Auckland Festival of Photography is New Zealand’s leading international photographic art & cultural Festival held across Auckland galleries, project + public spaces.
2025 is the 22nd edition of the Auckland Festival of Photography [AFP]
AFP Theme 2025: ‘Sustain’ [tautīnei] – Sustain [tautinei] theme
AFP dates 2025: 29 May – 15 June
Submissions: CLOSED
We are open to programming any project created through the medium of photography and encourage active participation from a broad spectrum of talent including professional, amateur and young photographers. We encourage festival participation from all levels of exhibitors including dealer galleries, private and public venues, individual artists and community groups.
We aim to make festival participation as barrier free and inclusive as possible, in order to reflect and represent the diverse populace and points of view within Auckland.
Due to the ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020, the Festival Trust has agreed to continue simple changes to how the Festival programme will be delivered since 2022. Building on our strategy of outdoor exhibitions since 2007 and the introduction of an online programme for the 2020/21/22/23/24 Festivals, the 2025 Festival will again feature 3 key sections: In-Venue, Outdoor and Online.
You can keep up to date via our enews or our other digital communications.
TAKE PART– In-Venue
This key section will feature all exhibitions, events and activations that take place inside a gallery, community space or any indoor area. Traditionally these would include Core, Digital Screens, Satellite and Talking Culture – these now fit under In-Venue. During the festival dates In-Venue projects can take place anywhere across the Auckland Region, including but not limited to: Franklin, Papakura, Manukau, Waitakere, Auckland, North Shore, Rodney. See our FAQ’s
Projects submitted for this key section should take place at least one week during the 2025 Festival dates: 29 May – 15 June 2025, however projects can be included in the festival that take place from May for Music or Youth based work.
Here is a list of galleries, venues or libraries to check – https://thecentre.co.nz/our_centres
https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Pages/locations-and-hours.aspx
To register or enquire – please email Rebecca: [email protected]
Online
This key section includes all online participation via: YouTube; Instagram; Facebook; artist/gallery websites; Mozilla Hubs exhibitions; Zoom talks or online panel discussions; or other digital delivery of public content that suits your particular work, project, artists or group. For more information about just presenting an online talk visit: Talking Culture
Submissions are open globally! This includes all Auckland based artists, as well as NZ wide and internationally based artists.
Projects submitted for this key section take place from 1 May 2025
Enquiries for the Online programme – please email: [email protected]
Outdoor
This key section will feature all outdoor activity. Participation can include work shown in windows, on billboards, fences, in private spaces or public ones where permitted.
Projects submitted for this key section take place from 29 May to 15 June 2025, with lead in and post Festival timings possible.
Enquiries for the Outdoor programme – please email: [email protected]
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