More than 300 international artists and photography enthusiasts will gather to create a shared space for discussing, learning about, and debating experimental photography in its many facets: from the creation of cameras, lenses, and film to printing, intervention, and the production of prints, exhibitions, and photobooks. The non-profit association Experimentalphotofestival was founded to make this event possible based on principles of horizontal organization, gender equality, and transparency.
The organized activities include workshops, conferences, panel discussions, project presentations, portfolio reviews, and group and solo exhibitions. Five intense days with activities from 10 a.m. to midnight in the heart of the Mediterranean summer. We invite photographers of all levels interested in experimental photography in its broadest sense to come to Barcelona and take on our three challenges: blending techniques, searching for the message, and building collectively.
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69 Workshops 20 Conferences 3 Portfolio Reviews 17 Solo Exhibitions 3 Group Exhibitions 300 Participants 60 Artists 15 Staff Members 30 Volunteers
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WHAT DOES MY REGISTRATION INCLUDE?
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One or two 4-hour workshops, depending on the ticket purchased. These can later be exchanged for the final workshops in the program, and you can purchase additional workshops.
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Admission to all festival activities during the five days: conferences, project presentations, portfolio viewings and exhibition openings.
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A tote bag and the official festival program.
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Participate in our Art Swap Space for the exchange of artworks and photographic objects between artists, where you can sell your work to all festival participants without commission—all the profit is yours!
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If you give us permission, we will share images from your dossier on our social media so the whole community knows you're coming to the festival. This strengthens the community and allows everyone to get to know each other even before arriving in Barcelona.
MORE DETAILS!
The Experimental Photo Festival is open to photographers of all levels (established or beginners), techniques (analog and digital) and countries and languages, interested in any of the aspects of experimental photography.
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Individual workshops cannot be purchased without first paying the general festival registration fee. Once the program is released, you can exchange your workshops for the final selection and purchase additional workshops to fill your schedule. Workshops will consist of one session (4 hours for €90) or two sessions (8 hours for €180). The price is fixed and the same for everyone, and it is based on the number of hours, regardless of the topic or technique. The festival fee is the same for all participants and does not include accommodation, transportation, or meals.
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Registered attendees and their companions will have access to the festival's official accommodation , which is much cheaper than other hostels or hotels in the city.
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The maximum number of participants will be 300 people and the registration process will close once this quota has been reached.
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To register, you must purchase your ticket. We will then send you an email with a form to fill out with your personal information and where you can attach a portfolio of your images (to be published on our social media). Sending the portfolio is optional, but we always recommend sending some images, even just a few, to have something to share and start a conversation. During the payment process, you will be asked for a passport number, NIE/NIF/CIF, which must be provided solely for accounting and tax purposes. If you have any questions about the process, you can write to us at experimentalphotofestival@gmail.com
The portfolio may include up to 10 images and a project description and/or an artist statement. These may be from a single project or a selection of photographs chosen by the participant. All images must be in .JPG format, with each work named, and the total file size must not exceed 20 MB. Submissions via WeTransfer, email, TIFF files, or any other document type outside of the application form will not be accepted.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
​1. Registration for the festival activities in Barcelona is personal, individual and non-transferable.
2. The festival has no "theme", this is organized based on experimentation and the three challenges: mix techniques, search for the message and work collectively. The submitted projects and photographs can be of any type and subject, even if they have already been exhibited, published or awarded previously. We accept dossiers or works by multiple authors (as in the case of film swaps), but each of the authors must purchase their general registration fee if they all wish to participate in the festival's activities in Barcelona.
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3. If you think you can participate in the festival by delivering a workshop or explaining your work at a conference, send us an email with your idea after submitting the form. The festival program comprises invited artists and participants whom we invite to collaborate, without changing their status as participants.​​ All speakers must transfer their image rights to the Experimentalphotofestival Association to be part of them so that they can be broadcast in the online festival and Ágora.
4. To participate in the workshops and horizontal portfolio reviews it is mandatory to make a seat reservation since they have a limited capacity. Starting in April, the workshops will be revealed and reservations will be opened in order of registration at the festival. Please keep an eye on your email as workshops can sell out quickly. To attend the conferences, discussion panels and presentations of projects and experiences, it is not necessary to book in advance.​
5. This year, we will have three Horizontal Portfolio Reviews that will function as workshops and with the presence of international curators who will select works to be exhibited worldwide and during Experimental 2027.
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6. The official communication channels of the festival are our email, Instagram @experimentalphotofestival with the hashtags #experimentalphotofestival and facebook.com/experimentalphotofestival. For better communication, we have created a group on Telegram where everyone can get in touch with the other participants and share information, doubts and queries.
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7. During the festival, we will have an Art Swap Space where all the participants and artists will be able to sell small objects, such as books, films, fanzines, cameras or postcards in a space of 20x30 centimetres, without any cost or commission to pay. The only thing that is asked of them is that the products have a single price to simplify the payment and the reimbursement of the money. During the month of June, a call will be opened for you to propose products to sell, and we will make a selection according to the type so that it is as varied as possible. Everyone must pick up their products before Saturday, July 25, at 6:00 p.m. Subsequently, the organisation is not responsible for sending the material, and all the expenses generated will be paid by the artist.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
Registration implies automatic acceptance of the following rules, which are the same for all participants.
Participants grant the Experimentalphotofestival Association the non-exclusive right to distribute and reproduce the digitally submitted photographs (always indicating the photographer's name and the title of the work) for promotional purposes (e.g., newsletters, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, the festival websites, Ágora, IEFC, Centro Cívico Pati Llimona, and the galleries where the exhibitions are held), exhibition, educational, and commercial purposes. No royalties or compensation will be paid for these purposes. The photographer retains all copyright and ownership rights to the works. However, it should also be noted that third parties such as educational institutions, journalists, search engines, or individuals may download, save, store, or archive images from our website with or without our knowledge. The Experimentalphotofestival Association will have no control over such downloading and subsequent use and, therefore, cannot accept responsibility for such use. Participants assume and accept all legal and financial responsibility for any infringement of the privacy, property or copyright rights of others, caused by the creation or public presentation of their work.
THE FINE PRINT
Participants grant the Experimentalphotofestival Association their image rights, and the Association is not authorized to transfer these rights to third parties without express consent. By registering, participants authorize the Association to capture, reproduce, and disseminate images of themselves at the festival, in still or video format, without geographical or temporal limitations and free of charge.
- The Experimentalphotofestival Association reserves the right to exclude from the festival those dossiers and participants that violate the general conditions of participation or that violate our values, copyright, human rights or privacy.
- The Experimentalphotofestival Association is the organizer of the Experimental Photo Festival and the Agora, School of Experimentation, which means that the assignment of rights to the association automatically allows its use by both events.
Tickets purchased for the festival are non-refundable under any circumstances. If a participant decides not to attend in Barcelona, their ticket can be converted into a virtual festival pass so they can experience the festival from anywhere in the world, or into Agora credit to learn the techniques throughout the year.
The Experimentalphotofestival Association reserves the right to make changes to the program until the last minute. The purchase of a ticket covers all five days of activities and does not include a specific workshop or activity.