
Aaryan Sinha, This Isn’t Divide and Conquer
Belfast Photo Festival is a charitable organisation that hosts an annual event at diverse locations citywide. We catalyse local debate, creative development and financial opportunities with a combination of commissions, entrepreneurship and global arts leadership. We are proud of our 13 year longevity, resilience, innovation and adaptation across arts and public engagement. Built on a track record and reputation of reaching and positively impacting numerous and diverse, national and international audiences.

Kerry Allen, Degree Show – BA (Hons) Photography

Laura Pannack, Youth Without Age, Life Without Death: Chapter 1

Amin Yousefi, Eyes Dazzle as they Search for The Truth

Kourtney Roy, The Other End of the Rainbow

Richard Mosse, Broken Spectre

Juan Brenner, El Poderosísimo “San Simón”
Described as one of the “best photography festivals in the world” (Capture Magazine), Belfast Photo Festival is the UK and Ireland’s largest annual festival of photography and attracts upwards of 100 thousand physical visitors a year. It celebrates the finest national and international contemporary photography across Northern Ireland’s museums, galleries and public spaces.
Capturing wide appeal through popular culture, accessible themes and unexpected encounters with engaging photography, the festival aims to instil and inspire public enjoyment, participation, positive social and environmental impact by utilising the most accessible of artistic mediums and bringing it to both established and new audiences.

Adam Rouhana, Before Freedom / Spotlight Awardee

Youqine Lefèvrese, The Land of Promises

Arnau Blanch Vilageliu, Perro que ladra, no muerde

Caoimhín Gaffney, Emerging too damp to catch fire
The 10th edition will delve into how contemporary photographers are interpreting rapid digitalisation, our climate emergency and the ethical questions surrounding Artificial Intelligence. ‘Divergence’ embraces the complexity of our polarised world, shining a light on the importance of nuance, critical thought, and interpretation, while offering antidotes for survival.
Event Highlights
Panel Event: Broken Spectre – Richard Mosse
The MAC | June 8, 2024
Chaired by Louise Cullen, photographic artist Richard Mosse will be joined in discussion by Simon Gray and Billy Hunter. The panel will bring their diverse approaches, with international and national expertise, to a discussion centred on how art, science and public engagement together can raise our collective understanding and consciousness around climate change.
Artist Talk: Aleksandra Karkowska & Barbara Caillot
Studio 1G1 | June 13, 2024
Join Polish artists Barbara Caillot and Aleksandra Karkowska for an introduction and insight into their fascinating project of the legendary White Bear of Zakopane, exploring how thousands of pictures of White Bears have become a symbol of Polish popular culture over the past 100 years.
Portfolio Reviews
Online | June 21 & 22, 2024
Belfast Photo Festival presents two days of online, one-to-one portfolio reviews with Irish, British and International experts.
Belfast Photo Festival 2024
June 6–30, 2024 / Various Locations, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Visit the festival page >