A Guide To March 2026 Photography Festivals & Exhibitions

PhotoVogue Festival, Sabotage by Salvatore Vitale at Photo Elysée, Circulation(s), (Inter)faces Of Predictions by Sheung Yiu at C/O Berlin, Unseen Photo, Rotterdam Photo, and Family Stories at Hangar are among the photography events to visit next month.

PhotoVogue Festival 2026

Milan, Italy / 1 March - 4 March

PhotoVogue Festival 2026 marks the 10th edition of the international photography event, held during Milan Fashion Week at the historic Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense. This milestone edition highlights the multifaceted ways women express, represent, and imagine themselves through the lens. The festival features curated exhibitions and digital showcases that foreground women’s perspectives while challenging traditional assumptions about visibility, authorship, and the gaze in visual culture. Engaging lectures and panel discussions will address the politics of depiction, the power of images in shaping collective consciousness, and the ethical responsibility of visual creators in today's media landscape. Alongside these conversations, curated projections and screenings will expand the dialogue into digital and experimental spaces, including works by photographers selected through the PhMuseum 2025 Women Photographers Grant.

Organized in collaboration with the Pinacoteca di Brera, under the patronage of the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, the event fosters an essential exchange on gender, identity, and power within contemporary photography. The festival coincides with the March issue of Vogue Italia, which dedicates significant editorial focus to the Women by Women theme.

Find the complete program at Vogue's website.

Sabotage by Salvatore Vitale at Photo Elysée

Lausanne, Switzerland / 6 March - 31 May

SABOTAGE revolves around Death by GPS, Salvatore Vitale’s long-term project, presented in its entirety for the first time, examining how the gig economy and digital capitalism depend on distributed, precarious, often invisible labour and how subtle forms of resistance emerge within these systems. Developed through film, photography, video installations, textiles, and text, the exhibition unfolds as a spatial journey from corporate-style spaces to electronic waste landscapes, mirroring the lifecycle of digital labour. Across its different forms, Vitale's work asks how human presence persists within increasingly automated environments, and what it means to remain visible, present, and human within infrastructures designed to normalise exploitation.

More information on the Photo Elysée's platform.

Circulation(s) 2026

Paris, France / 21 March - 17 May

Circulation(s) returns to CENTQUATRE-PARIS, leading cultural institution in eastern Paris, for its 16th edition, showcasing 26 emerging European photographers from 15 nationalities. Curated by the Fetart collective, an all-female team including Carine Dolek, Laetitia Guillemin, Marie Guillemin, Emmanuelle Halkin, and new members Caroline Benichou, Ioana Mello, and Lucille Vivier-Calicat, the festival highlights the pulse of contemporary European photography.

This year’s program includes a Focus on Irish artists Ellen Blair, Clodagh O’Leary, Dónal Talbot, and Ruby Wallis, alongside other international artists: Alžběta Drcmánková, Davide Degano, Joanna Szproch, Konstantin Zhukov, Manon Tagand, Marcel Top, Marco Zanella, Marine Billet, Mashid Mohadjerin, Matevž Čebasek, Maximiliano Tineo, Natalia Majchrzak, Nathalie Bissig, Nina Pacherova, Olia Koval, Rafael Roncato, Ricardo Tokugawa, Sadie Cook & Jo Pawlowska, T2i & NouN and Tanguy Muller, alongside a special focus on Irish artists Ellen Blair, Clodagh O’Leary, Dónal Talbot, and Ruby Wallis.

Further information is available on the festival’s website.

(Inter)faces Of Predictions by Sheung Yiu at C/O Berlin

Berlin, Germany / 7 February - 10 June

C/O Berlin displays Sheung Yiu’s first institutional solo exhibition in Germany, accompanied by a publication curated by Veronika Epple. (Inter)faces of Predictions is a multimedia show based on the long-term project by Hong Kong–born, Helsinki-based artist-researcher, recipient of the C/O Berlin Talent Award 2025. The show investigates how faces have been used across cultures and technologies to predict character traits and futures, bringing together traditional East Asian face reading, Western physiognomy, and contemporary facial recognition systems to reveal the cultural assumptions embedded in visual interpretation. Using photographs, found footage, object installations, and a video essay, the show creates a circular visual archaeology of facial analysis, with the ouroboros motif underscoring recurring belief systems and data loops. A video essay concludes the show with the artist as an avatar traversing a landscape that becomes his own face, prompting reflection on identity, algorithms, and the supposed objectivity of images.

Discover more at the C/O Berlin platform.

Unseen Photo 2026

Rotterdam, Netherlands / 27 March - 29 March

The 13th edition of the international photography fair is now joining forces with Art Rotterdam to present a curated photography programme within the broader contemporary art fair at Rotterdam Ahoy. The collaboration brings together photography galleries from Unseen’s Main Section and Solo/Duo programmes alongside contemporary art, with specially curated sections such as New Photography, Encounters, and The Past Present that highlight diverse and dynamic photographic practices. Alongside the fair, the Unseen Book Market takes place at the Nederlands Fotomuseum, featuring around 40 publishers and creating a hub for photobooks and related publications. Unseen continues to focus on international photographers, curators, and collectors, offering a vibrant platform for both established and emerging voices in photography.

Check out the complete program here.

Uqbaroxy by Zoe A. Keller and Batia Suter at Centre de la photographie Genève

Geneva, Switzerland / 19 January - 9 May

Curated by Danaé Panchaud, Uqbaroxy is a collaborative project by the researcher in visual cultures Zoe A. Keller and the visual artist Batia Suter. It takes as its starting point the Eranos Archive, a remarkable collection of approximately 3,000 archetypal images assembled by Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn between the 1920s and 1950s in Ascona, Ticino. Created in collaboration with Carl Gustav Jung, this iconographic collection was intended to serve Jung’s reflections on archetypes and the collective unconscious. The show investigates memory, fiction, and perception through photography, collage, and archival materials, exploring how images construct narratives and influence understanding. Keller and Suter juxtapose personal and found imagery to question authorship, chance, and interpretation, creating a poetic dialogue between history and imagination.

Further information is available on the Centre de la Photographie Genève's website.

Rotterdam Photos 2026

Rotterdam, Netherlands / 25 March - 29 March

The Dutch festival presents Echoes Of Silence, an edition that moves away from direct reportage to explore the internal, psychological landscapes of war. Rather than capturing literal violence, Rotterdam Photos showcases autonomous photographic works that function as mirrors of collective trauma and personal memory. By focusing on the "echoes" of conflict—expressed through silence, fragmentation, and symbolic representation—the event offers a necessary, poetic extension to our visual culture, highlighting the deeply personal perspectives that often remain underexposed in mainstream media.

Find out more on the festival's website.

American Images by Dana Lixenberg at MEP

Paris, France / 11 February - 24 May

American Images at Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) exhibits the first major retrospective devoted to Dutch artist Dana Lixenberg and her three-decade-long photographic exploration of American communities, focusing on resilience, identity, and everyday life. Curated by Isabelle Cahn, the show features intimate portraits and documentary series that examine social, cultural, and economic landscapes across the United States. Lixenberg’s work highlights both visibility and marginality, capturing the complexity of her subjects with empathy and nuance.

For more details, go to MEP’s website.

MIA Photo Fair 2026

Milan, Italy / 19 March - 22 March

Founded in 2011 by Fabio Castelli, MIA Photo Fair is an Italian art fair dedicated exclusively to photography. The 2026 edition explores the image as both a product and a creative process, emphasizing experimentation, hybrid visual languages, and innovative approaches, including AI in photography. The event features solo and group exhibitions, curated projects, and thematic sections that foster dialogue between photography and other visual arts. Its cultural program includes talks, workshops, and events connecting artists, curators, galleries, and collectors from Italy and abroad.

Check out the full program here.

The Shape of Our Eyes, Other Things I Wouldn't Know by Davide Sartori at Triennale Milano

Milan, Italy / 11 February - 22 March

Davide Sartori presents The Shape of Our Eyes, Other Things I Wouldn’t Know at Triennale Milano, exploring the interplay between perception, memory, and personal narrative through photography and video. The show is closely tied to the figure of the artist’s father and engages with themes of vulnerability and intergenerational trauma, questioning established social norms. The itinerary unfolds through a series of attempts to establish a connection with his father, with photography functioning as a central tool to explore their relationship. Through collaboratively staged actions documented photographically, portraits, and archival materials, the project articulates both emotional distance and a persistent desire for closeness.

Find out more at the Triennale Milano's website.

The House by The Anonymous Project/Lee Shulman at Hangar

Brussels, Belgium / 23 January - 17 May

For the first time since its presentation in Arles, The House is being shown at Hangar, marking the first exhibition of The Anonymous Project on Belgian territory. The show explores themes of domesticity, memory, and personal history through photography and archival materials. Featuring Shulman’s intimate portraits alongside selected works from The Anonymous Project’s extensive collection, the show examines the intersections of public and private spaces, collective memory, and individual experience. By juxtaposing anonymous images with personal narratives, The House invites viewers to reflect on the layers of meaning within everyday life.

Check out full details at Hangar's website.

Family Stories at Hangar

Brussels, Belgium / 23 January - 17 May

Curated by Gabriela Torres Freyermuth, Family Stories presents seven photographic projects that delve into the artists’ personal family narratives. Unlike anonymous documentary work, these staged series explore intimate themes such as motherhood, family bonds, grief, and reconciliation, using photography as a tool for healing, remembrance, and emotional expression. The exhibition also highlights marginalized stories, including the lives of women shaped by social traditions, bicultural family dynamics, and experiences of motherhood, transforming personal moments into universal reflections.

Further information is available on Hangar’s website.

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Atlanta Made Us Famous by Hajar Benjida at Foam / Amsterdam, Netherlands / 14 November - 25 March

Foam presents Atlanta Made Us Famous, the first museum solo exhibition by Moroccan-Dutch photographer Hajar Benjida, curated as part of Foam Talent. The exhibition explores Magic City, a renowned Atlanta strip club central to the city’s hip-hop culture, highlighting the women who shape the scene and act as its unofficial gatekeepers. Benjida’s portraits reveal their economic independence, entrepreneurial ventures, and strong social networks across generations, challenging stereotypes through intimate backstage and domestic scenes.

You Don’t Look Sick by Jasmijn Vermeer at Foam / Amsterdam, Netherlands / 5 December - 25 May

Foam presents You Don’t Look Sick, an exhibition by Dutch lens-based artist Jasmijn Vermeer, exploring life with invisible disabilities through photography, video, and sculptural work. Curated to highlight the everyday experiences of people with hidden physical and mental conditions, the exhibition challenges societal assumptions about health, functionality, and identity. Vermeer, who identifies as crip: a term encompassing various forms of disability, including physical, mental, sensory, and learning differences; draws from her own experiences with chronic pain, creating intimate, reflective spaces that question conventional ideas of normalcy and invite viewers to reconsider notions of self and vulnerability.

Festival De Fotografia De Tiradentes 2026 / Tiradentes, Brazil / 11 March - 15 March

Celebrating its 15th anniversary and organized by Foto em Pauta, the Festival de Fotografia de Tiradentes will take place in the historic heart of Minas Gerais. This edition, themed Sonhar, imaginar e especular futuros (Dream, imagine, and speculate futures), transforms the colonial town into an open-air gallery, featuring a diverse program of exhibitions, workshops, and night projections in the public squares. The festival remains a crucial hub for contemporary Brazilian photography, showcasing works by renowned artists, while fostering a deep dialogue between the community and international experts through portfolio reviews and photobook launches.

Haute Photographie 2026 / Rotterdam, Netherlands / 25 March - 29 March

Haute Photographie transforms Rotterdam’s 4H district into a 1,250 m² pop-up museum for its 11th edition, presenting works by 50 photographers across vintage, contemporary, and emerging photography. The fair replaces traditional booths with an immersive layout, featuring a curated photo book market and a restaurant. It opens on 25 March with a preview and exclusive sponsor evening. This year, emerging talent from Rotterdam is highlighted, including Danae Looman, Kimberly Vicente, Merel & Elmar, Roos Peltenburg, and Roos van der Jagt.