PANEL EVENT: ‘PHOTOGRAPHY & FESTIVALS’ PHOTORESEARCHER NO.43
Date: Tuesday 10th June
Time: 6:00 - 7:00pm
Location: Online
The European Society for the History of Photography (ESHPh) and Belfast Photo Festival (BPF) invite you to celebrate the launch of journal PhotoResearcher No. 43, titled “Photography & Festivals: 15 Years of Belfast Photo Festival”, guest-edited by Michael Weir, CEO of BPF.
Hear from the experts who contributed to the journal and join the discussion about the opportunities and challenges surrounding the future of photography festivals in an ever-increasing politically and economically uncertain world.
Speakers:
Dr. Hanin Hannouch - VP, The European Society for the History of Photography
Michael Weir - CEO, Belfast Photo Festival
Guest editor Journal no. 43
Louise Clements - Director, Photoworks
Afterword Journal No.43
Toby Smith - Director of Development, Belfast Photo Festival
Festivals as Climate Protest: An Opportunity?
Hannah Crowdy - Head of Curatorial, National Museums NI
New Resonances in Museum Collections: The Ulster Museum and Belfast Photo Festival
Tom Seymour - Independent Journalist and Lecturer
The Future of Photography Festivals: A British-Irish Perspective
Paal Otnes - Curator, Preus Museum
Elective Affinities: Oslo Negativ x Preus Museum
Free Tickets, Booking Essential:
PhotoResearcher No. 43
This special issue of PhotoResearcher aims to inspire scholars, curators, and artists to reflect on photography festivals in an academic context and to investigate them as a phenomenon; a particular mode of presentation, circulation, and production of images.
Although photography festivals are not yet an established field of research in the history or theory of photography, readers of PhotoResearcher No. 43 will encounter a combination of international voices positioning festivals in a variety of socio-cultural settings: As engines of collaboration with local museums, as contributors to the visibility of the climate crisis, as engines of artistic production, etc. The inspiration behind this publication stems from the desire to honour the legacy of Belfast Photo Festival, which was founded back in 2009, and to take stock of how it changed the ecosystem which gave rise to it. Also, this collaborative publication expands BPF’s experiences through the journal’s authors and their unique perspectives in order to learn from them and to keep this unique form of experiencing photography alive and thriving.
The journal’s editorial is open-access and can be downloaded here: http://www.eshph.org/journal/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/05/PHR43_Editorial.pdf
To order this special issue of PhotoResearcher:
UK Residents:
For EU, and the rest of the world, go to:
http://www.eshph.org/journal/photoresearcher-no-43-2025/
You can also visit us at our Photobook library in Botanic Gardens, Belfast from 5-30th June to buy a copy.
Image Credit: PhotoResearcher.