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Photo Fringe supports photographers and lens-based artists by creating opportunities, co-ordinating participatory projects and opening up exhibition platforms.

01/07/2026

📣 Open Call for Photography & Lens-Based Collectives

In partnership with Phoenix Art Space, Photo Fringe is inviting collectives to submit exhibition proposals for the Collectives' Hub 2026, taking place at Phoenix Art Space, Brighton.

This year’s exhibitions will be curated in response to Phoenix Art Space's 30th anniversary annual theme: Future Histories, exploring the relationship between past, present, and future.

✨ Free to apply
📅 Deadline: 11.59pm Sunday 9 August 2026

Full eligibility criteria, exhibition details, costs, and application requirements can be found here: https://photofringe.org/opportunities/photo-fringe-2026-collectives-hub

Please share with any collectives who might be interested 📸

© Syl Ojalla, Collectives' Hub, Phoenix Art Space Brighton, Photo Fringe 2020

30/06/2026

✨ Ever wondered what it’s really like to exhibit as part of Photo Fringe?

As we get excited for Photo Fringe 2026, we’re sharing this throwback from past Photo Fringer who talks about her experience of exhibiting in the festival and how thinking beyond traditional gallery spaces opened up new possibilities for Phoebe’s practice.

Photo Fringe is all about creativity, experimentation and bringing photography into unexpected places and we’re already looking forward to seeing what ideas emerge for 2026.

Expressions of interest are now open ahead of bookings going live. If you’ve been thinking about exhibiting, this is your sign 👀

🎥 Watch Phoebe’s tips and insights.
💬 Tell us in the comments: if you could exhibit anywhere, where would it be?
📤 Tag or share with a photographer who should be part of Photo Fringe 2026.

Follow the link in our bio to express your interest or join one of our two Info Sessions to learn more about taking part.

29/06/2026

📸 Volunteer with Photo Fringe 2026!

Want to be part of one of the UK's leading artist-led photography festivals? We're looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help bring Photo Fringe 2026 to life this October.

Whether you're looking to gain experience, meet creative people, or get behind the scenes of a city-wide festival, we'd love to hear from you.

You could get involved with:
📸 Photography & documentation
🎉 Events & exhibitions
📱 Marketing & social media
🤝 Visitor welcome & audience support

No matter your experience, there's a place for you.

✨ Find out more and apply here:
https://photofringe.org/take-part/volunteer-with-brighton-photo-fringe-2026

Tag someone who'd love this opportunity or share this post to help us spread the word. 💛

📷 Image: © Alejandra Carles-Tolra, The Bears, Phoenix Art Space, Brighton Photo Fringe 2024.

25/06/2026

Thinking about taking part in Photo Fringe 2026?

Join Photo Fringe Producer Ricardo Reverón Blanco at one of two free info sessions. Both sessions cover the same content, just in different formats:

📍 Online Thursday 2 July, 6–8pm
https://bit.ly/4aninZL

📍 In person at Phoenix Art Space Sunday 19 July, 2–4pm
https://bit.ly/43Zs2Ce

These sessions will introduce how to take part in this year's festival, key dates, and next steps. Whether you are planning an exhibition, developing a project, hosting an event, or just exploring ideas, everyone is welcome.

Limited spaces available.

© Elissa Jane Diver, HOLD, Brighton Photo Fringe 2024

24/06/2026

🔄 From the Photo Fringe archive

A decade ago, 's 'Slow Time', shown alongside 'Nests', received the Professional Choice Danny Wilson Memorial Award at Brighton Photo Fringe 2016.

🌱 'Slow Time' explored something photography rarely promises: slowness. Not the decisive moment, but the gradual one. The timescales of growth, change, erosion and attention.

Looking back, we're struck by how some photographic works refuse to stay in the past. They return to us. They gather new meanings. They ask different questions each time we encounter them.

💭 Nearly ten years on, this work still feels resonant. That's one of the things we love about Photo Fringe. The festival may last only a few weeks, but the conversations it sparks can continue for years.

✨ Which Photo Fringe projects have stayed with you?

© Sam Laughlin, Untitled, from the series Slow Time.
© Sam Laughlin, Untitled, from the series Slow Time.
© Sam Laughlin, Untitled, from the series Slow Time.
Installation view, Brighton Photo Fringe at Regency Town House, 2016.

19/06/2026

Photo Fringe returns this October.

This festival is made by the people who take part. Every exhibition, event, conversation and unexpected encounter comes from artists, photographers, collectives, community groups, venues and audiences across the city.

We’re now inviting Expressions of Interest for Photo Fringe 2026.

If you’re already developing a project, thinking about a space you’d like to work with, or just starting to explore ideas, we’d love to hear from you.

This is the beginning of the process. More information will follow soon, and official registrations open in July.

Submit your Expression of Interest here: https://forms.gle/3N3wt8XevQhw2nJA9

👇 To help shape what’s to come:
Where in the city would you like to see photography take place during Photo Fringe 2026?

15/06/2026

✨ Big news for Photo Fringe 2026 ✨

We’re delighted to welcome Ricardo Reverón Blanco as Producer for the 2026 Fringe.

Ricardo’s connection with Photo Fringe spans years; from exhibiting at Phoenix Art Space with his collective UnderExposed in 2020, to supporting exhibitions and artists across the festival in 2022, and most recently mentoring emerging curators in 2024. Now, he’s joining the team to help shape the next chapter of Photo Fringe. With a decade of experience championing collaboration and community-led practice, Ricardo brings a wealth of knowledge, energy and care to the role.

💬 “Photography gives us a reason to gather, exchange ideas and imagine new possibilities together.”

👉 Read more about Ricardo, his journey with Photo Fringe, and his vision for 2026 via the link in our bio.

📸 Image credit:

12/06/2026

🌱 We Feed The UK is now on view at QUAD | DERBY until 4 October 2026 🌱

The exhibition asks a simple question: how does food shape who we are? This national project brings together photographers and poets from across the UK to share stories of people growing, fishing and farming in ways that care for our ecology.

Featuring:
Photography by in collaboration with Photo Fringe
Poetry by Zena Edwards in collaboration with Hot Poets CIC
Inspired by Black Rootz and GoGrowWithLove C.I.C (London)
Photography by Sophie Gerrard in collaboration with Street Level Photoworks
Poetry by Iona Lee in collaboration with Hot Poets
Photography by in collaboration with NEPN
Poetry by Kate Fox in collaboration with Hot Poets
Grown by The Gaia Foundation with over forty partners working across art and agroecology.

FORMAT International Photography Festival Lauriston Farm Grampian Graziers

Image: © Arpita Shah, Soilsistar holding Callaloo, Falcon Fields, made for We Feed The UK.

11/06/2026

Last chance to see 'Fractured Landscapes and How We Heal' by at before it closes on 21 June.

The exhibition explores the powerful role of nature and creativity in recovery and resilience and brings together Jaskirt’s new photographic work with artworks created by women from four refuges across England, developed through collaborations with artists Katy Sadler, Audrey Albert, Lynn Weddle and Lynda Laird. Photo Fringe is proud to have supported the project, with working alongside women from .

📚 Book launch + artist talk: Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora in conversation with Deborah Robinson
🗓 Saturday 13 June 2026, 2–4pm
📍 The New Art Gallery Walsall

The project will tour to , Liverpool later this year.

Image: © Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora, Untitled 17, 2026.

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