Photography festivals around Asia
Travelling in Asia over the next few months? Check out our pick of photography festivals below.
- FOTO Bali Festival (Indonesia) - 26 July to 17 August 2025
FOTO Bali Festival 2025 is the inaugural international photography festival held at Nuanu Creative City in Tabanan from 26 July to 17 August 2025, featuring 34 artists from 10 countries with 32 curated projects ranging from prints to multimedia works under its central theme, “LIFE”. It offers a rich lineup of exhibitions, panel discussions, workshops and public programs, curated by Ng Swan Ti and Gatari Surya Kusuma, inviting global and local photographers to reflect on memory, identity and cultural connections through visual storytelling
- Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival (KLPF) (Malaysia) - 15-17th August, 2025
The 2025 Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival (KLPF)—Malaysia’s largest and Southeast Asia’s premier photography event—will take place August 15–17, 2025 at KL Gateway Mall in Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur. Featuring a dynamic program of international exhibitions, hands-on workshops, industry talks, photography competitions, and vendor showcases.
- Photo Video Asia (India) - 29-31 August
The Photo Video Asia 2025 trade exhibition will take place from the 29th to the 31st of August,, 2025 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India. It will bring together around 250 international exhibitors and attract 35,000+ professional visitors, showcasing cutting-edge technology in photography, videography, printing, studio lighting, drone imaging, editing and software.
- Pingyao International Photography Festival (China) - September 2025
The 2025 Pingyao International Photography Festival (PIP) is set to take place in September 2025 in the UNESCO‑listed Ancient City of Pingyao, Shanxi Province, China. The festival transforms the historic streets and indoor venues into a sprawling open-air gallery, drawing thousands of photographers and tens of thousands of images from across China and overseas, and featuring exhibitions, forums, workshops, and photo-trading events.
- Chobi Mela International Photography Festival XI (Bangladesh) - 21-5 December
The Chobi Mela International Photography Festival XI is scheduled to take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 21 November to 5 December 2025, marking the eleventh edition of Asia’s oldest and most inclusive biennial photography festival. This year’s festival will explore ideas of revival, regeneration, collective imagination, and resilience in a post‑uprising context, with a diverse program of exhibitions, workshops, artist talks, and mobile installations unfolding across key cultural venues in the city.