This is Northern Ireland’s first major photographic event celebrating some of the finest. national and international contemporary photography and visual culture.

By placing amateur photographers alongside professionals we aim to be inclusive, increase access and widen participation in photography, provoking thought, discussion, interest and simple enjoyment of the medium.

We hope to inspire the countries future photographers, artists and entrepreneurs, offering new, exciting, welcoming and sometimes challenging experiences to audiences through the Festival’s programme of events.

In establishing a new, innovative, creative and unique photography festival for the UK and Ireland we are focused on creating new channels of cultural exchange within the international photographic community and promoting Belfast as a hub for the photographic arts.