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The 2023 edition of Copenhagen Photo Festival takes place 1-11 June. You are very welcome to reach out to us if you want to apply for press accreditation or if you need text or image material that is not available via the download links.

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Press releases

22. maj 2023

Copenhagen Photo Festival præsenterer årets endelige festivalprogram, der foruden adskillige fotoudstillinger byder på alt fra inspirerende talks og undersøgende paneldebatter til tankevækkende film og workshops, der sætter fokus på rewilding. Festivalen åbner med et kurateret grand opening-arrangement den 1. juni, mens World Press Photo-vinder Mads Nissen afrunder festivalen med årets sidste talk den 11. juni.

18. april 2023

Copenhagen Photo Festival kan i dag offentliggøre det endelige udstillingsprogram med hovedtemaet rewilding. Et ambitiøst tema, der udfoldes på tværs af byen og festivalens partnere, der tæller alt fra Arken, Louisiana, Det Kongelige Bibliotek til Søfartsmuseet og Det Nationalhistorisk Museum m.fl.

1. marts 2023

Til juni blomstrer det bogstavelig talt med fotografier, når Nordens største fotofestival præsenterer årets seks solokunstnere, som hver især udforsker årets tema Rewilding.


 18 May 2023

Copenhagen Photo Festival presents the final festival program of the year, which, in addition to all the photo exhibitions, offers everything from inspiring talks and investigative panel debates to thought-provoking films and workshops that focus on rewilding. The festival opens with a curated grand opening event on 1 June, while three time World Press Photo winner Mads Nissen rounds off the festival with the last talk of the year on 11 June and unveiling of next year’s theme.

 18 April 2023

Copenhagen Photo Festival can today announce the final exhibition program with the overarching theme of ‘rewilding’. An ambitious theme that is brought into play across the Copenhagen region and at major institutions and galleries.

 27 March 2023

The 18 FUTURES platform members selected a promising group of almost 100 artists with diversified backgrounds and creative visions, who will have access to an unprecedented network of professionals, markets and audiences

3 March 2023

Inspired by the festival’s location in the urban wilderness at Beddingen on Refshaleøen and Copenhagen’s title as World Architecture Capital 2023, this year the festival has chosen one overall main theme, Rewilding which will be explored by this year’s six solo artists


Press coverage 2023

What does the press say about Copenhagen Photo Festival? Check our the links below and find out. The page will be updated on an ongoing basis until after the festival is over.

Nanna Heitmann: »Mine bedste billeder er et
resultat af, at jeg har brugt ugevis
på at skabe tillid til de lokale«

6 May Jyllands-Posten

Read the interview with Nanna Heitmann (Danish)

Copenhagen Photo Festival indtager hovedstaden

27 May Digital Foto

Read the article (Danish)

Fotograferne indtager byen

Juni 2023 Euroman

Only print article (no link)

Waterfront Festivals

May edition 2023 National Geographic Traveller

Print edition only (no link)

Copenhagen Photo Festival 'rewilder' byens rum

May DFF Selskabet for Dansk Fotografi

Read the article (Danish)

VÆRD AT SE Naturligvis. Blomstrende fotografier

Antik & Auktion 4/2023

Read the article (Danish)

Fokus på København: Fotofestival på Reffen

April 2023 Liebhaverboligen

Read the article (Danish)