Belfast Photo Festival
Belfast Photo Festival is the largest annual photography festival in the UK and Ireland. Spanning over 30 venues, it presents cutting-edge contemporary photography from local, national, and international artists. The festival not only showcases exceptional work but also creates wide audience engagement, social impact and development opportunities for photographic artists. It contributes to the wider visual arts sector and Belfast’s living culture.
Belfast Photo Festival is a charitable organisation that for over 15 years, has fostered commissions, entrepreneurial initiatives, and global arts leadership. We take pride in our adaptability, innovation, and resilience, allowing us to continuously engage with national and international audiences, positively impacting communities and society.
Belfast Photo Festival demonstrates strong financial stability, governance, and impact evaluation, reflected in a diverse portfolio of funders and income sources that include core support, project grants, earned revenue, and in-kind contributions.
Through photography, arguably the most accessible and popular art forms, we are determined to make a lasting, positive social and environmental impact through engaging both seasoned art enthusiasts and new audiences alike.
For the 11th edition of Belfast Photo Festival, the theme of ‘Biosphere’ transcended documentation and embraced creativity. In June, audiences explored new imagery, commissions, and projects that inspired positive change in how we view and inhabit our shared Earth. Belfast Photo Festival and its partners aimed to foster creativity, build meaningful connections, and generate lasting public engagement to help protect the environment.
