42 Trending Festival Photographer Businesses [2024]

Updated: January 18th, 2023
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1. WAF and Awards, WAF

World Architecture Festival and awards is the world's largest, live, inclusive and interactive global architectural awards programme and festival. It is a unique meeting point for architects, suppliers and clients, attracting hundreds of entries and visitors from all over the world.

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2. Eventival.com

Eventival is the world's most widely used planning, management and production system for film festivals, used also by music and other festivals, events and conferences.

Where they're located: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Website traffic: 70K/month

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4. PhotoNOLA

PhotoNOLA is an annual festival of photography in New Orleans, coordinated by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with museums, galleries and alternative venues citywide.

Where they're located: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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5. Days of the Dead

Days of the Dead has conventions in Atlanta, Chicago, Indianapolis and Los Angeles.

Where they're located: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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6. Online Art Call Submission & Jury Software

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7. Life Framer

Life Framer is a photography competition designed to showcase photography from emerging and established photographers. International photography competition

Website traffic: 70K/month

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8. Connect 2020: The Palm Springs Photo Festival

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9. FotoFest – A Platform for Art and Ideas

A Platform for Art and Ideas

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10. Indian Photo Fest

Indian Photo Festival is India's longest running international photography festival showcasing a wide range of photography from India and around the globe with a series of events, including talks and discussions, portfolio reviews, book launches, screenings & workshops.

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11. Fiesta San Antonio

Where they're located: San Antonio, Texas, USA

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12. El Paso Film Festival

The El Paso Film Festival, a film festival on the far edge of Texas, is one of the largest showcases of independently made films in the southwest.

Where they're located: El Paso, Texas, USA

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13. Atlanta Celebrates Photography

We create experiences that enrich, inspire and transform because we believe Photography changes lives.

Where they're located: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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14. Annenberg Space for Photography

The Annenberg Space for Photography is a cultural destination dedicated to exhibiting both digital and print photography in an intimate environment. The space features state-of-the-art, 4K digital technology as well as traditional prints by some of the world’s most renowned photographers.

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA

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15. London

The London Street Photography Festival (LSPF) is a cultural event that promotes Street Photography and unites photographers from all over the world.

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16. Photoville

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Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA

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17. Movement.us

Movement Music Festival is one of the longest-running dance music events in the world, committed to showcasing authentic electronic music and providing an experience unlike any other. It takes place every Memorial Day weekend in Hart Plaza, downtown Detroit, Michigan.

Where they're located: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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18. Chania International Photo Festival – Chania International Photo Festival

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19. Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival

The largest annual photography festival globally.<br> May 1–31, Toronto

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20. QWOCMAP

QWOCMAP builds power through film that radically centers our community to fundamentally transform the world where justice and equity are the norm.

Where they're located: San Francisco, California, USA

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21. Arizona Bike Week 2020

Where they're located: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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22. URBAN 2020 Photo Awards Contest + Exhibition

International Photo Contest for single photos and projects / portfolios. Alex Webb President of the Jury. Award ceremony at Trieste Photo Days, Italy.

Where they're located: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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23. Bristol Photo Festival

Bristol Photo Festival is a new and innovative city-wide festival that celebrates the power and diversity of photography. It will produce national, international solo and group exhibitions.

24. Affordable Arts Festival

Fine arts festival where all of the art is $100 or less. The best place for affordable arts in Denver.

How much they make:
Where they're located: Denver, Colorado, USA
How much did it cost to start: $30K
Current team size: 1

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25. Street Photography Workshops

MSPF is an international street photography festival showcasing the best in street photography. MSPF offers street photography workshops with master photographers, lectures and exhibitions around the world.

26. A Portal For Nature Travel/ Tourism, Photography, Wildlife , Conservation In India

The Best Platform For Inspiring Articles On Nature, Wildlife And Conservation Only On Nature inFocus. Submit Your Story.

27. Addis Foto Fest – 6th Edition

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28. PHOTO 2021

International festival of photography

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29. Photoville

Photoville amplifies visual storytellers and connects them to a worldwide diverse audience through its free photo festival and year-round activation of public spaces and educational community programming.

Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA

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30. Medium Photo

Big Ideas, Boldly Presented. Portfolio reviews, artist lectures, juried exhibitions, studio tours in Tijuana.

Where they're located: San Diego, California, USA

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31. Arizona Fine Art EXPO

The Arizona Fine Art EXPO is an Annual fine art event that takes place January through March. Experience art from across the nation and around the world, all under 44,000 square ft of giant white tents. See art as it should be experienced, one-on-one with the artists in their studios.

Where they're located: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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32. Jim Marshall Photography LLC

GRAMMY Award-winning photographer Jim Marshall is renowned for his photography of such iconic musicians as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane and others. Based in San Francisco, Jim Marshall died in 2010, at the age of 74. The official website, maintained by by the estate of Jim Marshall, is a resource for aficionados of photography and art, as well as lovers of rock-and-roll, blues, country or jazz music. Features include famous photos, gallery showings and information about his life's work and links to media articles and books written by or about Jim Marshall.

Where they're located: San Francisco, California, USA

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33. Shutter Tours

Shutter Tours is a family-owned business founded on five generations of Seattle exploration. We rely on our family痴 experience in the region to craft unique Seattle tours and rely on local guides to create authentic & unforgettable tour experiences for our guests

Where they're located: Seattle, Washington, USA

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34. hushXpose Photography

Looking for Las Vegas Photographer?Las Vegas Photographer hushXpose is Professional Photo Studio In Las Vegas. Specializes in Portrait, Branding, Nude, Boudoir, Headshot Photography in Las Vegas NV

Where they're located: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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35. Click! Photography Festival

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36. Festival City Photography

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37. 212 Photography Istanbul

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38. Look3

Our mission is to celebrate the vision of extraordinary photographers, ignite conversations about critical issues, and foster the next generation of artists.

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39. LagosPhoto

The principal goal of LagosPhoto is to establish a community for contemporary photography that will unite artists and ideas from all across the world, and bring these stories to the people of Africa.

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40. I AM PHOTOGRAPHER > Avaleht

Where they're located: Koeru, Estonia

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41. Rhode Island Pride

Where they're located: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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