Chester Photo Festival

05/09/2026

The line-up for the 2nd Edition of the Chester Photo Festival is finally here! 🎉 (With just a few final surprises still to be confirmed).

📅 Important Dates & Schedule
• Opening Weekend: 16–18 October
• Private View: 16 October, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Hangout Place from 5:00 pm)
• Artist Talks: 17–18 October, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm (Hangout Place from 5:00 pm)

The complete programme - including full artist talks details and our dedicated Hangout Place for meeting the artists - will be available by 15 September.
🔗 Visit chesterphotofestival.com to view the line-up.

12/08/2026

19/04/2026

Trusting Voices and AI Symposium: Concluded

Many thanks to everyone who joined us for an insightful 3 day Symposium on Photography and AI.

Day 1: We were honoured to meet Professor Victor Burgin, to which we are grateful for his talk 'What is an author? The artist in the age of AI', and the subsequent seminar which provided more insights on his recent book ‘Returning to Benjamin – Art in the Age of AI’

Day 2: Eight excellent papers presented by Dr Tracy Piper-Wright, Holly Birtles, Dr Peter Ainsworth, Dr Paul Jones, Professor Martin Newth, India Lawton, Fergus Heron, and Guy Mayman.

Day 3: Our final day featured contributions from Neuza Morais, Alberto Gonzalez, Stephen Clarke, and Tom Hignett.

Chairs: Dr Cian Quayle, Professor Erik Knudsen and Dr Alexandru Modoi.

We also enjoyed a private exhibition view featuring the symposium participants and the CPF Team, along with a hangout place in Chester and other networking opportunities.

A sincere thank you to all participants for your invaluable contributions, and to the University of Chester, Storyhouse, and the dedicated CPF team - chesterphotofestival.com/about .


Chester Photo Festival