17 June 2021 7PM | ONLINE (ZOOM) | FREE BOOK YOUR TICKETS What is visual poetry and photo-poetry? Is it anything – or perhaps a wide continuum of forms, methods …
Room to Grow: A Participatory Visual Archive
18 June – 18 July 2021 Windmill City Farm | Philip St, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4EA Looking at the stories and history of both allotments and allotment holders, members of …
Grey Areas: Jessie Edwards-Thomas
1 June 2021 – 1 September 2021 Arnolfini | 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA Jessie Edwards-Thomas has co-designed and co-produced ‘Grey Areas’, a photographic dialogue with five individuals who …
Elective Affinities: CATALYST Mentorship Programme
18 June 2021 – 12 September 2021 VENUE: BPF Public Gallery | (The Old Post Office) 25 Union St, Broadmead, Bristol BS1 3XD Elective Affinities: Billy Barraclough – Debsuddha – …
Growing Spaces: Chris Hoare
18 June – 18 August 2021 Royal Fort Gardens | University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1UH Growing Spaces by photographer Chris Hoare is a chronicle of urban land cultivation in …
The Floating Harbour: Jem Southam
Opening 18 June 2021 Underfall Yard | Cumberland Rd, Bristol BS1 6XG This series of photographs of Bristol Harbour in the late 1970s by Jem Southam provide a unique and …
Thames Log: Chloe Dewe Mathews
20 May – 29 August 2021 Martin Parr Foundation | 316, Paintworks, Arno’s Vale, Bristol BS4 3AR Chloe Dewe Mathews spent five years photographing up and down the River Thames, …
IN PROGRESS: Laia Abril – Hoda Afshar – Widline Cadet – Adama Jalloh – Alba Zari
20 May – 24 October 2021 BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL Royal Photographic Society | 337 Paintworks, Arno’s Vale, Bristol BS4 3AR IN PROGRESS is a new show commissioned by the RPS …
From Fairy Tales to Photography: Jo Spence
Photographs from the Hyman Collection 18 May 2021 – 20 June 2021 Arnolfini | 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA Drawn from one of the most comprehensive collections of Jo …
Island Life: Photographs from the Martin Parr Foundation
Opening 18 May 2021 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery | Queens Rd, Bristol BS8 1RL Island Life draws upon photographs from the Martin Parr Foundation collection to show the changing …
Lips Touched with Blood: Sarah Waiswa
Opening 18 May 2021 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery | Queens Rd, Bristol BS8 1RL Sarah Waiswa, a documentary and portrait photographer based in Kenya, will be collaborating with the …
Beyond the Frame: Heather Agyepong | Jessa Fairbrother | Lua Ribeira
Opening 18 May 2021 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery | Queens Rd, Bristol BS8 1RL Artists Heather Agyepong, Jessa Fairbrother, and Lua Ribeira have collaborated with Bristol Museum and Art …
James Barnor: Ghanaian Modernist
Opening 18 May 2021 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery | Queens Rd, Bristol BS8 1RL James Barnor was Ghana’s first international press photographer working from his studio Ever Young at …
Diversity and Inclusion in Photography: A Symposium
Fri, 21 May 2021 09:30am to 5pm | ONLINE | £5 TICKET | BOOK NOW Diversity and Inclusion in Photography is presented by Bristol Photo Festival in partnership with the …
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 …
New partnership to support emerging Bristol photographers
We are happy to announce a new, three-year partnership with the University of the West of England. The partnership will open up a wide range of work experience placements and …
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 …
Scrapbook – Interview with Esther May Campbell
The Bristol Photography Festival is starting a series of interviews with local and international artists, photographers and professionals that will be involved in the festival’s programme. To kick off this …
BPF / Brigstow Institute – Research Commission
Bristol Photo Festival is delighted to be able to work with the Brigstow Institute to offer the opportunity for one research team to work together on a short project that uses …
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 …
What’s a festival?: A long term collaborative approach
BPF Festival Director of Engagement and Education, Alejandro Acín, shares his thoughts about the role of the festival and highlights the main aims and goals for this first edition. It …
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 …