A cultural hub in the heart of Botanic Gardens. Far more than a Photo-book Library, this is a celebration of publishing and book making with a focus on photography. Featuring a hand picked selection of some of the finest photo-books, zines, magazines and artist book dummies from around the world.

This year's photo-book library hosts books from over 30 countries, many of which tell powerful visual stories of human experience and provide documentation relating to some of the most pressing topics and challenges of our time. The photo-book format is unique in that it allows for an intimacy between the viewer and the tangible project experience created by the artist. We invite our audiences to come, explore and be taken on a visual journey between the pages.

Fotofestiwal was established in 2001 as one of the first photography events in Poland. It was a spontaneous initiative of students and lecturers of the Sociology Department. Since then, photography and ways of organizing cultural events have transformed. The same has been true for Fotofestiwal itself – we have a different perspective towards the program, we work differently, our viewer’s needs have changed. Still, Fotofestiwal remains a space for presenting various forms and types of photography, a forum for discussion about art and society, a motivation to search for alternative methods of discussing and exhibiting photography. But first of all, invariably, it is a place where people meet.