Celebrating photo books!
Image credit: Leporello by Louise Bøgelund Saugmann at Blankt Papir Press
The photo book has a special place in most photographers' hearts – as well as in the hearts of many photography lovers. This year, Copenhagen Photo Festival, together with selected partners, has therefore chosen to give special space and attention to the photo book. We look forward to enjoying lots of inspirational photo books and talks all over the city.
The festival has this year teamed up with the Kunstforeningen GL STRAND to present a special festival photo book market in the center of Copenhagen with around +20 publishers and actors as well as a day-long talk and screening program on the 4 June.
Indulging in photographic narratives at GL STRAND
We look forward to welcoming both photo book publishers, artists, festival guests and art gallery visitors to a day indulged in photo books, talks and screenings in the art gallery’s beautiful hall decorated by Erik A. Frandsen.
The market is the perfect place to visit if you want to keep in touch with contemporary Nordic photo books. And if the weather is nice the gallery will open the courtyard and outdoor bar to the visitors.
You can find the full list of exhibitors and the talk & screening programme (which will be announced primo May) in our focus section. If you have a festival ticket you get free entrance to the photo book market and half price on the entrance to see the exhibitions at The art association GL STRAND 4 June.
Talks at Thiemer’s
Likewise, every day during the festival period, a local cultural hotspot for books and coffee on Frederiksberg, Thiemers Magasin, invites festival guests to visit their photo book exhibition and a daily happy hour from 5 to 6 pm called ‘Sign & Talk & Drink’. Here photographers talk about their recent work and practice in relation to the photo book. The full talk programme will be announced primo May.
Celebrating the best of photo books at Refshaleøen
In addition, the festival is very happy to host Paris Photo and the Aperture Foundation's celebration of the past year's prize-winning photo books in the festival center on Refshaleøen this year.
2022 marked the 10th anniversary of the Paris Photo-Aperture Photobook Awards – a celebration of the photobook’s contributions to the evolving narrative of photography. The award recognizes excellence in 3 major categories of photobook publishing: First PhotoBook, PhotoBook of the Year, and Photography Catalogue of the Year.
The exhibition of the 35 books shortlisted for the 2022 PhotoBook Awards was exhibited at the Grand Palais Ephémère during Paris Photo in November and has recently been on view in Printed Matter in New York City – thereafter the exhibition will tour internationally and reach Copenhagen in June where it will be presented at the festival center on Refshaleøen.
Find our photo book focus here
Photo Book Market & Talks
On Sunday 4 June 2023 Copenhagen Photo Festival and Kunstforeningen GL STRAND invite everyone with a passion for photo books and art photography to a whole day indulged in photo books.
The festival has joined forces with Kunstforeningen GL STRAND to put special focus on the photo art book and its many qualities – and we look forward to welcoming both photo book publishers, artists, festival guests and art gallery visitors to a day indulged in photo books, talks and screenings in the art gallery’s beautiful hall decorated by Erik A. Frandsen.
The market is the perfect place to visit if you want to keep in touch with contemporary Nordic photo books. And if the weather is nice the gallery will open the court yard and outdoor bar to the visitors.
The talk & screening programme
- 11.00-11.20 FRAGMENT: Photographer Yana Wernicke in conversation with curator Lene Harbo about the book "Companions".
- 11.45.12.00 Space Poetry: On screen: Pist Protta - the movie. (5 min.)
- 12.00-12.20 Breadfield: Photographers MC Coble and Louise Wolthers present the book "Things Change Anyway". The talk will be in English.
- 12.40.13.00 Tidløs: Photographer and publisher Ole Jauch in conversation with publisher Søren Hørdum on the book "MANDØ".
- 13.20-13.40 Strandberg Publishing: Photographer Fryd Frydendal in conversation with Marrow Press about the book "Salad Days".
- 14.00-14.10 Breadfield: On screen: Photographer Jenny Lindhe's TINGEN.
- 14.20-14.40 Famn Publishing: Photographer Daniel Jaghobi in conversation with publisher Christian Skog about the book "RedPrint".
- 15.00-15.20 Book Lab: Photographer Jakob Dall in conversation with publisher Søren Hørdum about "+2°C Consequences".
- 16.00-16.20 Strandberg Publishing: Photographer Per Bak Jensen in conversation with journalist and photo specialist Mette Sandbye.
- 16.30-17.00 Book Lab: Photographer Stig Stasig in conversation with publisher Søren Hørdum about the book "Retrograd".
NB Festival guests get half price on the entrance to The art association GL STRAND 4 June.
Admission: Festival partout ticket
Photo Book Market & Talks
On Sunday 4 June 2023 Copenhagen Photo Festival and Kunstforeningen GL STRAND invite everyone with a passion for photo books and art photography to a whole day indulged in photo books.
The festival has joined forces with Kunstforeningen GL STRAND to put special focus on the photo art book and its many qualities – and we look forward to welcoming both photo book publishers, artists, festival guests and art gallery visitors to a day indulged in photo books, talks and screenings in the art gallery’s beautiful hall decorated by Erik A. Frandsen.
The market is the perfect place to visit if you want to keep in touch with contemporary Nordic photo books. And if the weather is nice the gallery will open the court yard and outdoor bar to the visitors.
The talk & screening programme will be announced late April.
NB Festival guests get half price on the entrance to The art association GL STRAND 4 June.
Admission: Festival partout ticket