Futures Photography

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Futures Photography

Futures is a European photography platform that wants to add long term value in presenting curated talents from all over Europe.

Futures is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union

03/06/2026

We’re excited to welcome to the FUTURES Hub in Amsterdam for the 2026 FUTURES Residency, where she will be developing her project “Recollections”.

Benedetta Casagrande is an artist, writer, and educator working with photography. Drawing on ecology and critical studies, she develops a biocentric practice that uses photography to investigate interspecies relationships and more-than-human life amid extinction and environmental change.

Want to see more? Stop by the FUTURES Hub on 1 July for an Open Studio with

For more info, link in bio ⁠

The FUTURES Residency Program is supported by []

Benedetta Casagrande’s Residency is supported by

26/05/2026

Valentina Abenavoli is an Italian artist working across photography, text and the artist’s book.

She founded Akina Books, an independent publishing house recognised for its experimental approach to editing and bookmaking, with publications held in collections including MoMA New York and The PhotoBook Museum in Cologne.

She also works as a book designer and educator, leading workshops internationally.

In The Photobook Lab masterclass, Valentina will help participants develop their own projects from concept to prototype while engaging with editing, sequencing, dummy-making and publishing strategies within an experimental publishing context.

This masterclass is intended for artists working with photography as a primary medium who want to understand how their authorship is constructed through relationships, and how to expand their practice into artist books and self-published photobooks.

Applications are now open. Early bird closes 15 June 2026. Learn more https://tinyurl.com/cxk9fctu

19/05/2026

Building a sustainable artistic practice requires more than producing great work.
It's built through proper positioning, structure and the ability to navigate how work circulates, how it's valued and how it's supported.

Led by Rebecca Simons, the Artist’s Practice Lab is a 12-week masterclass focused on developing the professional foundations that support long-term artistic and curatorial work.

Participants will work on:
- Defining and communicating their professional position
- Mapping networks, opportunities and income pathways
- Developing presentation and pitching strategies
- Understanding contracts, agreements and value-setting
- Structuring the practical and administrative aspects of their practice

Early bird applications are now open. Apply here https://tinyurl.com/45e3mfkv

15/05/2026

in collaboration with .publishing, is inviting FLINTA (female, le***an, inter, non-binary, trans and agender) artists to submit photobook projects that challenge the boundaries of the book form. One selected artist will develop and publish a photobook with Replika Publishing, including a launch at Bildband Berlin. ⁠
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As part of the collaboration, Sonntag Grant is offering 5 free submission codes exclusively for FUTURES artists. Check your email for more info.⁠
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Application Deadline: 31 May 2026⁠ ⁠
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For questions or more info, please check ⁠
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Image Credit: Kate Schultze, Rada Nastai and Sabīne Zoltnere.

13/05/2026

A photobook is not just a collection of images, it’s a structure. It shapes how a body of work is read, sequenced and understood.

Develop a photobook from concept to prototype within The Photobook Lab, a 12-week masterclass led by Valentina Abenavoli.

You’ll get to work on:
• Sequencing and narrative structure
• Design, typography and layout
• Dummy-making and prototyping
• Publishing and distribution strategies

Early bird applications are now open. Apply here https://tinyurl.com/325rznmv

07/05/2026

Kicking off the 2026 FUTURES Residency in Riga, we welcome at , where he will be developing his project “Pacta Sunt Servanda”

Tudor Rhys Etchells is a visual artist who uses the photograph to challenge fictions created by legal systems. Working within such bureaucracy in his previous role as a human rights lawyer inspires his closeness to the brutally mundane. Documentary photography is a medium that often fails, so parodying it as a system of constructing truth, he questions the norm of the imagined nation-state.

If you are in Riga, stop by on 27 May for an Open Studio with Tudor.

Link in bio for more info.

05/05/2026

Understanding how images are produced, processed and circulated is as critical as making them.

New Image Lab is a 12-week masterclass led by Simone C. Niquille, exploring how images are produced, interpreted and shaped within contemporary visual culture.

Participants engage with:
• Synthetic imaging and emerging image technologies
• Machine vision and automated systems
• The cultural and political dimensions of image-making
• Experimental approaches to storytelling and visual practice

Early bird applications are now open.

Apply here https://tinyurl.com/ychau3wx

01/05/2026

We’re excited to launch FUTURES EDU, designed as a continuation of our work with artists and cultural practitioners.

FUTURES EDU supports the development of contemporary practices beyond formal academic education.

Through a series of 12-week, practice-led masterclasses, the programme focuses on the professional, structural and technological dimensions of artistic and curatorial work.

Working in small cohorts, the programme combines critical reflection with applied learning, supporting participants in building sustainable practices and expanding their methodologies.

Early bird applications are now open.
Scholarships are available (one per masterclass).

Learn more or apply here https://tinyurl.com/4nhp9kxj

Image credits:
Simone C. Niquille [1, 2, 5]
Valentina Abenavoli [3]
FUTURES Hybrids Exhibition Melkweg Expo [4]

28/04/2026

Meet the OCCUPY TIME curatorial and jury team

is an independent curator. Currently working with .nl, Stroom Den Haag, The International Center of Photography, and Growing Pains.

is a curator and researcher based in Hamburg and Berlin, heading the Haus der Photographie and the Zentrum für visuelle Medien at .

is an art director, curator, artist and educator working across photography and contemporary visual culture. She is the editor-in-chief of *Fotograf Magazine* and the director of .zone.
freimann is currently the Project Director of the 9th . As an independent curator and Sinologist, she focuses on contemporary art from China and Asia, with a strong interest in transcultural perspectives.

is a curator, artist and educator. Since 2008 she has been part of team, responsible for numerous educational and curatorial projects.

FUTURES is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union [.eu]. The Swiss program is supported by Pro Helvetia []

Photo credit: .brz

18/12/2025

⁠’s recently completed their residency at the FUTURES Hub in Amsterdam. In this short interview, they speak about the project developed during the residency, the ideas behind the work, and how their practice continues to evolve.⁠
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The FUTURES Residency Program is supported by in partnership with

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http://www.futures-photography.com/

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