Open-air evening screenings of photography accompanied by music in a unique park setting. Six slide presentations spanning historical photography, recent discoveries, and emerging talents from the global contemporary photography scene.

DISCOVER THE SIX PRESENTATIONS:

Wiktor Jekimenko, Energy of Time. Veolia Archive

“The Energy of Time” is a hypnotic journey to early 20th-century Łódź – an industrial study of a city living in a constant struggle for modernity, driven in part by the construction of one of the first municipal power plants, EC1, on Targowa Street. This very investment enabled the widespread electrification of the city, including the launch of street lighting and the powering of Łódź’s electric trams. The entire process was documented by Wiktor Jekimenko on glass-plate negatives, which remained unknown for years before being rediscovered in 2010.; and are currently held in the Veolia Archive collections.  

Futures Photography – Fotofestiwal Talents 2026

Artists invited by Fotofestiwal to collaborate on promotion and development of their careers on international level.

More about Futures Talents 2026 HERE

Sasha Velichko / Anna Kieblesz / Irena Kalicka / Artur Pławski / Mateusz Pecyna

Futures Platform is supported by UE in the frame of Creative Europe Program.

Leica Street Photo

In this slideshow, Leica Fotografie International (LFI) presents a curated selection from the LFI Gallery, the global online platform for photographers from around the world. Since 1949, LFI has been synonymous with outstanding Leica photography and international visual culture. On display are the best works from the street photography genre: spontaneous moments, urban scenes and striking observations of everyday life, captured from a wide variety of perspectives and cultures.

Introduction by David Rojkowski and Carol Koerting.

Picture Doc Foundation

Two screenings prepared by Picture Doc Foundation, the Warsaw-based organisation that develops its own projects while supporting artists in the production and presentation of their work through close dialogue and collaboration. It brings projects together into thoughtful curatorial narratives, shaping them into exhibitions and publications.

Screening 1 – Borderlands

This screening features two emerging artists from the Borderlands programme who explore our responsibility for the world through distinct artistic lenses, confronting the contemporary reality shaped by war, environmental crisis, and the need for new ways of storytelling. Marcin Korbus – Backups of War: Utilizing virtual and augmented reality built from authentic 3D scans, Korbus creates a moving narrative about memory, violence, and the consequences of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. Damian Wis – Remedium: a photographic project documenting scientists restoring post-industrial mining sites in Silesia. Wis questions whether human technology can heal the environments we have destroyed, offering a story of hope and responsibility.

Screening 2 – Solomiya

A photography screening presented in collaboration with the Kyiv-based Solomiya Collective, founded following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The collective publishes Solomiya Magazine, which uses innovative photographic storytelling to capture everyday life during wartime, amplify hidden voices, and redefine who documents contemporary history. The screening features works by seven artists selected from the magazine’s issues: Sasha Kurmaz, Sebastian Wells, Vsevolod Kazarin, Lesha Berezovsky, Maxim Dondyuk, Katia Motyleva, and Daria Svertilova. Told from the inside by individuals who are both witnesses and participants, these photographs create a powerful, collective story about war, memory, resistance, care, and the future.

PhMuseum

The PhMuseum Photography Grant is an annual initiative that recognises the importance of photography and visual storytelling. Since 2012, it supports the production and promotion of visual projects through cash prizes, exhibitions, screenings and educational activities. Past recipients comprise Max Pinckers, Poulomi Basu, Jacob Aue Sobol, Diana Markosian, Salvatore Vitale, Alejandro Cartagena, Bieke Depoorter, and Tomas van Houtryve.

This screening presents the finalist projects of the 14th edition, including the works of main prize recipient Sergey Melnitchenko and new generation prize recipient Victoria Ruiz. A special focus is further dedicated to Dimitri Stefanov, the recipient of a dedicated prize assigned in collaboration with Fotofestiwal. The work examines masculinity as an inherited model of behaviour.

MOME Budapest – Our Time

Selection of student projects in the MOME Photography BA and MA programs of the 2026 spring semester. 

Our Time presents a selection of works by students of the Photography BA and MA programs at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, created during the 2026 spring semester. Through diverse photographic approaches and perspectives, the screening reflects on contemporary Hungarian society while engaging with broader photographic and universal themes. The selection also highlights the plurality of voices and practices that shape our community.

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The partner of the Night of Photography is Veolia