Inactive Photography Festivals
that Once Contributed to the Photography Scene
In this section, you will find a list of inactive photography festivals from around the world. This includes:
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Festivals that no longer exist.
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Fersivals that are on hiatus.
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Festivals that are paused due to lack of funding.
From internationally renowned festivals to emerging local gatherings, this list reflects a diverse range of events that once contributed to the photography scene. If you have updates or additional information, feel free to send us an email—this platform is built collectively, and together we can preserve the history of these festivals for the photography community!
They are
Barbastro, Spain
Festival BFOTO - FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE FOTOGRAFIA EMERGENT
2014-2022
Florianópólis, Brazil
Festival de Fotografia - Floripa na Foto
2010-2022
Feira de Santana, Brazil
Festival de Fotografia do Sertão
2014-2020
Brasília, Brazil
Festival de l´Image
1982-2005
Vigo, Spain
Festival entreFotos
1999-2013
Almería, Spain
Festival Foco de Madrid
1985-1989
Surabaya, Indonesia
Festival Foto Surabaya
2014-2015
Poznań, Poland
Festival Fotòpsia
2001-2006
Hanover, Germany
Festival Internacional de Fotografía Emergent-Lleida
2008-2010
Puebla, Mexico
Festival Internacional de Fotografía Puebla
2015-2018
Cannes, France
Festival International de la Photographie de Mode
2003-2014
Strasbourg, France
Festival Oblick
2014
Linselles, France
Festival Photo Linselles
2014-2022
Málaga, Spain
Festiwal Fotodokumentu
2010
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
FIF BH
2013-2020
, Brazil
Festival de Fotógrafas Latinoamericanas
2021
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Festival de fotografia de São José dos Campos
2018-2021
Valencia, Spain
Festival de Fotografía Olladas
2006-2008
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Festival de la luz - Encuentros abiertos
1989-2018
Lima, Peru
Festival Extramuros
2019-2021
Brasilia, Brazil
Festival Foto Brasilia
2015
Málaga, Spain
Festival Fotomanías
2011-2013
Valencia, Spain
Festival Imagina de Almería
1990-1992
Montevideo, Uruguay
Festival Internacional de Fotografía MUFF
2016-2022
Tijuana, Mexico
Festival Internacional de Fotografía Tijuana - FIFT
2015-2018
Toulouse, France
Festival Manifesto. Photo Confluence of Toulouse
2002-2022
Prague, Czech Republic
Festival of Photography Funke’s Kolín
1993-2009
Narbonne, France
Festival Sportfolio
2016
Westzann, Netherlands
FFN. Foto Festival Naarden
1989-2021
, Cape Verde
FIFCV. Festival Internacional de Fotografía de Cabo Verde
2014-2016