The Program

The Photoszene festival offers a wide range of opportunities to encounter photography in the form of workshops, talks, activities, tours, debates and much more.

Here’s an overview of our programme highlights!

Artist meets Archive

As part of the Photoszene Residency Artist meets Archive,collection and archive visits are offered with the six international artists in the respective institutions.All events are in English. The number of participants is limited to 15-20 persons

Young Scene

With a series of events and exhibitions, this year’s Photoszene festival is aimed at an interested young audience looking to get to know Cologne’s photography scene and actively co-shape it with their own inputs and ideas.

Tours & Workshops for Adults

During the festival week from 21 until 30 September, numerous exhibitions at the participating museums, galleries and fringe venues throughout the Cologne urban area invite visitors to individual tours, explorations and workshops. On “Long Friday”, many exhibitions can even be visited up until 10...

Focus Photobook

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Following the opening of the Kassel Photobook and Dummy Awards at the MAKK on the first weekend from 21 – 23 September 2018, Photoszene Festival 2018 is holding various events to talk about issues and backgrounds concerning the photobook. For example, 5 experts will be discussing brand-new...

DGPh Special

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Photoszene KIDS & Young Photoszene

Are you little world explorers? Where were you in the long summer holidays? Whether you were at grandma’s in the country, in the faraway Caribbean, or right outside your front door – the world is there for exploring wherever you go. Photography’s a great thing to have with you while you do so....

Artist Talks & Panel Discussions

In many of the photography exhibitions and at numerous special events,visitors will have the opportunity during the festival period to get inpersonal contact with the photographers, discussion participants and authorsin exclusive artist talks, discussions or book presentations and to ask...