For those with an interest to learn street photography, Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) presents Urban Photo Tour with John Navid on 29 June in the Cikini neighborhood, and Erik Prasetya on 30 June in Thamrin-Sudirman-Matraman area. The Urban Photo Tour program is supported by Fujifilm. John Navid is a well-known street photographer who is also a member of acclaimed Indonesian indie band White Shoes and The Couples Company. Erik Prasetya, a highly respected street photographer, was once listed in the 20 Most Influential Asian Photographers by the Invisible Photographer Asia. For Urban Photo Tour, both John and Erik will
For its debut, Jakarta International Photography Festival (JIPFest) exhibits works by more than 50 international artists under the theme of Identity. Through the Artist Talks program, public will have the opportunity to meet some of those artists and to hear stories behind their works. Through these meetings, we hope for photographers and the public to engage, exchange ideas and inspire each other. The Artist Talks program is open for free to the public, although we recommend you to arrive early due to limited space of each venue. For more information, please contact us at fransiscangela@gmail.com or +62817-866-641. Men, Mountains, and
As part of its mission to create a marketplace for photographers, Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) presents Portfolio Review on 4-6 July 2019 in Jakarta. Portfolio Review offers face-to-face meetings between photographers and industry experts as well as potential users. Through the meetings, photographer will have opportunity to gather constructive feedbacks, to expand network and to explore the possibility of getting assignments. For the Portfolio Review program, JIPFest presents 25 photography experts of various backgrounds, including photo editor, curator, and scholar. Participant may choose a maximum of 3 reviewers per day, with each of whom you will have 20 minutes
For its Fringe events, Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) presents 17 events organized by different communities across Indonesia with various formats, from discussions to workshops to exhibitions to photo book launches. Events are located in seven different venues and all are open for free, but we recommend visitors to register themselves or arrive early due to limited space capacity. For more info, please contact us at fringe@jipfest-2020.com or +62856-9646-8465 (Rakhma) Exhibition: Narration of GrowthThis exhibition presents Tubagus (Bagus) Rachmat’s documentation during his tenure for more than a decade as a counselor for the urban poor. He recorded the story of
Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) presents four inspiring lectures exploring four different themes. Two of the sessions (July 4 & 5) are free for public, although we recommend visitors to arrive early due to limited seat capacity. The other two sessions (July 3 & 6) require entry tickets, which can be purchased onsite. For reservation, please contact us at ardiles.akyuwen@gmail.com or +62813-8585-0659 (Ardiles) The Photo Book Who Cares by Teun van der HeijdenAlthough we live in a digital age, there is more attention to the paper photo book than ever before. The paper photo book represents solidity, something we can
Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) presents five panel discussion sessions discussing five different themes. All are free for the public, although we recommend visitors to arrive early due to limited seat capacity. If you have any questions, please contact us at benlaksana@hotmail.com or +62812-9081-0110 (Ben). Panel 1: Gender Representation in Photography & Media In Indonesia’s photography scene, discussion on photography through a gender perspective is still rarely found. In reality, photography cannot be separated from gender elements with its broad spectrum and complexities that are intertwined with political, cultural, inequality, ethnicity and environmental issues. This panel will explore issues of
Following an open call which ran from 22 February-25 March 2019, Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) has made a selection of photo books that will be exhibited on 3-7 July 2019 at Teater Kecil, Taman Ismail Marzuki. The selection is made by Aditya Pratama (founder, Unobtainium Photobook) and Kurniadi Widodo (curator, photographer) based on several criteria, including visual narrative, historical significance, design quality as well as production material. Chosen from 53 entries, the selected photo books are: A Trunk and Other Tails by Dilla Djalil-Daniel, IndonesiaAnalemma by Chantal Van Rijt, Netherlands Biało-Czerwona by Marek Lapis, Poland Bikin Jakarta Artistik by
Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) 2019 presents Visual Storytelling Workshop with Veejay Villafranca on 27 June-1 July 2019 in Jakarta. Based in Manila, Veejay has tackled crucial local issues including cultural and religious practices, gang members, as well as impacts of climate change. In 2008, he was awarded the Ian Parry Scholarship and a residency at Visa Pour l’Image. Veejay was also the first Filipino to be selected in World Press Photo’s annual Joop Swart Masterclass program. The Visual Storytelling Workshop is designed to improve knowledge and skill in using photography as a medium to capture and share stories. In
In the spirit of learning from different individuals, collectives and organizations with different skill sets in photography, JIPFest sent out an open invitation to host educative photography events as part of the festival. Homegrown and overseas applicants took up the call. Selected applicants will host a series of inspiring talks, workshops, mini exhibitions and sharing sessions from 26 June-2 July 2019. Stay tuned for updates on JIPFest Fringe Events. All events will be free of charge. Below are the selected applicants that will take part in JIPFest Fringe Events: Cyrille Cartier, CroatiaEkspedisi Maritim Timur Nusantara, IndonesiaEkta Imaging, Jakarta, IndonesiaENKLAF, Jakarta,
As part of Road to JIPFest, a series of pre-events leading up to Jakarta International Photo Festival 2019, the committee collaborates with Jakarta Provincial Government to hold a discussion with photography industry stakeholders. The goal is to collect ideas from practitioners and academics to develop Jakarta’s creative economy through photography. Held on 26 March 2019 at Jakarta Creative Hub, the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was attended by 50 photographers, collectives, curators and photography entrepreneurs including owners of printing companies and independent photo bookstores. To paint a picture on the different stakeholders involved in Jakarta’s photo industry players, the discussion started
JIPFest 2019 Curatorial Team has chosen 36 photography and multimedia works from 17 countries to be exhibited from 25 June-9 July 2019. All works were selected from the open call process, which ran from 10 January-10 March 2019, out of 299 entries from 31 countries. The selected works represent unique and diverse ways on seeing identity within social and personal contexts, including different visual narrative approaches through documentary photography, photojournalism and art projects. “With different understanding of ‘identity,’ comes a wide range of unexpected proposals and body of works, both from Indonesia and beyond,” states Firman Ichsan, Head Curator. The