KYOTOGRAPHIE 2015 Practical Informations

KYOTOGRAPHIE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL

Dates: 2015. 4.18 Sat – 5.10 Sun

Organizer: KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival
Co-organizers: Kyoto City, Kyoto Municipal Board of Education

［About KYOTOGRAPHIE］

KYOTOGRAPHIE is a world-class photographic festival presented annually in Kyoto (Japan) over three weeks during the height of the spring tourist season. With a style that is unique in Asia, KYOTOGRAPHIE presents outstanding photography through
original scenography in Kyoto City’s iconic traditional and contemporary architectural spaces. Recognized as a distinguished photographic event, the festival successfully established its reputation in 2014, attracting around 40,000 visitors from across the country and overseas.
KYOTOGRAPHIE 2015, 3rd EDITION, April 18th-May 10th, 2015. Exhibiting 14 widely recognized and celebrated Japanese and international photographers from 9 countries in 15 venues.
KYOTOGRAPHIE aims to foster an appreciation of photography as a medium and art form. The festival brings together the international arts community to create opportunities and events that generate quality exchanges for people of all ages and cultures. Coinciding with the major festival program an extensive Education and Public Program is presented, including artist talks, lectures, children’s workshops, photographic workshops and exciting evening events. KYOTOGRAPHIE also also fosters opportunities for emerging photographers through its major satellite event KG+.