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Events 2026

Take part in our 2026 events!

We thought we’d give you a heads-up so you can put these events on your calendar for 2026. Our Calendar event and our Special Members Only event are for Supporting Members only. World Anthotype Day and World Cyanotype Day are open to everyone. Don’t hesitate to take part! Our events in 2026 in short: Calendar event. Closed. Back again 1 January – 31 March, 2027 with a new theme. World … Read more

World Cyanotype Day 2025 theme Cultivating Community

World Cyanotype Day! Theme: GLOBAL BLUEPRINT – People, Place, and Environment

World Cyanotype Day 2026 will be taking place on the 26th of September. It will be a BLUEtiful day when artists, photographers, and cyanotype enthusiasts from around the globe come together to celebrate cyanotypes.  The theme of World Cyanotype Day 2026 is “GLOBAL BLUEPRINT – People, Place, and Environment”. Artists are invited to create and share work that celebrates connection, collaboration, and creativity. World Cyanotype Day 2026: Theme: GLOBAL BLUEPRINT … Read more

Photography festivals, alternative photographic process festivals, experimental photography festivals

Festivals for alternative photographic processes and experimental photography

Find a festival! Our friends Pablo and Laura in at Experimental Foto Festival in Spain have done a massive job organising a list of festivals in the world – more than 400 !!! Wherever you plan to travel, make sure you see if there is a festival happening! From internationally recognized ones to emerging local gatherings they will be an opportunity to exhibit, meet artists and find people in the … Read more

World Cyanotype Day

World cyanotype day – last Saturday in September – theme: GLOBAL BLUEPRINT

World Cyanotype Day (WCD) is celebrated on the last Saturday of September. Since 2015, it has brought together our global community of artists to share prints and celebrate the cyanotype process. Beginners and experienced artists: don’t hesitate to take part! Theme: GLOBAL BLUEPRINT – People, Place, and Environment When? The
26th of September 2026 Until: 2nd October 2026 Entry fee: Free How to take part The cyanotype checklist – got all … Read more

World Cyanotype Day 2023 info

World cyanotype day – opens for entries on the 30th of September

It’s here again, and it’s now open for entries, find physical locations here or read below how to enter in our gallery at AlternativePhotography.com. See you there? We have started taking entries and will post them in our gallery until the deadline 30th of September 2023 (midnight your time zone Cyanotype Day). Do make our lives a little easier by following ALL of the steps, please. 🙂 We are supporting … Read more

Fotofest logo

FotoFest International – even years. Next one September 24th – November 6th, 2022

Fotofest is an international non-profit photographic arts and education organization based in Houston, Texas, even number of years, i.e. 2022, 2024, 2026, 2028 and so on, see the Fotofest website for specific details. Read more here: https://fotofest.org/ FotoFest created the first international Biennial of Photography and Photo-related Art in the United States. FotoFest is an international non-profit photographic arts and education organization based in Houston, Texas. FotoFest’s purpose is to … Read more

World Pinhole Photography Day

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day – last Sunday in April (25 April 2027 is the next)

WPPD, Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, is an international annual event. The pinholeday.org website is run by a group of volunteers, who work to encourage people to learn the basics of photography. The next is 25th of April 2027 One way to learn is by joining one of the many workshops that take place around the globe on Pinholeday. If you host a workshop or other event related to Pinholeday, you … Read more

Daguerreotype day – 29th of July

Daguerreotype day is the 29th of July in honour of the late Irving Pobboravsky. Daguerreotypists are invite to shoot a plate on the day and share them online. Daguerreotype day is a worldwide event and everyone is encouraged to take part. You can find more information here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaguerreotypeDay.org Take part!