In partnership with Japan Foundation, JIPFest presents Photo Book Workshop with Yumi Goto on 15-22 September 2022 in Blok M, Jakarta. Yumi is a Tokyo-based independent photography curator, editor, researcher and publisher. During the workshop, she will be assisted by Kenji Chiga, who received The Best Emerging Photographer Award at the 2019 Dali Photography Festival. This workshop will explore the process of creating a photographic series in printed form, including editing process, conceptualizing ideas and presentation, and the physical process of creating a photo book. Each participant will be required to bring an existing project to work on. The first phase
JIPFest presents Adapting to Online Publishing Workshop with Espen Rasmussen on 12 September 2022 in Blok M, Jakarta. Espen is a member of the photo agency VII, and a photo editor and online producer at VG daily newspaper. He has won numerous awards for his work, including three prizes from the World Press Photo. In this workshop dedicated to photographers and visual storytellers, Espen will be discussing the shift towards digital platform in the media industry and how photographers must adapt their work accordingly. He will guide participants through the process of planning and designing online projects, and how to
JIPFest is recruiting volunteers to help us run the festival between 9-25 September 2022 in Blok M, Jakarta. Volunteers will participate in a range of programs, and will work alongside JIPFest team members. By joining JIPFest, volunteers will get the opportunity to expand their network, as well as to gain experience and develop expertise in managing an international festival. This registration is open to anyone, including people with disabilities, aged 18 and above and have received a minimum of three doses of Covid vaccine. Each volunteer is required to show integrity, discipline, and commitment to work in a team. During
At JIPFest, you can be more than visitors – you have the opportunity to create your own event within the festival! If you have ideas for photography-related events, bring them to life by submitting your proposal to our Fringe program. Fringe is open to both individuals and organizations. In our two previous editions, Fringe participants held various events, including discussions, exhibitions, portfolio reviews, workshops, and photo book launches. For your reference, see the type of events in 2019 and 2021. GENERAL INFORMATION Registration is open to Indonesian citizens and foreigners, including individuals, collective, communities, institutions, and organizations. The event must
Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) calls out to artists, photographers, and publishers to submit their photo books and take part at the Photo Book Exhibition, scheduled for 9-25 September 2022 at Kala Karya, Jakarta. The Photo Book Exhibition aims to show the development of photo book, including its role as a democratic medium within the photography practice, as well as its challenges and opportunities in this digital age. Various photo books are welcome to be submitted, including independent and commercial, handmade as well as self-published. There is no limitation of printing year, theme, nor photography genre. Our committee will select
Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) calls out to photographers and artists from around the world to submit photographic and photo-based multimedia works that are made in a diverse visual approach. Each work must be in line with the festival’s theme—Revival. Click here to discover more on the theme. The festival’s curatorial team—Asep Topan, Ayos Purwoaji and Ng Swan Ti—will make a selection of the submitted works and present them at various venues in Blok M, Jakarta, from 9-25 September 2022. Click here to read the profile of our curatorial team. GENERAL INFO The festival welcomes applicants of any nationality, aged
The 2022 edition of Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) will take place in Blok M, South Jakarta, from 9-25 September. We invite photographers and artists worldwide to submit photographic and photo-based multimedia works with a diverse visual approach. The proposal to the open call should reflect the festival theme, Revival. Within the cultural fields, our understanding of revival refers to the condition in which one’s cultural aspects have been recovered after losses due to several reasons, such as colonialism, modernism, and cultural oppression. The human ability to revive after such conditions requires a collective will and effort, and shows how
JIPFest introduces the curatorial team for its third edition: Asep Topan, Ayos Purwoaji, and Ng Swan Ti. The three of them are active in different communities, and are hoped to possess the ability to enrich the dialogue within this year’s festival theme, REVIVAL. Asep has built a career in the visual art scene as an educator and curator, while Ayos has a background as an architectural researcher and is now a professional writer and curator with interests in history, architecture, and visual art. Meanwhile, Swan Ti is a senior figure known for her contribution to photography education in Indonesia. The
Started in Central Jakarta, continued to West Jakarta, and now ready to explore South Jakarta. JIPFest, the nomadic photo festival, will host its third edition in Blok M, South Jakarta on 9-25 September 2022. Throughout 17 days, JIPFest 2022 will present 16 programs in several spots around Blok M, including public parks, historical sites, galleries, and a performance theatre. The multiple locations are in line with the festival’s initial vision to bring photography closer to the public. Blok M is chosen for its unique character as a neighborhood, and its many attractions for tourists. The area is known as a
