At the core of the Athens Photo Festival is an open submission process which invites artists and photographers from all over the world to submit their work to be considered for the 2017 exhibition programme. The Festival is looking for a wide variety of works, ranging from fine art to documentary and photojournalism, photo-based installations and multimedia works. The Festival is also accepting submissions for its photobook section as well as for the Young Greek Photographers exhibition.
Please read our Guidelines & Rules, before submitting your work.
Entry Deadline
Proposals must be submitted no later than 10 April, 2017.
How to Enter
There are two ways in which you may submit:
• Apply through the online form and submit all required entry materials.
• Apply by post or courier
What does my submission fee include?
• Submission to the 2017 Festival for exhibition programming consideration.
• Contribution to the production cost of the works included in the Main Programme.
• Accommodation for the international guests for two nights.
• 20 finalists will have the opportunity to participate for free to the International Portfolio Reviews in Athens.
• 100 finalists will have the opportunity for a 6-month presence on APhF:Connections, a dedicated by-invitation-only platform to showcase their work as well as introduce them to 100+ influential industry professionals from all around the world, who are always willing to discover ‘new’ photography from emerging or established artists. This is a non-official section, independent of the Festival’s curatorial team.
• 5 finalists under the age of 35, will have the opportunity to participate for free to the APhF Talent Lab, a four-day platform for emerging image makers.
Entry Fee
Entry fee is 20 € per submission. Each applicant may submit up to three entries of up to 20 photographs per submission.
Contact
For further information, please contact us.