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5 photographers gained educational opportunities and networking
19 March
Odesa Photo Days joined the international platform FUTURES
21 March – 1 June 2025
10 March
Beyond the Silence: big exhibition opening in Lviv
From March 4 to March 20
25 February
World Press Photo Exhibition 2024 opens in Lutsk
December 24, 2024 — January 12, 2025
28 November
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023 opens in Odesa
November 15 – December 8, 2024
11 November
The first exhibition of the Beyond The Silence world tour opens in Kazakhstan
October 24 — November 17, 2024
8 October
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023 opens in Kyiv
From July 4 to July 22
19 July
“From Inside” Photo Exhibition at the Festival d'Avignon
8 authors from Ukraine, Mexico, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Myanmar and Magnum Photos photographers
8 July
The Beyond The Silence project has announced the names of Ukrainian and international participants
Photographers can apply from April 2 to April 24, 2024
2 April
Magnum Photos and Odesa Photo Days announced the open call for the “Beyond the Silence” project
Orders available online
15 March
The Information Front Vol. 3 is out now
26 January – 23 March 2024
24 February
“Generations of Resilience” Exhibition in Hangar Photo Art Center, Brussels
1 – 29 March 2024
20 February
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023 opens in Odesa
2 – 24 February, 2024
24 January
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023 opens in Dnipro
12–25 January, 2024
28 December
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023 opens in Kharkiv
27 exhibitions in 10 regions of France
19 December
Results of two-year Stand With Ukraine programme in France
From November 8 to December 3
20 October
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023 opens in Kyiv
15 October 2023 – 14 January 2024
11 October
“Crossing Lines” exhibition opens at Capa Center Budapest
12 personal stories in one online publication
19 September
Re-framing My Body-2: The War Edition — stories of women and non-binary people at war
15 September to 15 October 2023
12 September
“Contra Spem Spero. Stories from Ukraine” Exhibition Opens in Milan
27 May to 30 November 2023
27 July
The exhibition 'Ukraine: The Path to Freedom' is on show in the Netherlands for the second time
27 June — 27 August 2023
27 June
“Contra Spem Spero. Stories from Ukraine” Exhibition Opens in Rome
Opening on the 24th of June
24 June
Exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian photography in Leipzig
The exhibition opening on June 16
13 June
Odesa Photo Days guest program at Fotofestiwal Lodz 2023
From June 2 to August 20, 2023
30 May
Crossing Lines exhibition in the frame of FOTO WIEN 2023
Results of the Photographic Storytelling Mentoring Programme
19 January
War as Seen by Young Ukrainian Photographers
From June to December 2022, in 12 countries of the world, we conducted 24 exhibitions; 8 photo screenings; 11 presentations
22 December
Odesa Photo Days Festival continues to represent Ukrainian photography worldwide
We received 80 applications from 27 Ukrainian cities and towns
14 September
Participants Announced for Photographic Storytelling Mentoring Programme
We invite photographers aged 15 to 21 years to the online mentoring program in photographic storytelling
17 August
OPD announces an open call for young photographers to participate in a mentoring programme
Ukrainian photographers witness war in Ukraine
25 July
The first volume of The Information Front newspaper is out now
Photo screening has been selected to be part of the Best Of, Night of the Year 2022
4 July
Odesa Photo Days presents Ukrainian photography at Rencontres d'Arles
The group exhibition and photo screening curated by Kateryna Radchenko
25 June
Odesa Photo Days at Lodz Fotofestiwal
Cycle of exhibitions and meetings from April 29 until the end of 2023 in France
30 May
Odesa Photo Days join forces with The Diagonal network
We cancelled the May festival, and have been working with Ukrainian photographers and international community to raise global awareness about what is happening in Ukraine.
26 May
Odesa Photo Days: Achievements since 24 February
During Copenhagen Photo Festival on 2-12. June 2022 you can experience two exhibitions from Odesa Photo Days
17 May
Odesa Photo Days and Copenhagen Photo Festival join hands in June
There will be no festival this year, but we continue working with the Ukrainian and global photographic community
26 April
Odesa Photo Days’ activities during the war
The project, which is aimed at supporting photographers, artists and the cultural scene in Ukraine, has started.
12 April
"Photography for Ukraine" project is launched in Slovakia
We need the support of the professional photographic community
27 February
Odesa Photo Days Festival Asks to Stand With Ukraine
Odesa Photo Days will take place on May 19-22, 2022 in Odesa.
17 February
With a Chance of Precipitation
On September 24th in the frame of Bristol Photo Festival
21 September
Works by Female Ukrainian Photographers Finalists will be shown in Bristol
On June, 14 at 08:00 p.m. Odesa Photo Days 2021 will hold an online lecture by Boris Eldagsen “Deutsche Fotografische Akademie — 100 Years of Artistic Photography in Dialogue”.
10 June
Online lecture about Deutsche Fotografische Akademie
The international festival of contemporary photography Odesa Photo Days 2021 will take place on May 21-23 in Odesa, Ukraine, and we are happy to announce the full program.
14 May
The program of Odesa Photo Days Festival 2021 is announced
Professional book review will be conducted as a part of Odesa Photo Days 2021 on May 23
12 May
Odesa Photo Days Festival 2021 book review registration is now open
During Odesa Photo Days 2021 we will present a selection of this year`s Future Photo Days finalists and get acquainted with Uruguayan, Swiss, Irish and Hungarian photographers at the evening screening
11 May
Evening photo screenings at Odesa Photo Days 2021
Tectonic Shift exhibition curated by Kateryna Radchenko will open in the framework of Odesa Photo Days 2021.
6 May
Tectonic Shift International Photography Exhibition
During the Odesa Photo Days Festival, a screening of women's photography from Ukraine and the United Kingdom will take place as part of the UA / UK Moving Image project.
28 April
UA / UK Moving Image: female photography from Ukraine and Great Britain at the Odesa Photo Days 2021
The exhibition “Zapping the Archive” by the international research platform PHROOM opens at Bleschunov Home Municipal Museum of Personal Collections on April 29, 2021.
27 April
The international exhibition “Zapping the Archive” by PHROOM
On May 22 an exhibition of contemporary Lithuanian photography “Lost Time” will open at the Invogue Art Gallery.
23 April
Exhibition of contemporary Lithuanian photography “Lost Time”
As in previous years, at Odesa Photo Days Festival 2021 a presentation of photo projects in Open Mic format will take place.
19 April
Photo projects presentation in Open Mic format
Together with the Bavarian House Odesa and with the support of the Goethe-Institut in Ukraine, the international festival of contemporary photography Odesa Photo Days 2021 will hold an evening screeni
15 April
Odesa Photo Days 2021 will show German photography
The main exhibition of Odesa Photo Days Festival 2021 will open right after the relaxation of quarantine restrictions at the Museum of Odesa Modern Art and will last till May 30.
13 April
What will be the main exhibition of Odesa Photo Days 2021
Our regular hospitality partners Mezzanine Hotel offer a 20% discount for the festival`s guests.
8 April
Accommodation in Odesa: festival discounts from Mezzanine
Due to a complex epidemiological situation in Ukraine Odesa Photo Days 2021 will take place on May 21-23, 2021 in Odesa.
7 April
International Festival Odesa Photo Days changes the dates
This year’s Odesa Photo Days Festival for the fourth year in a row conducts Ukrainian photo contest for teenagers Future Photo Days.
17 March
Future Photo Days 2021 Results
The results of the Female Ukrainian Photographers open call is now available
11 March
Female Ukrainian Photographers // Results 2021
Odesa Photo Days, the only international festival of contemporary photography in Ukraine, will take place on April 22-25 in Odesa
24 February
Dates and concept of Odesa Photo Days Festival – 2021
Odesa Photo Days Festival 2021 announced Open Call for Ukrainian female photographers
21 January
Female Ukrainian Photographers
International Festival Odesa Photo Days is announcing Future Photo Days 2021 — a Ukrainian photo contest for teenagers
13 January
Future Photo Days 2021 open call
30 December
Odesa Photo Days 2020 Results
The results of the open call WHAT NEXT for artists from Poland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom were announced
3 December
WHAT NEXT open call results
Virtual exhibition dedicated to the relations between people and the material environment around them are opened.
9 September
Notes on Space online exhibition and printed catalog
Odesa Photo Days and Parallel Platform presented
31 July
Notes on Space exhibition goes online
Odesa Photo Days is a partner of international multi-disciplinary art project
17 July
WHAT NEXT: open call for artists from Poland, Ukraine and United Kingdom
Online and offline events by Odesa Photo Days
3 July
Odesa Photo Days after the quarantine: adaptation and new formats
More than 10K viewers from 42 countries watched the online edition of the Odesa Photo Days Festival
4 May
Odesa Photo Days 2020 Online Edition Results
When and how to attend this year's festival
18 April
Online Schedule of Odesa Photo Days 2020
What will the 2020 festival be like?
11 April
Odesa Photo Days Festival goes online
Photography from Uruguay, Ireland, Hungary and Switzerland under the stars
6 April
The program of the Odesa Photo Days 2020 evening screenings
Finalists of the all-Ukrainian teen photo contest
2 April
Future Photo Days 2020 results
Curated by Giangiacomo Cirla and Elena Rebecca Rivolta
30 March
The international exhibition “Zapping the Archive” by PHROOM
Five artists curated by Tytus Szabelski
29 March
The International Exhibition "Notes on Space"
Five artists curated by Darius Vaičekauskas
27 March
The exhibition of Lithuanian photography “Heavy Black Snow”
International jury and participants of the main exhibition of Odesa Photo Days 2020
23 March
Results of the international open call Who Is Next To You
Will the Photo Festival take place in April?
17 March
Odesa Photo Days 2020 in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
The theme of the sixth festival and international open call is «Who Is Next To You»
16 January
Odesa Photo Days Festival 2020 Announced International Open Call
The exhibition in Latvian Museum of Photography is curated by Kateryna Radchenko
4 November
Group Exhibition "The Body of Propaganda" to Open in Riga
28 July
Blind Spot. Contemporary Photography of Ukraine and South Korea
The exhibition is organized by Odesa Photo Days in partnership with the Polish Institute in Kyiv and Adam Mickiewicz Institute and backed by Culture Bridges.
14 July
Weronika Gęsicka’s Exhibition To Open in Kyiv
The first destination point is Khmelnytsky
15 May
The main exhibition is going on tour in Ukraine
Joint project with BigMedia
18 April
Location map of citylights with Ukrainian photography
Informal communication and interesting conversations
16 April
Morning coffee with participants and guests of Odesa Photo Days
15 April
Evening photo showings at Odesa Photo Days 2019
Katarzyna Sagatowska and Max Houghton
13 April
Curatorial Talk About Polish and British Photography
Presentations of the photo projects during the festival
12 April
The List of Participants of the Open Mic
Art, music and informal communication
12 April
A Party and An Evening Photo Screening in Passage
The date of registration opening
8 April
Photo projects presentation in Open Mic format
Two exhibitions within the main program
4 April
Odesa Photo Days 2019 exhibitions
The list of reviewers and opening of the registration
2 April
Odesa Photo Days 2019 portfolio review
20 March
Odesa Photo Days 2019 Program
Festival organizes a number of events in Austria and Ukraine
18 March
Odesa Photo Days Takes Part in Bilateral Cultural Year Austria-Ukraine
Four lectures from curators and photographers from Austria, Greece and Poland will be held within the educational program of the festival
14 March
The lectures during Odesa Photo Days 2019
13 finalists of the photo contest for the teenagers
12 March
Results of the Future Photo Days contest 2019
Young authors are seeking new platforms
5 March
The Future Photo Days photo contest hits records on the number of applications and geography
Odesa Photo Days Festival continues to implement the ideas of recycling the materials that remain after the exhibitions
31 January
Ecological collaboration between Odesa Photo Days and fashion brand Domanof
29 January
Results of the international open call StandPoint
Who will choose participants of the main exhibition StandPoint
14 January
The jury of the international open call announcement
It's time to sum up and celebrate!
24 December
Results and greetings from Odesa Photo Days
The only one in Ukraine, the international festival of contemporary photography Odesa Photo Days 2019 will be held in April.
20 November
Odesa Photo Days 2019 Dates Announcement
Odesa Photo Days Festival introduces Ukrainian photography to the world.
25 October
Ukrainian Photogaphy on the South Korean festival
Odesa Photo Days 2019 Theme – StandPoint
23 October
Open Call 2019
Photo report from the opening ceremony
1 October
The opening of the Off Limits exhibition in Kyiv (PHOTO)
Starting from September 27th till October 14th Kyiv squat-gallery "Material Evidence" will represent the selected photo series of the exhibition "Off Limits"
21 September
Selected photo series from Odesa Photo Days 2018 will be exhibit in Kyiv
It’s a wonderful opportunity to combine travelling with lecture and practical program and to learn how to create your own photostories
28 August
Phototour to Nepal with Kateryna Radchenko
If you couldn’t make it to Odesa this time, we have made a video report on Odesa Photo Days 2018 for you.
21 August
Odesa Photo Days 2018 - how did it go (video)
One of the main results of the first contest Odesa Future Days was that curators from South Korea became interested in works of young photographers
17 August
Photos by Ukrainian teenagers are demonstrated in South Korea
Odesa Photo Days festival is happy to expand and present its expositions in other ukrainian cities. The exhibition “Off Limits. Selected series” was shown in Chernivtsi this July.
16 August
“Off Limits” exhibition in Chernivtsi - how did it go
We are glad to give the opportunity to see the series selected from the main exhibition ‘Off Limits’ in other Ukrainian cities.
28 June
The series of the main exhibition come to Chernivtsi
This year there will be a cool possibility to buy unusual souvenirs from Odesa Photo Days - stylish eco-bags made with real art works! Each bag has a unique image, so nobody will have the same one!
20 April
Souvenir from Odessa with a Georgian accent
Go and sign up for the link
17 April
UPDATE: Registration for the lecture Alec Soth is CLOSED
A fake festival that tries to act on behalf of our name and the visual image - Kyiv Photo Days appeared in the network.
16 April
WARNING, FAKE!
As we promised, today, on the 13th of April at 09:00 (UTC+3), the registration for portfolio review opens.
13 April
Start of the registration for portfolio review
Portfolio review is a cool opportunity to show your works to leading photographers and curators, hear comments and criticism.
11 April
Portfolio review
This year we received a lot of applications for the main exposition, but unfortunately there is no possibility to show all the interesting series, so we decided to make an experiment.
10 April
Presentation of modern photo projects in the "Open microphone" format
We present traditional evening photo screenings of the best photos from different parts of the world. This year the festival will show series of authors from Portugal, Africa, Finland, Ukraine, Italy
6 April
Evening photo screenings
Portfolio review is an opportunity to hear an expert opinion about your own series of works and show up-to-date projects.
4 April
Open portfolio review with curator Susanne Gamauf (Austria)
Two years ago, a box with photo negatives of Paraska Plytka-Gorytsvit was found.
2 April
Exhibition of Paraska Plytka-Gorysvit "The Sun of the Mountains"
At the first Open International Odesa Photo Days Competition, we received 212 applications from 40 countries worldwide. It was a difficult task for the jury to select series that will be presented
26 March
Final list of main exhibition "Off Limits"
Within the framework of this year's festival there will be two workshops of Ukrainian street photographers - Mikhail Palinchak and Taras Bychko. Enrollment of participants lasts until the april 1st
20 March
Workshops at Odesa Photo Days
During the lecture "Space Between Us," Alec Soth will tell about the evolution of his own creativity on the example of a series of works.
15 March
Magnum Photos' Photographer Alec Soth (USA) will give a lecture at Odesa Photo Days
For the first competition for teens, Future Photo Days, we received 54 applications from 30 cities and towns of Ukraine. Only 14 authors among them were selected to show their work.
14 March
The results of the Future Photo Days contest are defined
We will consider what methods of technological and artistic changes affect the photo industry. What is the the level of Greek Photography nowadays, compare to international standards?
12 March
Lecture "Changes in photography, critical thoughts". Panagiotis Papoutsis (Greece)
We received more than 200 applications from 40 countries, among them 44 portfolios from Ukraine and 168 — from different parts of the world.
7 March
Announcement of the jury of the international open call
"Cafe" Lehmitz", a series of photographs made by Anders Petersen from 1967 to 1970. The photo series resembles a family album that featured various meetings with people in the familiar surroundings.
26 February
Anders Petersen: photos from the series "Cafe Lehmitz"
UPD: THE DISCUSSION IS CANCELLED
16 February
Discussion "Photo-market in Ukraine - a chronic absence or a bitter process" (Cancelled)
The Odesa Photo Days Festival is a platform for communication, full of new acquaintances, knowledge, experience and good mood...
14 February
First lecturer at Odesa Photo Days 2018
Odesa Photo Days starts the series of instagram take over, for a few days we will give the account @odesaphotodays to the hands of talented photographers - friends of the fest
22 January
Kevin WY Lee starts the series of instagram #takeover
Festival Odessa//Batumi Photo Days in partnership with the Finnish Museum of Photography have created a photobook "Images tell stories".
5 November
The photobook of Ukrainian families - "Images tell stories" - has been published
Workshop will be focused on how to save messages from disappearing in visual stories; how to organize a photo project so it can transmit a clear message.
5 November
Photography workshop "Creating a visual message" by Rafal Milach and Adam Panchuk
Archive Lost Territories by SPUTNIK Photos is an experimental approach to the form, content and classification of an archive born from the collaboration of a photographer with a writer or curator.
5 November
Exhibition "Lost territories. Phantom. LTA6” by SPUTNIK Photos
Odesa // Youth - series of works by Valentina Bo, Yuri Kolomiyets and Svetlana Levchenko, presented at the main exhibition in the 2017 Festival in Odessa.