-annual

2014 festival: June 18-22. 2016 dates to be announced this Summer.

Around 1,000 students and professional photographers from all over the
world submit their work to Lumix, and 60 are chosen for display at each
bi-annual festival. The exhibitions are integrated into a program of
portfolio-reviews, lectures, panel-discussions and a technique showroom.

Summer of Photography (Brussels)

Bi-annual

2014 festival: June 18 -31

Various Belgian and European exhibitions and photography and media

museums work together to create a themed programme that explores the
cultural exchange between the European member states and places it in a
global context.

WARM Festival, Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina)

Annual

2015 festival: June 28 - July 4

Run by the internationa WARM foundation, the festival brings together

artists, writers, filmmakers, journalists, photographers, historians,
researchers, activists working on contemporary conflict.

July
PhotoIreland, Dublin

Annual

2015 festival: July 1 - 31

The main programme at this year's PhotoIreland includes exhibitions from

Dominic Hawgood, Christiane Peschek, and a selection of contemporary
Korean photography.

Antiparos Photo Festival, Antiparos (Greece)

Annual

2015 festival: dates TBA

Located on the small Greek island of Antiparos, the photo festival

showcases primarily the work of Greek photographers, attempting to
reinforce the cultural identity of the island's relatively new aritistic
community.

Les Rencontres d’Arles, Arles (France)

Annual

2015 festival: 6 July – 20 September

Hosted in multiple venues around Arles, the festival is dedicated to

showcasing new photographers and new artwork almost exclusively.

Cortona On The Move, Cortona (Italy)

Annual

2015 festival: July 16 - September 27

2015 is Cortona's fifth year running, and for a relatively young festival it is
an impressive fixture. Every year, the festival's exhibitions aim to
celebrate some form of journey.

August

Hong Kong International Photo Festival (Hong Kong)

Bi-annual2014 festival: Aug 8 - Nov 11

Subtitled 'Now Becoming Then' the festival showcases a range of
contemporary and older photography, and aims to uphold Hong Kongs
reputation as a technological and creative hub

Obscura Festival, Penang (Malaysia)

Annual

2015 festival: dates TBA

Consisting of a workshop week, a professional week and an exhibition

week, Obscura is one of Malaysia's largest international photography
festivals.

The Eye Aberystwyth (Wales)

Bi-annual

2016 festival: September 30 - October 2

Leading UK and international photographers gather in Aberystwyth for a

programme of talks, discussions, interviews, portfolio reviews and
exhibitions for The Eye International Photography Festival.

31 August

Foto Bienal MASP (Sao Paulo)

Bi-Annual

2016 festival: dates TBA

Head of programmes at the Serpentine Gallery Jochen Volz is set to curate

the 2016 edition. Themes to be explored within the umbrella topic
"measures of uncertainty" include collective intelligence, synergy,
ecology, ghosts and fear.

Getxophoto, Getxo (Spain)

Annual

2015 festival: September 3 - October 4

The theme for this year's Getxophoto is Trips, curated by Chrstian

Cajoulle. The festival focusses on exploring new and unconventional
formats stands and spaces
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Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan (France)

Annual

2015 festival: August 29 - September 18

Visa pour l'Image is an international festival of photojournalism which

recieves professional and amateur submissions, and runs screenings,
meetings and education weeks alongside its exhibitions. Each year it
announces, among others, a World Press Photo award win
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September

MAP – Festival de la Photo Amateur, Toulouse (France), 1 September -

30 September

Fotoseptiembre USA, San Antonio (USA), 1 – 30 September

Photo Shanghai, Shanghai, 5 – 7 September

Backlight Photo Festival, Tampere (Finland), 5 September - 12

September

Images, Vevey (Switzerland), 13 September – 5 October

Photography Oxford, Oxford (UK), 14 September – 5 October

Internationale Photoszene Köln, Köln (Germany), 16 – 21 September

Les Nuits Photographiques (Paris)

Annual

2015 festival: September 18 - December 15

Entering it's fifth year, the Parisian festival centres around photography
and the moving image, showcasing artwork at the cross-section between
film and photography including slideshows, stop-motion, and various other
forms of photo film.

Guernsey Photography Festival, Guernsey (France), 18 September - 18

October
Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam, 18 September – 21 September

Photoville (New York), 18 September - 28 September

Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao (China), 19

September - 25 September

Festival ManifestO, Toulouse and Tournefeuille (France), 19 September -

4 October

Encontros da Imagem, Braga (Portugal), 19 September - 31 October

Filter Photo Festival, Chicago, 24 September – 28 September

Paraty em Foco – Festival Internacional de Fotografia, Paraty (Brazil), 24

September– 28 September

PhotoMidwest, Madison (USA), 25 September through October

Organ Vida, Zagreb (Croatia), 26 September – 10 October

The Eye Aberystwyth (Wales)

Bi-annual

2016 festival: September 30 - October 2

Leading UK and international photographers gather in Aberystwyth for a

programme of talks, discussions, interviews, portfolio reviews and
exhibitions for The Eye International Photography Festival.

Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen (The Netherlands), 31 August -

26th October

October

Diffusion (Cardiff)

Bi-annual

2015 festival: October 1 – 31

This year's festival’s theme, Looking for America, is a cross-disciplinary

investigation of the current status and meaning of the ‘American Dream’
in relation to experience in Wales, contemporary America and the rest of
the world.

Singapore International Photography Festival (Singapore), 3 October

- 30 October

Fotobook Festival, Kassel (Germany), returning in 2015

LagosPhoto, Lagos (Nigeria), 25 October - 26 November

Zoom Photo Festival, Saguenay (Canada), 29 October - 23 November

Newcastle Photo Fest, Newcastle (UK), 20 – 26 October

Fotografia – Festival Internazionale di Roma, (Rome), 5 October - 8

December

Internazionale, Ferrara (Italy), dates to be announced (last edition was

held from 3 October - 5 October

Photo Levallois, Levallois (France), 10 October - 15 November

Photoreporter, Baie de Saint-Brieuc (France), 11 October - 2 November

FotoFocus, Cincinnati (USA), 8 October - 1 November

BredaPhoto, Breda (The Netherlands), 11 September – 26 October

European Month of Photography Berlin, (Berlin), 16 October – 16

November.

SCAN Tarragona, Tarragona (Spain), 16 October - 21 December

Brighton Photo Biennial, Brighton (UK), 4 October - 2 November

Festival of Ethical Photography, Lodi (Italy), October

Outono Fotografico, Galiza (Spain), 21 October – 21 December

Medium, San Diego (California), 24 October - 26 October

Festival Internacional Fotografia Valparaiso, Valparaiso (Chile), 31

October – 9 November

Eyes On – Month of Photography Vienna, Vienna, 28 October – 30

November

Hungarian Month of Photography, Budapest, 29 October - 7

December

November

Paris Photo, 13 – 16 November

LensCulture FotoFest Paris, 11 - 13 November

Mesiac Fotografie (Month of Photography), Bratislava (Slovakia),

November

Angkor Photo Festival, Angkor (Cambodia), 29 November – 6 December

Mois de la Photo, Paris, returning 2015

Festival Internacional de Fotografia de Cabo Verde, Mindelo (Cape

Verde), 14 November - 12 December

PHOTOLUX Festival, Lucca, 23 November - 15 December è

December

Miami Street Photography Festival, (Miami), 4 December - 7

December

PhotoNOLA, (New Orleans), 4 December - 7 December

Addis Foto Fest, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 1 December - 7 December

Photo Festivals
January

Photo L.A.The longest running art fair west of New York City, Photo
L.A. annually showcases emerging and established artists from
around the globe.

February

Texas Photo RoundupA new event in Austin, Texas geared toward

commercial and editorial photographers. Started out as a one day
event and is growing quickly.

March

FotoFestBiannual festival in Houston, Texas – aimed at fine art

market with weeks of portfolio reviews.

FORMATCelebrates the wealth of contemporary practice in

international photography and related media. Takes place in Derby,
United Kingdom.

FOCUS Festival MumbaiExploring and discovering the world of

photography against the backdrop of Mumbai’s ever-changing
cityscape. Eclectic network of venues and events.

April

MOPLAMonth long celebration of photography in Los Angeles

focusing on commercial, fine art and photojournalism.

Hyeres Fashion and Photography FestivalDiverse exhibitions,

professional panel discussions and two competitions showcasing 10
photographers and 10 fashion designers selected by a jury of
professionals in each field.

Palm Springs Photo FestivalMix of workshops, portfolio reviews and

slideshows aimed at commercial, editorial, and fine art
photographers.

PhotolucidaEvery other April. An international set of photographers

and reviewers gather in Portland, Oregon for a five-day celebration
of photography that includes lectures, workshops, and exhibition
collaborations.

AIPAD Photography Show New YorkWorld’s leading photography art

galleries present a wide range of museum-quality work, including
contemporary, modern and nineteenth-century photographs, as well
as photo-based art, video, and new media, at the historic Park
Avenue Armory in New York City’s Upper East Side.

May

Flash Forward Festival BostonAn extension of The Magenta

Foundation’s Flash Forward Annual Competition for Emerging
Photographers. Five-day festival based out of the Fairmont Battery
Wharf, offering organized networking events and educational
programming.

CONTACT Toronto Photography FestivalAnnual festival of

photography in Toronto, with over 1000 local, national and
international artists exhibiting at almost 200 venues.

Guernsey Photography FestivalBrings together major names in

international photography with a host of emerging talent, for a
packed month of exhibitions, workshops and events on the beautiful
island of Guernsey.

LOOK Liverpool International Photography FestivalFestival in

England that includes exhibition openings, artist talks, workshops.

New York Photo FestivalMix of fine art, editorial, and commercial

work with exhibitions all over DUMBO, Brooklyn.

Photo Month in Krakow A month long festival in Poland with a fine

art orientation.

Head On Photo FestivalAustralia’s largest annual photography

festival held in May in Sydney, showcasing the work of international
and local photographers.

Diffusion Cardiff International Festival of PhotographyA month long

festival of exhibitions, discussions, screenings, performances,
events and celebrations in both physical and virtual spaces.

Tbilisi Photo FestivalGeorgia (Europe)

Reportage FestivalInternational Photo Festival in Sydney focusing on

photojournalism and documentary photography.

Riga Photo MonthA new photo festival in the Baltic Sea Region,
located in a unique geographic position for building a regional
networking and cooperation platform. A meeting place for Baltic,
Nordic and Eastern European Photography.

June

Review Santa Fe Juried portfolio review event. Designed to facilitate

relationships between photographers and leading industry
professionals looking for new work.

LOOK3 Festival of the PhotographExhibitions, presentations,

interviews, workshops and outdoor projections in Charlottesville,
Virginia.

PhotoEspañaFestival in Madrid lasting until the end of July with

various exhibitions throughout the city.

Berlin Photo Festival

Copenhagen Photo FestivalAn international platform for

contemporary photography in Denmark, which explores photography
in all its facets.

Belfast Photo FestivalBiannual festival in Ireland with portfolio

reviews, exhibitions, workshops, and seminars.

July

FotopubFestival celebrating European documentary photography in

Slovenia.

PhotoIrelandFestival in Dublin that celebrates Ireland’s

photographic talents as well as brings international practitioners
and artists to Ireland.

Rencontres d’ArlesCombination of fine art and photojournalism in

France.

August

Ballarat International Foto BiennaleA month-long festival of

photography, every two years in the city of Ballarat, Australia.

September

Filter Photo FestivalChicago. Connects emerging, mid-level, and

professional photographers with gallery directors, educators,
academics, curators, and other elite photography professionals from
across the country, with emphasis on those of the Midwest, and in
particular those of Chicago.

Night ContactAims to bring together exciting and innovative

photographic works that provoke or engage in conversations with
other media, such as film, music and literature. All of the works will
embrace the projection format, through experimental edits,
collaborations with other artists, and the use of sound, narrative,
movement, color and rhythm.

Noorderlicht International Photo FestivalAnnual photo festival in The

Netherlands in which diverse photographic genres and series are
welded into a thematic narrative and exhibited.

Nordic Light International Festival of PhotographyA one week

international gathering in Norway that celebrates photography as an
art.

Visa pour l’ImageFestival focusing on photojournalism in Perpignan,

France that is well attended by international photo editors and
agents.

Delhi Photo Festival

Encontros da Imagem International Photography FestivalBraga,

Portugal

PHOTOVILLEA new Brooklyn-based photo destination, a pop-up

village of freight containers transformed into temporary exhibition
spaces.

Unseen Photo FairAn international photography fair in Amsterdam,

focused on undiscovered photography talent and unseen work by
established photographers

GuatePhotoTaking place in Guatemala and Antigua Guatemala,

GuatePhoto Festival was created to educate, promote, document
and celebrate contemporary photography.

October

Atlanta Celebrates Photography150 photo-related exhibitions and

events, hosted by a diverse network of venues across the Atlanta
metro area

Brighton Photo Biennial This month long curated photo festival is

the largest photography festival in the UK and one of the best
attended in the world.

Hereford Photography FestivalAnnual photography festival in the UK

that focuses on documentary work.
PDN PhotoPlus International Conference & ExpoHeld in New York
City. One of the largest photography and imaging shows in North
America, attended by over 23,000 professional photographers and
enthusiasts.

Medium Festival of PhotographyA 4-day photography event in San

Diego, with an engaging line up of portfolio reviews and artist
lectures on photography.

Delhi Photo FestivalThe biennial Delhi Photo Festival, a non-

commercial venture, is India’s first and biggest international
photography festival.

November

FotoWeek DCA week long, city-wide festival that takes place

annually in Washington DC.

Paris PhotoFestival in Paris, France with 135 galleries and

publishers coming from twenty or so countries and more than
50,000 visitors.

Angkor Photo FestivalHeld each year in Siem Reap, this week long
festival features a series of exhibitions, slideshows and outdoor
activities. It serves as a platform to discover and re-discover talent
from all over the world, and is now a regular highlight on the Asian
arts calendar, attracting photography professionals from all over the
world.

December

PhotoNOLAAn annual festival of photography in New Orleans,

coordinated by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with
galleries, museums and photographers citywide.
international photography festivals

AFRICA
Addis Foto Fest (Ethiopia)Recontres de Bamako November 2015 (Mali)
Joburg Photo Umbrella (South Africa)

ASIA
FOCUS Photography Festival March 12 - 26, 2015 (Mumbai)
KYOTOGRAPHIE (Japan)Higashikawa International Photo Festival (Japan)
Milan Image Art Fair (Singapore)Singapore International Photography
Festival (Singapore)The Hong Kong International Photo Festival (Hong
Kong)Beijing Photo Biennial (China)Pingyao International Photography
Festival (China)Daegu Photo Biennale (Korea)Lianzhou International Photo
Festival (China)Photo Shanghai (China) Chobi Mela January 23 - February
5, 2015 (Bangladesh)Delhi Photo Festival Oct 22 to Nov 7, 2015 (India)
Angkor Photo Festival (Cambodia)Photo Phnom Penh Festival (Cambodia)
Obscura Festival (Malaysia) Dong Gang International Photography
Festival (South Korea)Yangon Photo Festival January - February
2015 (Myanmar)

EUROPE
Cortona On the Move July 16 - September 27, 2015 (Italy)Milan Image Art
Fair April 10 - 13, 2015 (Italy) Tbilisi Photo Festival (Georgia) Unseen Photo
Fair September 18 - 20, 2015 (Amsterdam)KAUNAS PHOTO (Lithuania)
Krakow Photomonth Festival May 14 - June 14, 2015 (Poland)9th
International Biennial of Photography - BIP Leige (Belgium)Organ Vida Int'l
Photography Festival (Croatia)Prague Photo Festival (Czech Republic)
Copenhagen Photo Festival (Denmark)FORMAT March 13 - April 23,
2015 (England)World Photo London (England)Guernsey Photography
Festival (England)Hereford Photography Festival (England)Liverpool
Look (England)Planche(s) Contact (France)fotofever Paris (France)
Transphotographiques (France)Photo Levallois Festival (France) Paris
Photo (France)Sportfolio (France)Visa pour l'Image (France)Rencontres
d’Arles (France)Lens Culture FotoFest Paris (France)Fetart's Circulation(s)
Photo Festival (France)HYÈRES Fashion and Photography Festival (France)
fotofever Brussels (Belgium)Fotofestival
Mannheim_Ludwigshafen_Heidelberg (Germany)Photography Triennial of
Hamburg (Germany)Photobook Festival (Germany)Athens Photo
Festival (Greece)PhotoBiennale (Greece)PhotoIreland (Ireland)Belfast
Photo Festival June 4 - 30, 2015 (Northern Ireland)Belfast Photo Festival
Youth Edition (Northern Ireland)Noordelicht (Netherlands)
Fotoweek (Netherlands) Palmela International Panoramic Photography
Festival (Portugal)PhotoRomânia Festival (Romania)PHotoEspaña (Spain)
DOCfield (Spain)GETXOPHOTO (Getxo, Basque Country) South Sweden
Photo Biennial (Sweden)Landskrona Fotofestival August 20 - 30, 2015
(Sweden)Ways of Looking (UK)Funkeho Koin (Czech Repubic)Backlight
Photo Festival (Finland)Image Afrique (Basel, Switzerland)

LATIN AMERICA
San Jose Foto (Uruguay)Buenos Aires Photo (Argentina)Mostra Sao Paulo
de Fotografia (Brazil)Sao Paulo Photography Fair (Brazil)Belo
Horizonte (Brazil)GuateFoto (Guatemala)limafoto (Peru)

MIDDLE EAST
Aleppo (Syria)PhotoMed (Turkey)
NORTH AMERICA
CONTACT (Canada)Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal September 2015
(Canada)ZOOM Photo Festival Sanguenay (Canada) Filter Photo
Festival (IL)Photo LA (CA)Los Angeles Photo Festival (CA) Paris Photo Los
Angeles (CA)MOPLA (CA)Palm Springs Photo Festival (CA)Telluride Photo
Festival (CO)FotoWeek DC (Washington, DC)Miami Street Photography
Festival (FL)Miami Photo Salon (FL) Atlanta Celebrates Photography (GA)
Maui Photo Festival (Hawaii)Flash Forward Festival (MA)New York Photo
Festival (NY)AIPAD (NY)PhotoNOLA (LA) FotoFest (TX)Texas Photo
Roundup (TX)Look3 (VA)Portland Photo Month (OR)

OCEANIA
Head On Photography Festival (Australia)Shimmer Photographic
Biennale (Australia)FotoFreo (Australia)Reportage (Australia)

Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Awards

NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism AwardsSubmission period: December –
January

Days Japan International Photography AwardsSubmission period: August –

January

Istanbul Photo AwardsSubmission period: November – January

Pictures of the Year InternationalSubmission period: November – January

World Press Photo AwardsSubmission period: December – January

CDS Documentary Essay Prize (biannual)Submission period: November –

March

Freelens AwardSubmission period: November – March

Lammarhuber Photography AwardSubmission period: November – March

Henri Cartier-Bresson AwardSubmission period: March – April

Pictures of the Year LatamSubmission period: March – April

Vienna International Photography AwardsSubmission period: March – May

World.Report AwardSubmission period: April – May

IAFOR Documentary Photography AwardSubmission period: March – June

ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’Or AwardSubmission period: March – June

Prix Bayeux-CalvadosSubmission period: April – June

Marco Pesaresi AwardSubmission period: August – September

Syngenta Photography AwardSubmission period: April – September

Lucas Dolega AwardSubmission period: September – November

The Terry O’Neill Photography AwardSubmission period: May – November

PhotoPhilanthropy Activist AwardsSubmission period: October – December

HIPA Photography AwardsSubmission period: March – December

Portrait Photography Awards

LensCulture Portrait AwardsSubmission period: January – February

Kuala Lumpur International Photo AwardsSubmission period: February –
April

Taylor Wessing Portrait PrizeSubmission period: May – July

Portrait SalonSubmission period: July – September

Awards for Female Photographers

Julia Cameron AwardSubmission period: November – February

Trust Women Photography AwardSubmission period: January – February

Canon Female Photojournalist AwardSubmission period: April – May

Prix Virginia – International Photography Prize for WomenSubmission

period: January – May

Photobook Awards

Mack’s First Book AwardSubmission period: January

FotoEvidence Book AwardSubmission period: November – January

Unseen Dummy AwardSubmission period: May – July

Dummy Award Kassel & Photobook Award KasselSubmission period:

February – May

CDS / Honickman First Book Prize in PhotographySubmission period: June –

September

NYPH PhotoWorld Photographic Book PrizeSubmission period: August –

September

Aperture’s PhotoBook of the Year Award, First PhotoBook Award

& Photography Catalogue of the YearSubmission period: May – September

Prix du Livre d’Auteur & Prix du Livre HistoriqueSubmission period: July –

September

The Anamorphosis PrizeSubmission period: May – September

Bar Tur Photobook AwardSubmission period: September – October

Rendez-vous Image Prix du LivreSubmission period: June – December

Featureshoot Emerging Photography AwardsSubmission period: July –
January

International Emerging Artist AwardSubmission period: November –

January

Leica Oskar Barnack AwardSubmission period: December – January

Sony World Photography AwardsSubmission period: June – January

Barcelona International Photography AwardsSubmission period: January –

February

CENTER Choice AwardsSubmission period: October – February

Next Photographer AwardSubmission period: October – February

PDN Photo AnnualSubmission period: November – February

Pollux AwardsSubmission period: November – February

Voies Off PrizeSubmission period: December – February

Saif Discovery PrizeSubmission period: December – February

Wildlife Photographer of the YearSubmission period: January – February

Big Picture Natural World Photography CompetitionSubmission

period: January – March

Communication Arts Photography CompetitionSubmission period: June –

March

Exposure AwardSubmission period: March

Foam Talent CallSubmission period: February – March

FotoprizeSubmission period: March

Head On AwardsSubmission period: February – March

Kolor Panobook AwardsSubmission period: February – March

iPhone Photography AwardsSubmission period: June – March

Kolga Tbilisi Photo AwardSubmission period: February – March

POPCAP – International Prize for Contemporary African Photography

Submission period: January – March

Résidence BMW au musée Nicéphore NiépceSubmission period: January –

March

Astronomy Photographer of the YearSubmission period: January – April

Int’l Photography AwardsSubmission period: October – April

Nikon Small World Photography CompetitionSubmission period: November

– April

Photo Annual AwardsSubmission period: February – April

Prix Elysee (biannual)Submission period: February – April

Snider PrizeSubmission period: January – April

Daylight Photo AwardsSubmission period: March – May

Kontinent AwardsSubmission period: March – May

On the Move International AwardSubmission period: April – May

Photo Levallois Festival AwardSubmission period: February – May

Renaissance Photography PrizeSubmission period: January – May

Carte Blanche PMUSubmission period: March – June

Hariban AwardSubmission period: April – June

National Geographic Traveler Photo ContestSubmission period: March –

June

Tokyo International Photography CompetitionSubmission period: April –

June

Epson International Pano AwardsSubmission period: April – July

LensCulture Emerging Talent AwardsSubmission period: May – July

Prix Camera ClaraSubmission period: March – July

The Source-Cord PrizeSubmission period: May – July

EyeEm AwardsSubmission period: May – August

International Photography Award Emergentes DSTSubmission period: June

– August

Art Gemini PrizeSubmission period: June – September

Moscow International Fotography AwardsSubmission period: May –

September

NYPH PhotoWorldSubmission period: August – September

Shpilman Prize for Excellence in PhotographySubmission period: June –

September

Conscientious Portfolio CompetitionSubmission period: September –

October

LensCulture Visual Storytelling AwardsSubmission period: September –

October

National Geographic Photo ContestSubmission period: September –

October

Prix HSBC pour la PhotographieSubmission period: September – October

Travel Photographer of the YearSubmission period: September – October

British Journal of Photography’s International Photography Award

Submission period: August – November

International Color AwardsSubmission period: August – November

Monochrome AwardsSubmission period: August – November

Prix de la Jeune Photographie de ModeSubmission period: September –

November

Smithsonian Photo ContestSubmission period: May – November

Aperture Portfolio PrizeSubmission period: October – December

Grand Prix FotofestiwalSubmission period: September – December

LensCulture Exposure AwardsSubmission period: November – December

Mobile Photography AwardsSubmission period: October – December

Nikon Photo ContestSubmission period: September – December

Rendez-vous Image Prix PhotoSubmission period: June – December