Programme

From 26 June to 26 September the historic Pilotage Building between the river Scheldt and the MAS is the staging point for the 2^nd AntwerpPhoto Festival. What is there to experience? Discover what the world of photography has to offer and make your selection from an extensive programme in a Covid-proof setting. Reserve your ticket and the time slot for your visit as of 12 May.

Jimmy Kets

As a press photographer for the renowned quality paper De Standaard Jimmy Kets produces gripping pictorial reports of both domestic and foreign events. Powerful pictures that give you pause, open your eyes or make you smile. Prepare to be moved by this survey exhibition put together by Kets himself.

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Iconobelge III

With every new edition of the Iconobelge exhibition, AntwerpPhoto presents a new take on the landscape of Belgian photography. Get up close and personal with the work of young budding talent and household names from Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia. Because in this third edition fascinating portrait photos are the central theme.

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Erwin Olaf

Erwin Olaf is one of the Netherlands’ greatest photographers. His artistic work analyses society and the people that live in it and shines with activism for equality. However controversial the pictures from his 40-year career may be, they have been the recipient of international praise by museums from Chili across Russia to South Korea and celebrated by clients worldwide, including Vogue, Louis Vuitton and the Dutch royal family.

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Prix Carmignac

The winner of the Prix Carmignac, the most important French prize for photojournalism centering around human rights, also gets his own exhibition at the AntwerpPhoto Festival. This year’s winner is Finbarr O’Reilly with ‘Congo in Conversation’, made in the middle of the Covid-19 crisis together with Congolese journalists and photographers.

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Steve McCurry

At Waagnatie Expo, right next door to the central Pilotage Building, you can visit the retrospective ‘The World of Steve McCurry’. Stroll along more than 200 large photos as the photographer narrates his own work. The exhibition takes the visitor on a journey of deep-rooted cultures and conflicts on five continents. Visitors to the AntwerpPhoto Festival benefit from an exclusive 15% discount on their ticket to this exhibition.

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Church Auvers-sur-Oise © Karin Borghouts 2017 (after Vincent van Gogh)

More (free) expos during your gallery walk

Stroll through the city and discover (free) photo exhibitions in art galleries. Choose the short or the long AntwerpPhoto walk (that also passes the FOMU, Antwerp’s premier photo museum). Or put together your own itinerary. Let the city scenery and even more stunning photography take you by surprise. Combine a route along picture galleries and the FOMU with a visit to the AntwerpPhoto Festival and enjoy a full day of photographic highlights in Flanders’ leading photography city. Feel free to stop off at the AntwerpPhoto Café (in the Pilotage Building) for a sip and a nibble before or after your walk.

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The International Day of Photography

On 19 August AntwerpPhoto Festival celebrates the International Day of Photography. This is the day in 1839 when French inventor Daguerre revealed his first photography technique to the world and photography was born. So what does this celebration of photography in and around the Pilotage Building have to offer? Discover new exhibitions and register for special events free of charge: a lecture by Jimmy Kets, interviews, debates...

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Sebastiaan Franco

Guided tours

Our guides are photography enthusiasts who will gladly take you through the AntwerpPhoto Festival exhibition. Deepen your knowledge of the surprising pictures in the Pilotage Building and the galleries. A tip for a fascinating outing with your family, friends, colleagues or an association. Combine your visit with other activities of the AntwerpPhoto Festival and turn it into a summer’s day filled with photography!

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Doe mee met Zicht op Antwerpen

Antwerpen ademt fotografie. Daarom hoort de fotowedstrijd ‘Zicht op Antwerpen’ bij het AntwerpPhoto Festival. Iedereen kan zijn beste foto’s van deze stad insturen. Een selectie zal vanaf 19 augustus, de Dag van de Fotografie, getoond worden in het Loodswezengebouw of het FOMU, het fotomuseum van Antwerpen.

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Loodswezengebouw

The International Day of Photography

Needless to say, on 19 August AntwerpPhoto Festival also celebrates the International Day of Photography. In 2020 this was a busy online day full of photography tips, a live chat, the announcement of the winners of the photo competition Zicht op Antwerpen... This year we are planning another day in which to enjoy photography to the full.

Graduation projects from St-Lucas Antwerp

In between the other exhibitions in the Pilotage Building you should also take a minute to appreciate the photo wall featuring the work of the latest generation of photographers from St-Lucas Antwerp. The AntwerpPhoto Festival is a first opportunity for the freshly graduated final-year students to show their work to the public at large.

AntwerpPhoto Festival 2018

AntwerpPhoto Shop

In this unique and temporary bookshop you can browse through picture books of predominantly Belgian photographers. Moreover, you’ll also find a collector’s item there: the first edition of the AntwerpPhoto Portfolio featuring the work of festival headliner Jimmy Kets.

Take a break...

In between exhibition spaces you can take a break in the stylish lounges with a view of the river Scheldt. Or you can stop by the AntwerpPhoto Festival Café and have a drink and a nibble.