Report of Arles Photo Folio Review 2014

LES RENCONTRES ARLES PHOTOGRAPHIE (Meetings ARLES Photography)

The Arles Photography festival, Les Rencontres d'Arles, is a historical international photo festival, founded in 1970. They have many events such as photo folio reviews, photo exhibitions, workshops, slide shows with a huge screen and symposiums. At this time of year, the whole city has that photography feel to it in Arles. Every summer, an audience with as many as 100,000 people visit to see the event.

Photo Folio Review

Every July, over 100 'Experts' in various fields like gallery owners, curators, publishers, producers and festival coordinators from all over the world participate in the photo folio review as reviewers. More than 200 photographers from many countries come and try to show their work to the Experts. They aim to sign a contract with gallery owners, having the photo exhibition or publishing own photo books.