photo ILKLEY

photo ILKLEY Bringing together a committed group of image-makers, the festival celebrates stories.

photoILKLEY is Ilkley’s first photography festival, dedicated exclusively to photographic art and grounded in values of care, collaboration, and creative exploration.

20/08/2026

Running until 6 Sept, the photoILKLEY exhibition HUMAN:NATURE currently in one of our beautiful galleries upstairs, explores the relationship between people, place, bodies, care, memory, identity, landscape and belonging. An exhibition that asks you to look at the world differently.

🕙 Open every weekend, 11-4pm.
🖼️ PhotoILKLEY Exhibition 2026 includes:
White Passing, by Zoe Boswell
One Year on Ilkley Moor, by Adam Kingston
Home Is Where You Are, by Oluwakemi Oluwunmi
Where Life Begins, by Tracy Mclihatton
A Thousand Cuts, by Sujata Setia

📸 Ilkley Manor House is proud to be one of the key venues for photoILKLEY, the town's grassroots photography festival! Come and see the exhibition ... on now.

llkley Manor House is hosting the PhotoILKLEY Exhibition 2026, until 6 September, open weekends 11am–4pm.The show brings...
08/08/2026

llkley Manor House is hosting the PhotoILKLEY Exhibition 2026, until 6 September, open weekends 11am–4pm.

The show brings together five photographic displays exploring identity, place and belonging: White Passing by Zoe Boswell, One Year on Ilkley Moor by Adam Kingston, Home Is Where You Are by Oluwakemi Oluwunmi, Where Life Begins by Tracy Mclihatton, and A Thousand Cuts by Sujata Setia.

Each work invites a closer look at the world around us, at each other, and at the stories we live every day.

While some of this year’s photoILKLEY exhibitions have now come to an end, the winning photographs from our Young Photog...
31/07/2026

While some of this year’s photoILKLEY exhibitions have now come to an end, the winning photographs from our Young Photographer Competition are still on display at our valued partner, Ilkley Manor House.

Here is Sienna, one of this year’s talented winners, with her work in the exhibition.

Sienna shared what the experience meant to her:

“I was so excited to win this year’s Young Photographer Competition. I love photography, so seeing my work displayed as part of the exhibition at Ilkley Manor House made me feel incredibly happy and proud. Knowing that other people are seeing and enjoying my photography makes the experience even more special.”

Visit Ilkley Manor House this weekend to discover the next generation of photographers and see the world through their eyes. Ilkley Manor House

Visitors can also take home a small photographic print from the Art Vending Machine, another collaboration between Ilkley Manor House, photoILKLEY and Village Pavilion.

All donations for these lovely small fine art prints will support Ilkley Manor House in continuing to provide space and opportunities for young creatives.

As one chapter closes, another continues…This weekend we wrap up our exhibitions at Tinker Gallery Tinker Gallery and Il...
19/07/2026

As one chapter closes, another continues…

This weekend we wrap up our exhibitions at Tinker Gallery Tinker Gallery and Ilkley Arts Studio ILKLEY ARTS | Arts Charity , and tomorrow our exhibition at Clarke Foley Community Hub is coming down

A huge thank you to our artists, venue partners, volunteers and everyone who has visited, shared the exhibitions, taken part in workshops and helped make this year’s photoILKLEY such a special celebration of photography and community.

But the festival isn’t over just yet…

You can still experience photoILKLEY at:
📍 Ilkley Manor House Ilkley Manor House
📍 Friends of Ham Friends of Ham Ilkley
📍 The Art Shop The Art Shops
📍 Alpkit Alpkit
📍 The disused phone box at Ilkley Train Station

If you haven’t completed the trail yet, there’s still time. Take a wander through Ilkley, discover photography in unexpected places, and explore the conversations around this year’s theme, HUMAN:NATURE.

We’d love to see your photos. Tag photoILKLEY and let us know which exhibition has stayed with you the most

📣 Exhibition AnnouncementWe are delighted to announce A Thousand Cuts by Sujata Setia, presented as part of photoILKLEY ...
05/07/2026

📣 Exhibition Announcement

We are delighted to announce A Thousand Cuts by Sujata Setia, presented as part of photoILKLEY 2026: HUMAN : NATURE.

Created through conversations with South Asian women who have experienced domestic abuse, A Thousand Cuts is a powerful exploration of trauma, resilience and survival. Each portrait is printed on delicate paper and cut by hand, transforming the traditional South Asian paper-cutting practice of Sanjhi Art into a poignant reflection on the cumulative impact of abuse and the possibility of healing.

Today's featured artist is Sujata Setia.

An Indian-born British artist, Sujata's socially engaged practice combines photography with traditional artistic interventions to explore identity, gender and cultural histories. An internationally acclaimed photographer, she is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Sony World Photography Awards Creative Category Winner 2024, LensCulture Critics' Choice Award 2024, BJP Female in Focus 2022, and was a Prix Pictet Nominee 2023.

📍 Ilkley Manor House
📅 3 July – 6 September 2026 (Open weekends only)

📣 Exhibition AnnouncementWe are delighted to announce White Passing by Zoe Boswell, presented as part of photoILKLEY 202...
04/07/2026

📣 Exhibition Announcement

We are delighted to announce White Passing by Zoe Boswell, presented as part of photoILKLEY 2026: HUMAN:NATURE.

In White Passing, Zoe Boswell explores the landscapes that shape identity, weaving together found photographs from her father's homeland of Afghanistan with images from her own hometown of Manchester. Through this deeply personal series, she reflects on ethnicity, migration, belonging and the complexities of inherited identity, inviting us to consider how our sense of self is formed by both the places we come from and the places we call home.

Today's featured artist is Zoe Boswell.

A Leeds-based artist working with contemporary embroidery as a fine art practice, Zoe transforms vintage photographs, postcards and everyday materials through the act of stitching. By reworking found images, she creates new narratives that challenge ideas of memory, identity and belonging while blurring the boundaries between craft and contemporary art.

Want to explore Zoe's creative process? Join her Stitching on Photographs workshop on 18 July, where you'll learn how to transform your own photographs using hand embroidery in a relaxed, hands-on session. Materials are provided, and no previous stitching experience is needed.
📍 Ilkley Manor House
📅 3 July – 6 September 2026 (Open weekends only)

🧵 Workshop: 18 July – Stitching on Photographs with Zoe Boswell
Visit our website to book

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us yesterday for the opening of photoILKLEYIt was wonderful to see so many peop...
04/07/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us yesterday for the opening of photoILKLEY
It was wonderful to see so many people come together to celebrate photography, artists, community and the beginning of this year’s festival.
photoILKLEY is now open across Ilkley, with exhibitions and projects to discover in galleries, community spaces, local businesses and unexpected everyday places.
Please do visit the different locations, pick up a flyer, follow the map, and take time to experience the work across town. Some venues are open for the main festival period, while others will be hosting work for longer, so do check the website for full details.
Thank you again for being part of it. We’re so excited to share this year’s festival with you.

All images © Charlie Swinbourne • 2026 • All rights reserved Charlie’s Portraits

📣 Opening Event Today — 5pm!Join us today from 5pm for the opening event of photoILKLEY 2026: HUMAN : NATURE and discove...
03/07/2026

📣 Opening Event Today — 5pm!

Join us today from 5pm for the opening event of photoILKLEY 2026: HUMAN : NATURE and discover this year’s exhibitions across Ilkley.

📍 Ilkley Manor House 📍The Art Shop Ilkley 📍 Tinker Gallery

🕔 Opening event: today, 5pm

Be sure to sign up via the link in bio — we’d love to see you!

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