Best International Photography Festivals

Yeast Photo Festival 2026

Yeast Photo Festival 2026

The fifth edition of the Yeast Photo Festival runs across the Salento region of Southern Italy.

Festival 11 Sep - 8 Nov 2026
Polycopies 2026

Polycopies 2026

Polycopies is an annual photobook festival that promotes independent publishing - books, multiples, paper objects and experimental practices.

Festival 11 Nov - 15 Nov 2026
Bristol Photo Festival 2026

Bristol Photo Festival 2026

Entitled Time Machine, this edition of the festival explores how we inhabit layered time. It focuses on overlooked histories, shared rituals and imagined futures.

Festival 14 Oct - 15 Nov 2026
Paris Photo 2026

Paris Photo 2026

Paris Photo, leading international art fair dedicated to photography and image-based art is coming back to the Grand Palais for the 29th edition.

Festival 12 Nov - 15 Nov 2026
OFF Bratislava 2026

OFF Bratislava 2026

The 17th edition of the international festival of contemporary photography, titled White Noise, explores the tension between density and legibility amid today’s media culture.

Festival 6 Nov - 20 Nov 2026
SCAN Tarragona Festival 2026

SCAN Tarragona Festival 2026

The upcoming 13th edition of SCAN Tarragona International Photography Festival, with a theme of Metamorphosis, offers the public a transversal and inclusive program of exhibitions, screenings, conferences, and workshops.

Festival 16 Oct - 29 Nov 2026
Biennale De L'image Possible 2026

Biennale De L'image Possible 2026

To mark the 200th anniversary of the invention of photography, this edition explores the power of images to confront us with ourselves and with others.

Festival 17 Oct - 13 Dec 2026
Planches Contact Festival 2026

Planches Contact Festival 2026

The Planches Contact Festival in Deauville celebrates the bicentenary of photography with its theme Generations, showcasing diverse works that highlight the medium's enduring role as a tool for memory, identity, and artistic resistance across eras.

Festival 17 Oct - 3 Jan 2027
Singapore International Photography Festival 2026

Singapore International Photography Festival 2026

SIPF is a biennial gathering of minds from around the world with the common pursuit of advancing the art and appreciation of photography. It aims to be a much-needed arena for critical thought and academic discussion on photography in Southeast Asia.

Festival 16 Oct - 31 Jan 2027