BredaPhoto Festival 2026

In the fall of 2026, the twelfth edition of the festival will take place in Breda, Netherlands.

Overview

BredaPhoto Festival showcases stories that inspire, move, confront, spark new questions, and prove that photography is the ultimate artistic medium at the heart of society.

The 2026 edition brings together the work of over forty photographers and artists, many of whom are showing in the Netherlands for the first time, with some installations created especially for the festival.

The full list of exhibited artists include Aline Motta, Aline Papenheim, Amera Elnaal, Annaleen Louwes, Awoiska van der Molen, Aya Musa, Çiğdem Yükselm Emilia Yang, Eva Roefs, Fatima Joumaa, Fouad Hallak, Frida Lisa Carstensen Jersø, Hanna Tuulikki, Hetty van Bommel & Thierry van Raaij, Huda Abdulmughni, Judit Gyuricza Osváth, Kali Spitzer, Keiken, Lara Rau, Majd Arandas (1994-2023), Marcel Top, Noor Abed, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Olivia Arthur, Prin Rodriguez, Puck Verkade, Rafael Soldi, Shannon Taggart, Simone Engelen, Ties van de Water, Varvara Uhlik, Yuki Kihara, and Yvela Jessica.

In collaboration with Sudanese photographer and curator Ala Kheir, work by six Sudanese photographers will be on display throughout the festival: Wala Yassin, Ammar Abdalla Osman, Ammar Yassir, Hashim Nasr, Musab Abushama, and Fatima Alam.

Additionally, at BredaPhoto’s invitation, FOTODOK presents the group exhibition A Spell Bundle – Manifesting Queer Futurity at the festival. The exhibition is curated by Daria Tuminas and co-curator Nayara Leite features work by Donja Nasseri, Ebun Sodipo, Julius Thissen, Nayara Leite, and S*an D. Henry-Smith.

A city-wide programme has also been developed together with Breda partners such as Stedelijk Museum Breda, Chassé Theatre, and De Nieuwe Veste.