A year in St. Michaels on the Mount without.

Bristol Photo Festival has been collaborating with St.Michaels on the Mount primary school supporting their year long photography project with mentoring sessions which will be exhibited in September. We have …

Growing Spaces School Competition

Over Spring/Summer 2021 Bristol Education Partnership held a photography competition in collaboration with Bristol Photo Festival and the Soil Association. The theme was “Growing Spaces” and we invited students at all …

Photo Poetry Surfaces

17 June 2021 7PM | ONLINE (ZOOM) | FREE BOOK YOUR TICKETS www.photopoetrysurfaces.com What is visual poetry and photo-poetry? Is it anything – or perhaps a wide continuum of forms, …

Grey Areas: Jessie Edwards-Thomas

1 June 2021 – 1 September 2021 | Tue-Sat 11.00-18.00 | Sun 11.00-17.00 Arnolfini | 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA Jessie Edwards-Thomas has co-designed and co-produced ‘Grey Areas’, a …

Growing Spaces: Chris Hoare

18 June – 18 August 2021 | Mon-Sun 9.00-18.00 Royal Fort Gardens | University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1UH Growing Spaces by photographer Chris Hoare is a chronicle of urban …

The Floating Harbour: Jem Southam

Opening 18 June 2021 | Tue – Fri 10.30 – 15.30 | Weekend 9.00-17.00 Underfall Yard | Cumberland Rd, Bristol BS1 6XG This series of photographs of Bristol Harbour in …

Thames Log: Chloe Dewe Mathews

20 May – 29 August 2021 | Thu-Sun 10.00-17.00 Martin Parr Foundation | 316, Paintworks, Arno’s Vale, Bristol BS4 3AR GETTING TO MPF Chloe Dewe Mathews spent five years photographing …

James Barnor: Ghanaian Modernist

Opening 18 May – 31 October 2021 | Tue-Sun 10.00-17.00 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery | Queens Rd, Bristol BS8 1RL BOOK YOUR VISIT James Barnor was Ghana’s first international …

01/03/2021 BPF Press Release

Programme for inaugural Bristol Photo Festival announced ‘A Sense of Place’ | Exhibitions open late May through to winter 2021 bristolphotofestival.org Bristol Photo Festival is a new biennial festival with …

An ancient playground of artistic disciplines.

Bristol Photo Festival joined photographer and filmmaker Esther May Campbell‘s workshops (developed from Kitchen Table Photo Club and Scrap Book), commissioning a special post-lockdown session in December with a group of …

Creative Committee Announcement

The aim of this Creative Committee is to work collaboratively with the festival team, city venues and community partners towards the second edition which will take place between 2022/2023. Bristol …

BLUEPRINT: Housing & Wellbeing / Call Out

Bristol Photo Festival joins forces with Arnolfini to offer a commission opportunity for a Bristol  based artist or artist collective to work together on a short project that uses photography …

BPF Creative Committee 2020 – 2021 Open Call

Bristol Photo Festival is new and innovative international photography festival based in Bristol. It produces national, international solo and group exhibitions, talks, events, workshops and training through a partnership model …

CATALYST | Mentorship Program

CATALYST is a 7 month mentorship program produced by IC Visual Lab in collaboration with Bristol Photo Festival for those who wish to further their personal career and, importantly, to expand …

22/06/2020 BPF Press Release

A Sense of Place Exhibitions open spring 2021 bristolphotofestival.org Bristol Photo Festival is a new biennial festival with a year-round programme of commissions and collaborations, culminating in a series of …

A letter from the festival director

Tracy Marshall is an Arts Director & Producer specialising in the production of photography exhibitions, festivals, education projects and workshops. She is founding director of Northern Narratives and was previously Director …

Introducing the festival team

Bristol Photo Festival has been developed over the last 18 months by a team of UK based individuals whose roles within the photography sector are wide reaching and significant. Developed …