The 2026 edition of Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) will take place in Central Jakarta, from 11-20 September. We invite photographers, artists, visual storytellers and lens-based practitioners from around the world to submit photographs, photo-based works (including video), multimedia installations as well as projects based on archival research that show diverse perspectives. The submissions should reflect the festival theme, RESILIENCE.

Resilience offers the chance to consider our collective histories and celebrate solidarities, bringing together stories of endurance and survival, and gestures of restoration and regeneration. From environmental disasters to political revolution, from triumphs of the past to the challenges of the future, Resilience speaks to the tenacity of the human spirit and its ability to overcome adversity. It also embraces myths, values and visions that resonate across generations and continue to shape our identities and ways of being. In resilience, we find the means to adapt and the capacity to flourish; the will to resist oppression and the desire to dream.

To explore humans’ quality to resist hardship, JIPFest welcomes projects that demonstrate diverse perspectives and visual approaches in line with the festival’s theme. Together the curatorial team for JIPFest 2026 will curate and present the public exhibition generated from the projects submitted and invited. 

Click here to submit your works to be exhibited at the festival.

GENERAL INFO

  • The festival welcomes applicants of any nationality, aged 18 years or older.
  • Each applicant is allowed to submit one or more bodies of work/projects.
  • There is no submission fee, and the festival will not provide fees, prizes, or awards for the selected works.
  • The selected works will be exhibited at various venues in Cikini, Central Jakarta, from 11-20 September 2026.

HOW TO APPLY 

  • Complete the application form in English by 11 May 2026. 
  • In the application form, please insert the link to download your work(s), along with the captions in Word format. 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINE 

Photography

  • All digital files must be sent in JPEG format with a size of 2,000 px on the long side, 150 dpi, and saved at quality level 8.
  • Each work contains a maximum of 50 images.
  • The photographs are numbered sequentially by the author’s name and project title (E.g. Lina_project title_01, Lina_project title_02, etc).

Multimedia (video format)

  • All files must be sent in MOV, AVI, or MP4 format.
  • Maximum run-time of 10 minutes.
  • If applicable, a preferable installation manual for installation works may be submitted along with artwork images.

Text

All text files must be sent in WORD format.

SELECTED WORKS

  • The selected works will be announced on 11 July 2026.
  • The organizer will only contact those whose works are selected.
  • The organizer will require high-resolution digital files from all selected applicants for exhibitions and promotion.
  • The organizer will cover the production cost and installations of selected works. The final presentation of the works will be decided by the curatorial team and organizer.

RELEASE & COPYRIGHTS FOR PUBLICITY

Third Party Releases

Applicants are responsible for providing necessary releases and consents to use the photographs, including releases and consents of any persons appearing in the photographs, also the owner (third party) of properties and elements shown in the photographs. 

Copyrights for Exhibition, Promotion & Publicity 

  • Applicants must guarantee that they have the copyright of the submitted works and the authority to submit them.
  • Applicants must agree to give JIPFest permission to use the selected images and photographers’ names for the festival’s exhibition. The names of photographers and/or institutions that hold the copyrights will be credited when their images are used.
  • Applicants must agree to give JIPFest permission to use the selected images and photographers’ names for the festival’s promotion and publicity through official mediums, e.g. invitations, posters, flyers, newsletters, brochures, advertisements, program book, catalog, social media, website, as well as preview and coverage in newspapers and magazines, and more. The names of photographers will be credited when their images are used.

TIMELINE (2026)

  • Submission deadline: 11 May
  • Announcement of selected projects: 11 July
  • Exhibition: 11-20 September 

If you have any questions, please contact us at program@jipfest.com.