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Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF), the first event of its kind in Southeast Asia – its first edition held in 2008, is a non-profit biennial festival that strives to provide a platform for Southeast Asian artists to showcase their works alongside their international peers at various venues across Singapore.

The three main festival components are the Official Exhibitions, Workshops and a 3-day Portfolio Review Session for selected Southeast Asian photographers. Alongside, SIPF fringe activities are carried out at various arts galleries, arts spaces and education institutions to promote photography across Singapore.

Festival Curators
In each festival edition, SIPF invites arts professionals from all around the world to take part in the festival as curators and portfolio reviewers. The selection of the Open Call submissions for the festival exhibitions are decided by the curators, independently of the festival organisers.

2014
Dr Adele Tan (Singapore)

Alexander Supartono (Indonesia)

Dr Charles Merewether (Australia/Singapore)

Tay Kay Chin (Singapore)

2012
Alejandro Castellote (Spain)

Patricia Levasseur de la Motte (France/Singapore)

Zeng Han (China)

2010
Ark Fongsmut (Thailand)

Bridget Tracy Tan (Thailand)

Chow Chee Yong (Singapore)

Yasufumi Nakamori (Japan/USA)

2008
Ark Fongsmut (Thailand)

Chow Chee Yong (Singapore)

Terence Yeung (Singapore)

Wang Xi (China)

Official Exhibitions
SIPF exhibitions are a showcase of selected photographic works by the festival's curators. The exhibitions are found across different public venues in Singapore during the month-long festival.

SIPF Open Call Showcase
In its 3rd SIPF Open Call, the exhibitions presented works by 50 emerging and established photographers from 25 countries such as Cambodia, Spain, Mexico, Peru, and Thailand.