The Hong Kong International Photo Festival was initiated in 2010 by 19 Hong Kong photographers across several generations. The Festival focuses on a different theme in each edition, introducing noteworthy photographers, trends, and movements.
Through exhibitions, lectures, seminars, workshops, fairs, and screenings, HKIPF bridges Hong Kong and international visual practitioners, and creates conversations between people and place, past and present, and oneself and the world. HKIPF discusses issues and perspectives.
In 2018, HKIPF launched its first Open Call for Satellite Exhibitions and has selected visual practitioners working across different forms of expression to participate. Each artist has created an exhibition that echoes the Festival theme and incorporates photography as a key element. The exhibitions will be on public display at a range of venues, connecting artists with various communities across Hong Kong.