About us
Festival of Political Photography is a multidisciplinary event dedicated to politically conscious photography that encourages photographers, artists, researchers, and the general public to engage actively in social debate and make their voices heard on key issues facing our society. The Greek concept of politikos proceeds from the people – the word means 'for, of, or related to citizens' – and the festival echoes this. It issues a call to pay attention to the various networks of influence at individual-level, national, and global scale. The festival asks: How is our understanding of the world shaped by photographs? How can we use photographs to challenge the way we look at the world and how we see both things and the structures connecting them?
The festival programme features both the visual component, with exhibitions of photographic and multi-art-form projects, and a discussion programme. Long-term commitment and dedicated research, in particular, is emphasised in the individual projects. From 2019 onward, Festival of Political Photography will actively develop its role as a producer of multidisciplinary research in which photography is employed as a tool for visual research.
Festival of Political Photography is committed to promoting goals of sustainable social and cultural development. The festival expresses a particularly strong wish to draw attention to those photographers for whose work active social participation is central and to images that challenge the viewer's moral compass, ways of thinking, and values. All photographers and researchers participating in the festival, whatever their place of residence, take an international approach and together represent numerous cultural backgrounds. Special attention has been paid also to gender equality in development of the festival activities.
Festival of Political Photography is organised by the association Poliittisen valokuvan festivaali ry. The association members are photographic artist Sanni Seppo; Museum Director Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger, of the Finnish Museum of Photography; Chief Curator Tiina Rauhala, of the Finnish Museum of Photography; Project Manager Ulla Kallakivi, of the Archinfo and Curator of Public Programmes Laura Porola, of the Museum Amos Rex.
Thank You
The following people have participated in PVF's discussion events, performances and other events in 2014–2024:
Maryan Abdulkarim, Laia Abril, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Ismo Alanko, Ahmed Al-Nawas, Animalia, Kip Andersen, Darya Apakhonchich, Katju Aro, Miia Autio, Airin Bahmani, Grant Baldwin, Arthur Bondar, Stefan Bremer, Laura Böök, Clara Casia, Roxana Crisólogo, Laura Cuch, Noora Dadu, Taous R. Dahmani, Nicoló Degiorgis, Wisam Elfadl, Pekka Elomaa ja Lyhty working group, Amber Fares, Foreva, Tim Franco, Jošt Franko, Maria Gallen-Kallela, Katja Gauriloff, Asunción Molinos Gordo, Greenpeace, Maria Gruzdeva, Laura Gustafsson, Joanna Haartti, Antti Haataja, Katriina Haikala, Laura Halonen, Sini Harkki, Elina Heikka, Iiris Heikka, Ulla Heikkilä, Hanna Heinonen, Susanna Helke, Minna Henriksson, Satu Herrala, Jari Hietanen, Wanda Holopainen, Veronika Honkasalo, Sara Hornig, Massoud Hossaini, Touko Hujanen, Paula Humberg, Heidi Hänninen, Kaisa Ilmonen, Mattia Insolera, Risto Isomäki, Jussi Jaakonaho, Johannes Jauhiainen, Nick Jordan, Helena Kahiluoto, Marie Kajava, Otso Kantokorpi, Marie Kajava, Maija Karhunen, Marko Karo, Otto Karvonen, Ville Keynäs, Neea Kilkki, Mai Kivelä, Jussi Kivi, Ella Kiviniemi, Steffi Klenz, Anu Koivunen, Johanna Korhonen, Outi Korhonen, Timo Korpi, Harro Koskinen, Kosminen, Noora Kotilainen, Meeri Koutaniemi, Ritva Kovalainen, Keegan Kuhn, Anna Kuokkanen, Susanna Kuparinen, Tuomas Kurttila, Ella Lahdenmäki, Lahti Association of Photographic Artists (VTRY), Veikka Lahtinen, Asko Lehmuskallio, Menna Lhebib, Tuomas Linna, Jani Leinonen, Marjo Levlin, Minna Lyytikäinen, Jo-Anne McArthur, David Magnusson, Lauri Maijala, Antti Majava, Linda Manner, Tuomo Manninen, Francesca Marcaccio Hitzeman, Liz Marshall, Kerttu Matinpuro, Teemu Matinpuro, Hannele Martikainen, Alex Masi, Vilma Metteri, Tanvi Mishra, Samid Mohamed, Kristo Muurimaa, Timo ”Timppa” Mäkelä, Freya Najade, Eva Neklyaleva, Hende Nieminen, Maria Nordlund, Rungano Nyoni, Oikeutta eläimille - animal rights organisation, Itohan Okundaye, Alejandro Olarte, Oskari Onninen, Paleface (Karri Miettinen), Nelli Palomäki, Sami Parkkinen, Panu Pihkala, Pablo Ernesto Piovano, Tuuli Pohjola, Sergio Prudant, Selja Purovaara, Miikka Pirinen, Harri Pälviranta, Hamy Ramezan, Kukka Ranta, Laura Rantanen, Patrik Rastenberger, Michael Raymond, Anne Roininen, Johanna Rojola, Laura Ruohonen, Perttu Saksa, Leena Saraste, Maija Savolainen, Mirjami Schuppert, Anna Shefl, Tuija Siltamäki, Bogdan Chthulu SMITH, Joonas Snellman, Juha Suonpää, Batia Sutter, Jari Tamminen, Kimmo Tiilikainen, Danila Tkachenko, to kosie, Kurt Tong, Pekka Turunen, Henri Tuulasjärvi, Katja Tähjä, Adolfo Vera, Kaisa Viitanen, Magi Viljanen, Markus Vinnari, Tatiana Vinogradova, Annamari Vänskä, Marcus Walsh, Hanna Weselius, Timo Wright, Hanna Yli-Tepsa, Esa Ylijääskö, Oksana Yushko ja Filippo Zambon.
Maryan Abdulkarim, Laia Abril, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Ismo Alanko, Ahmed Al-Nawas, Animalia, Kip Andersen, Darya Apakhonchich, Katju Aro, Miia Autio, Airin Bahmani, Grant Baldwin, Arthur Bondar, Stefan Bremer, Laura Böök, Clara Casia, Roxana Crisólogo, Laura Cuch, Noora Dadu, Taous R. Dahmani, Nicoló Degiorgis, Wisam Elfadl, Pekka Elomaa ja Lyhty working group, Amber Fares, Foreva, Tim Franco, Jošt Franko, Maria Gallen-Kallela, Katja Gauriloff, Asunción Molinos Gordo, Greenpeace, Maria Gruzdeva, Laura Gustafsson, Joanna Haartti, Antti Haataja, Katriina Haikala, Laura Halonen, Sini Harkki, Elina Heikka, Iiris Heikka, Ulla Heikkilä, Hanna Heinonen, Susanna Helke, Minna Henriksson, Satu Herrala, Jari Hietanen, Wanda Holopainen, Veronika Honkasalo, Sara Hornig, Massoud Hossaini, Touko Hujanen, Paula Humberg, Heidi Hänninen, Kaisa Ilmonen, Mattia Insolera, Risto Isomäki, Jussi Jaakonaho, Johannes Jauhiainen, Nick Jordan, Helena Kahiluoto, Marie Kajava, Otso Kantokorpi, Marie Kajava, Maija Karhunen, Marko Karo, Otto Karvonen, Ville Keynäs, Neea Kilkki, Mai Kivelä, Jussi Kivi, Ella Kiviniemi, Steffi Klenz, Anu Koivunen, Johanna Korhonen, Outi Korhonen, Timo Korpi, Harro Koskinen, Kosminen, Noora Kotilainen, Meeri Koutaniemi, Ritva Kovalainen, Keegan Kuhn, Anna Kuokkanen, Susanna Kuparinen, Tuomas Kurttila, Ella Lahdenmäki, Lahti Association of Photographic Artists (VTRY), Veikka Lahtinen, Asko Lehmuskallio, Menna Lhebib, Tuomas Linna, Jani Leinonen, Marjo Levlin, Minna Lyytikäinen, Jo-Anne McArthur, David Magnusson, Lauri Maijala, Antti Majava, Linda Manner, Tuomo Manninen, Francesca Marcaccio Hitzeman, Liz Marshall, Kerttu Matinpuro, Teemu Matinpuro, Hannele Martikainen, Alex Masi, Vilma Metteri, Tanvi Mishra, Samid Mohamed, Kristo Muurimaa, Timo ”Timppa” Mäkelä, Freya Najade, Eva Neklyaleva, Hende Nieminen, Maria Nordlund, Rungano Nyoni, Oikeutta eläimille - animal rights organisation, Itohan Okundaye, Alejandro Olarte, Oskari Onninen, Paleface (Karri Miettinen), Nelli Palomäki, Sami Parkkinen, Panu Pihkala, Pablo Ernesto Piovano, Tuuli Pohjola, Sergio Prudant, Selja Purovaara, Miikka Pirinen, Harri Pälviranta, Hamy Ramezan, Kukka Ranta, Laura Rantanen, Patrik Rastenberger, Michael Raymond, Anne Roininen, Johanna Rojola, Laura Ruohonen, Perttu Saksa, Leena Saraste, Maija Savolainen, Mirjami Schuppert, Anna Shefl, Tuija Siltamäki, Bogdan Chthulu SMITH, Joonas Snellman, Juha Suonpää, Batia Sutter, Jari Tamminen, Kimmo Tiilikainen, Danila Tkachenko, to kosie, Kurt Tong, Pekka Turunen, Henri Tuulasjärvi, Katja Tähjä, Adolfo Vera, Kaisa Viitanen, Magi Viljanen, Markus Vinnari, Tatiana Vinogradova, Annamari Vänskä, Marcus Walsh, Hanna Weselius, Timo Wright, Hanna Yli-Tepsa, Esa Ylijääskö, Oksana Yushko ja Filippo Zambon.
Supporters and partners 2014–2024
Supporters and partners of Festival of Political Photography 2014–2024:
The Finnish Cultural Foundation, The Finnish Museum of Photography, City of Helsinki, Patricia Seppälä Foundation, Saastamoinen Foundation, Svenska kulturfonden, Kone Foundation, Academy of Fine Arts of the University of the Arts Helsinki, Co-operative Tradeka, Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Kunstventures, The Finnish Cultural Institute in Madrid, ProHelvetia, Helsinki Region Ornithological Society Tringa, Pro Av Saarikko, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Voima, Värinä, The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation and Finnfoto.
Contacts
Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger
anna-kaisa.rastenberger@fmp.fi
+358 415 141991
Atistic Director / PVF,
Museum Director / The Finnish Museum of Photography