What happens to memory when loss is impossible to live through: to forgive, to mourn? How does a person rebuild themselves when war takes away their home and their usual sense of self? What remains of closeness when it is threatened by illness, distance, and time?… Read More "PhotoArtDoc 2026: Winners’ Exhibition and Festival Album Presentation
The PhotoArtDoc Festival announces the results of the open nomination for 2026, dedicated to the theme «Transformation / Transition as a State of Transition». This year, authors from 30 countries participated in the open nomination. Following the jury's work, the winners are… Read More "PhotoArtDoc 2026 Announces the Winners of the Open Category "Transformation / State of Transition"
The PhotoArtDoc Festival announces the 2026 Open Nomination shortlist, formed based on the jury's results. The PhotoArtDoc 2026 Open Nomination Shortlist (in alphabetical order) After several selection stages, the jury has formed a shortlist which includes 10 projects: Open Nomination... Read More "PhotoArtDoc 2026 — shortlist of the Open Nomination «Transformation / State of Transition»
In May, as part of the spring program of the PhotoArtDoc 2026 festival, a series of online meetings with practicing artists and researchers is being held. Using examples of real artistic experience, we will discuss how to develop long-term projects, work with archives, find visual... Read More "PhotoArtDoc 2026 lecture and artist talk program: from personal archive to the Düsseldorf School of photography
The jury for the international open nomination of the PhotoArtDoc 2026 festival has been announced. This year, submitted projects are being evaluated by experts in contemporary photography – practicing photographers, curators, and researchers. Tatsiana Chypsanava (New Zealand) – documentary… Read More "International Competition PhotoArtDoc 2026: Jury Members announced
OPEN CALL! PhotoArtDoc 2026 is now accepting submissions from photographers and artists working with photography. We invite authors from all over the world to participate in the competition. The theme for 2026 is TRANSFORMATION (nomination «Transition as a State»). We live… Read More "Applications are now open for the open international PhotoArtDoc 2026 competition. This year's theme is transformation.
A key stage of the PhotoArtDoc festival selection process has been completed. Following the pitching session, mentors conducted a deep analysis of participants' portfolios and motivation letters to form the final group compositions. The choice was not easy: it was important for the program experts to evaluate not only the current... Read More "The PhotoArtDoc 2026 mentorship program is launching.
On February 7, the intermediate stage of the PhotoArtDoc 2026 educational program was held - a pitching session, during which the participants presented ideas and concepts of their photo projects to mentors Sergey Gudlin, Katerina Kuzmicheva and Tatiana Tkacheva. The pitching session lasted nine hours and became... Read More "On February 7, the intermediate stage of the PhotoArtDoc 2026 educational program was held
PhotoArtDoc Festival has summed up the results of the open call for the 2026 education and mentorship program. The call for applications was closed in early January and received a high response from the photographic community. In total, more than... Read More "Applications for the PhotoArtDoc 2026 educational program are now closed
We launch the second season of PhotoArtDoc festival and invite Belarusian photographers and authors to join the renewed educational program. PhotoArtDoc is a Belarusan photography festival at the intersection of documentary and art photography. In 2026 we will keep the structure of the project: mentor... Read More "PhotoArtDoc 2026 - applications are open!