EVENTS
CALENDAR
5th June | 6:00 - 9:00pm
Late Night Art
Enjoy an evening celebration of the visual arts across Belfast’s galleries. Including exhibition launches from Belfast Photo Festival artists and partners.
6th June | 1:00 - 2:00pm
Artist Talk: Aiden Brady
As part of our exhibition 'What can you see, from over the brow?', artist Aiden Brady will be giving a talk about his new installation and practice.
6th June | 6:00 - 9:00pm
Exhibition Launch: A Frabjous State of Affairs
Join us for the launch of the BaHONS Photography with Video Annual Degree Show showcasing the best new talents addressing important themes.
7th June | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Artist Talk & Tour: Mathieu Asselin
Join French photographer Mathieu Asselin for an in-person tour of his project 'Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation' in Gallery 2.
7th, 14th & 21st June | 2:00 - 5:00pm
Level 3: Studio Photography
You will gain knowledge of studio lighting setups and techniques to enable you to take quality studio images from family portraits and stylish fashion shots, to interesting still lifes and eye-catching products.
7th June | 2:00 - 5:00pm
Belfast Photo Festival - Biosphere Launch
Join Belfast Photo Festival for an inspiring 90-minute event, as artists and partners celebrate Northern Ireland’s Natural Heritage through photography, poetry, performance, and engaging panel discussions.
10th June | 1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunchtime Talk and Tour: Polly Garnett
The Belfast Hills, consisting of Slievenacloy, Colin Glen, Divis and the Black Mountain, Ligoniel, Cave Hill and Carnmoney Hill, are iconic features of the city’s wider landscape. Join photographer Polly Garnett to discuss the images and scenes presented in ‘Hill Pictures’ - a large scale outdoor exhibition of the Belfast Hills.
10th June | 6:00 - 7:00pm
Panel Event: ‘Photography and Festivals’ PhotoResearcher No. 43
A celebration launching the latest PhotoResearcher journal, marking 15 years of Belfast Photo Festival and guest edited by Michael Weir, festival founder. Hear from the issues contributing photography experts on the opportunities and challenges surrounding the future of the world's photo festivals and their role in an increasingly uncertain and changing environment.
11th June | 1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunchtime Talk and Tour: Chad Alexander
Join photographer Chad Alexander to discuss the images, landscapes and people presented in ‘Bog Story’. Chad traces the historical and contemporary landscape of peatlands in and around The Sperrins, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty.
11th June | 6:00 - 7:00pm
Artist Talk: Nadezda Nikolova in conversation with Darren Campion, Photo Museum Ireland
Nadezda Nikolova in conversation with Darren Campion, Curator for Photo Museum Ireland to discuss her ongoing series ‘Elemental Forms, Landscape.’
12th June | 6:00 - 8:30pm
Exhibition Launch: Roving Light
Roving Light is a multi-media exhibition of a selection of QSS members that aims to create a dialogue between photography and other mediums/processes used in the artistic process.
13th June | 1:00 - 4:00pm
Workshop: Reading Water
This workshop will consist of a presentation of art practices connecting to ecological issues, followed by a discussion of how they could be used by communities affected by climate breakdown.
14th June | 10:00 - 11:00am
Summer Solstice From the Brink! and Belfast Photo Festival
Summer Solstice from the Brink! is a festival of culture, conversation and workshops centred on the climate crisis.
11th September | 7:30 - 9:00pm
Bog and Temperate Rainforest Stories
Join our free webinar to hear and see the results of Ulster Wildlife’s collaboration with Belfast Photo Festival’s Chad Alexander and Leon Helio as they share their new imagery and stories of bog and temperate rainforests with Simon Gray, Head of Peatland Recovery.
18th June | 6:00 - 7:00pm
In Conversation: Eli Durst, Spotlight Award Winner 2025
Join the winner of the Belfast Photo Festival’s Spotlight Award 2025 as they talk about their photographic career to date, and their winning body of work.
19th June | 7:00 - 9:00pm
Around the HEARTH at An Creagán
An evening of networking and connecting over rural heritage and storytelling. Hear about the photographic installation at An Creagán by artist and photographer Chad Alexander who captures the rejuvenation of Haughey’s Bog outside Omagh.
21st June | 2:00 - 3:30pm
Artist Talk and Tour: Roving Light
Join us for a guided exhibition tour and artist discussion with curator Gerard Carson and exhibiting artists Frédéric Huska, Meadhbh McIlgorm & Jennifer Trouton.
21st & 28th June | 10:00am - 1:00pm
Level 1: Introduction To Your Digital Camera
You will get an introduction to your camera’s manual controls, focusing on how to control aperture, shutter speed and ISO to correctly expose your photographs.
21st June | 6:00 - 10:30pm
Bog Story: Photography Experience at the Summer Solstice
Join An Creagán for a Summer Solstice Celebration to launch the Bog Story Exhibition with photographer Chad Alexander as part of the Belfast Photo Festival. Bring along a peatland artefact, memory, or personal connection to the bog and have your portrait taken.
22nd June | 1:00 - 2:00pm
Artist Talk and Tour: Joe Laverty
Join photographer Joe Laverty for a discussion on the landscape, people and traditions of Lough Neagh as he takes you through his photographic investigation ‘Shallow Waters’.
23rd June | 6:20 - 8:00pm
Screening: Sowing the Seeds of the Wild
The Queen’s Film Theatre will host a screening of ‘Sowing the Seeds of the Wild’ by Dyba & Adam Lach, followed by a Director’s Q&A and the official programme launch of Metamorfoza.
23rd June | 6:20 - 9:00pm
Launch Event: Metamorfoza
Join us to celebrate the launch of ‘Metamorfoza: Polish Artists at Belfast Photo Festival’. Meet the four exhibiting Polish artists and enjoy a screening of ‘Sowing the Seeds of the Wild’ by Dyba and Adam Lach, followed by a Director’s Q&A and drinks reception.
24th June | 1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunchtime Talk and Tour: Yvette Monahan
Join photographer Yvette Monahan to discuss the concepts presented in ‘The Ocean Within’.
The work delves into the rich and diverse dimensions of fish senses, bringing to light what often remains hidden: lived experience and how nature captures truths beyond human perception.
24th June | 6:00 - 7:30pm
Metamorfoza - The Stories Within
Join Belfast Festival in person or online for a special live webinar, presented from the Vault Gallery. Anna Zagrodzka and Diane Lelonek will be joined by Marta Dyczkowska and Yvette Monahan to discuss how they combine landscape, science and loss with their compelling photography.
26th June | 6:30 - 8:00pm
Publishing and a Pint with Karol Szymkowiak and Toby Smith
Your project is only as strong as its weakest image. Grab a pint and join this lively two-hour workshop to edit your portfolio or project into shape through collaboration and honest feedback.
25th June | 7:30 - 9:30pm
TENX9 - One Photo One Story
An exciting storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life under the theme of ‘natural’.
25th June | 1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunchtime Talk and Tour: Diana Lelonek
Join photographer Diana Lelonek to discuss the unique objects presented in ‘Centre for Living Things’.
27th June | 1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunchtime Talk and Tour: Karol Szymkowiak
Join photographer Karol Szymkowiak to discuss the project and publishing of ‘0169-8629 5223-01750’.
27th & 28th June | 10:00am - 5:00pm
Online Portfolio Reviews 2025
Belfast Photo Festival presents two days of online one-to-one Portfolio Reviews with Irish, British and International experts, providing photographers and artists with the opportunity to gain vital feedback on their work and network with industry experts.
26th June | 1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunchtime Talk and Tour: Anna Zagradoska
Join photographer Anna Zagradoska to discuss the process and locations presented in ‘Alternaria Alternata’.
28th June | 1:00 - 4:00pm
Photography Walk: Ridge Trail at Divis
Join photographer Polly Garnett and members of the Belfast Hills Partnership's Wild Youth programme for a guided photography walk along the Ridge Trail at Divis and the Black Mountain.