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First David Lynch exhibition in Finland!

First David Lynch exhibition in Finland!

The Infinite Deep exhibition showcases the surreal photography of David Lynch for the first time in Finland! It is curated by Danish photographer Christian Nørgaard, who has exclusive access to David Lynch’s photo archives. Exhibitions will take place at the Helsinki West Terminal T1 (Länsiterminaali T1) in Jätkäsaari from November 4 to February 28, 2023.

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Nordic Seminar 2022

Nordic Seminar 2022

Helsinki Photo Festival’s educational highlight for visual art enthusiasts with prominent Nordic curator, visual artists, photography teachers, photo editors and publishers. Eight confirmed Nordic speakers share their know-how on September 9, 2022.

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Open Call finalists 2022

Open Call finalists 2022

The 40 international winners for the theme Believe are selected now. The fifth edition of Helsinki Photo Festival will showcase all finalists in outdoor exhibitions around Greater Helsinki from July 7-October 2, 2022.

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Marski by Scandic photo exhibition

Marski by Scandic photo exhibition

Helsinki Photo Festival kicks off the year with an exclusive photo exhibition from January 23-March 9, 2022 at Hotel Marski by Scandic in the heart of Helsinki. Finland’s biggest annual photography event presents a selection of best curated images of emerging Nordic and international photographers. 

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Limited Edition on sale

Limited Edition on sale

Helsinki Photo Festival announces limited edition!

Nordic Village is a visual art talent platform fostered by Helsinki Photo Festival to support emerging Nordic photographers. The platform has now initiated a limited edition print program to give Nordic artists access to sell to collectors and fine art lovers around the world.

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Press release 2021

Press release 2021

Helsinki Photo Festival is a visual arts event focused on photography opening for the public July 7 and ends September 30. The fourth edition on the theme Fearless to be exhibited in the whole metropolitan area. The event is held annually and brings a new art experience to Greater Helsinki.

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#Shortlisted 2021

#Shortlisted 2021

Helsinki Photo Festival has received a record number of 428 applications from 55 countries for the open call with the theme Fearless. The association is proud to announce 96 shortlisted candidates who will move further into the second round of voting to decide the finalists of this year.

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Helsinki Photo News

Helsinki Photo News

We are now releasing the very first issue of HELSINKI PHOTO NEWS with 90-pages on issuu available for free. The magazine is in English and also includes Finnish translations of all exhibited artists. Enjoy reading!

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Portfolio reviews winners 2020

Portfolio reviews winners 2020

Helsinki Photo Festival Portfolio Reviews were held August 28-29, 2020 at the Ateljee facility of The National Museum of Finland. 43 artists from 3 continents applied to get review sessions with leading experts in the field of photography including Curators, Festival Directors, Acquisitions Editors for photography and many more. The jury is pleased to announce the winners of the festival’s portfolio reviews now.

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Seminar Arno Rafael Minkkinen & Stefan Bremer

Seminar Arno Rafael Minkkinen & Stefan Bremer

Two of the most experienced and celebrated photographers, a Finnish-American photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen and a Finnish photographic artist Stefan Bremer will talk about their 3 decades of artist career and photographic education.

Due to Covid19 travel restrictions Arno Rafael Minkkinen will safely participate online from his Finnish Caravan tent at Foster’s Pond in the US and Stefan Bremer you can meet and listen to at the Auditorium of the National Museum of Finland.

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Seminar with Elina Brotherus & Svante Gullichsen

Seminar with Elina Brotherus & Svante Gullichsen

Accomplished Finnish photographer Elina Brotherus (b.1972) meets with celebrated talent Svante Gullichsen (b.1994) on September 4 and the two will talk about their works and approaches in photography.

Meet and learn from Elina Brotherus and Svante Gullichsen.

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Press release 2020

Press release 2020

The Helphoto team is proud to present to the public a third edition of their international visual arts event, Helsinki Photo Festival 2020. The festival, organized from July 7th to September 30th, will attract photo enthusiasts to exhibitions of 58 international and Nordic photographers spread all over the City of Helsinki. The theme for the festival is Trust, a vital cornerstone for every society given the challenging times the world has been facing throughout 2020.

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Open call winners 2020

Open call winners 2020

Helsinki Photo Festival’s international jury is pleased to announce the winners of the festival’s theme Trust. The jury congratulates all winners from 5 continents and thanks all artists who participated in this year’s contest.

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#Shortlisted 2020

#Shortlisted 2020

Helsinki Photo Festival is proud to announce 94 shortlisted candidates who have entered our annual Open Call competition and submitted images in a theme of Trust to be exhibited at the Helsinki Photo Festival 2020.

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Volunteers #2020

Volunteers #2020

Are you passionate about visual arts and contemporary photography?

Would you like to gain some practical experience in exhibition making, event organizing, content writing or digital promotion? Join us and become a volunteer at the biggest photography festival in Finland!⁣

Helsinki Photo Festival 2020 is in a need of volunteers in the period between July 7 to September 30, 2020.⁣

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Helphoto 2020 goes on!

Helphoto 2020 goes on!

Helsinki Photo Festival will be organized from July 7 to September 30, despite the current unfortunate situation with COVID-19. Our theme for 2020 is Trust, a vital cornerstone for every society in challenging times like now. The call for submissions is open until April 23rd and we have already received a number of outstanding works from all over the world.

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Open Call 2020

Open Call 2020

Helsinki Photo Festival invites all artists and photographers from all over the world to submit their work(s) for this year’s festival theme Trust. We aim to select +40 artists works to exhibit in solo- and group exhibitions during the festival period, July 7th-September 30th 2020.

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#Helphoto19 main exhibition is open now

#Helphoto19 main exhibition is open now

Night of the Arts, August 15th – Helsinki Photo Festival has opened their main exhibition at one of the most iconic historic warehouses in Helsinki, the Old Customs House / Katajanokan Tulli- ja Pakkehuone (entrance from Katajanokanlaituri). The theme for this year is “Anarchy”, and the exhibition presents the works of 50 winning finalists, including 25 winners of the Best Image competition and a multimedia presentation of 24 shortlisted artists from all over the world.

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Press Release – Helsinki Photo Festival

Press Release – Helsinki Photo Festival

Helsinki Photo Festival July 5 – September 9, 2019 brings photography to the streets by exhibiting the work of 50 Nordic and international photographers in various easily accessible outdoor and indoor exhibitions throughout Helsinki. The theme all photographers are working with this year is Anarchy..

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Open call winners 2019

Open call winners 2019

72 photographers were shortlisted and 50 were selected as winners while 25 images made it in The Best Image competition to be experienced in solo- and group exhibitions during the festival period. The exhibitions will take place in historic warehouses, libraries, parks and waterfront areas..

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