Chester Photo Festival

19/10/2026

📸 Chester Photo Festival 2026 – Two Days of Artist Talks!

What a wonderful opening weekend at Senate House!

Across Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October, artists and photographers came together to share their work, photographic practices, ideas and experiences through presentations, conversations and creative exchange.

A big thank you to all the artists who presented their work and to everyone who joined us, participated in the discussions and helped make these two days such a welcoming space for photography and new connections.

This is what Chester Photo Festival is about: bringing artists and photographers together to meet, share and learn from one another.

Participating artists:

Erik Knudsen, Louis Sartori, Stephen Rendall, Imogen Glanville, Peter Bonnell, Pete Carr, Renata Ostiak, Karolina Duskova, Christopher Cristobal Newberry, Esther Towler, Jane Barker, Ho Chun Yu Jerry, Evgeniia Savenkova, Alexandru Modoi, Faye Williams, Thomas Money, Avalyn Godfrey, Lata Oakley, Philip J Smith, Sylwia Long, Rebecca Soliman and Mark Chapman.

📚 Coming next – Portfolio Reviews!

Tomorrow, Tuesday 20 October, we welcome artists and photographers to bring their portfolios, share their work and join us for informal conversations about their artistic practice.

📍 Senate House, University of Chester
📅 Chester Photo Festival, 16–29 October 2026 (closed Mondays)

Making Voices Heard.

🌐 chesterphotofestival.com

20/09/2026

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Chester Photo Festival 2026
16-29 October | FREE ENTRY

Where photography artists meet and share.

Our 2026 programme is now online, with more events to be added as they are confirmed.
Opening weekend: 16-18 October

🔗 chesterphotofestival.com
📍 Chester

05/09/2026

The line-up for the 2nd Edition of the Chester Photo Festival is finally here! 🎉 (With just a few final surprises still to be confirmed).

📅 Important Dates & Schedule
• Opening Weekend: 16–18 October
• Private View: 16 October, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Hangout Place from 5:00 pm)
• Artist Talks: 17–18 October, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm (Hangout Place from 5:00 pm)

The complete programme - including full artist talks details and our dedicated Hangout Place for meeting the artists - will be available by 15 September.
🔗 Visit chesterphotofestival.com to view the line-up.

12/08/2026

19/04/2026

Trusting Voices and AI Symposium: Concluded

Many thanks to everyone who joined us for an insightful 3 day Symposium on Photography and AI.

Day 1: We were honoured to meet Professor Victor Burgin, to which we are grateful for his talk 'What is an author? The artist in the age of AI', and the subsequent seminar which provided more insights on his recent book ‘Returning to Benjamin – Art in the Age of AI’

Day 2: Eight excellent papers presented by Dr Tracy Piper-Wright, Holly Birtles, Dr Peter Ainsworth, Dr Paul Jones, Professor Martin Newth, India Lawton, Fergus Heron, and Guy Mayman.

Day 3: Our final day featured contributions from Neuza Morais, Alberto Gonzalez, Stephen Clarke, and Tom Hignett.

Chairs: Dr Cian Quayle, Professor Erik Knudsen and Dr Alexandru Modoi.

We also enjoyed a private exhibition view featuring the symposium participants and the CPF Team, along with a hangout place in Chester and other networking opportunities.

A sincere thank you to all participants for your invaluable contributions, and to the University of Chester, Storyhouse, and the dedicated CPF team - chesterphotofestival.com/about .


Chester Photo Festival