INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL OLTEN
WEDNESDAY - SUNDAY
25TH - 29TH AUGUST 2021
OLTEN, SWITZERLAND
Every two years some of the world’s finest Photographers, Visual Storytellers, Photo Directors of leading magazines and Students gather together with institutions like World Press Photo and Magazines in the small town of Olten, Switzerland. Based in the heart of Europe, they come to celebrate their common love for Photography and to educate and share their knowledge and passion. Because of the high caliber of Speakers, International Guests, participants and workshops, the IPFO has managed, after only two editions in 2017 and 2019, to become one of the finest Photo Festivals in the International World of Photography. While the days are busy with over 60 Workshops and Master Classes at the IPFO Campus with visiting Professionals and Students from all over the world, the nights are a celebration. They are inspiring, creative filled, fun evenings with International Keynote Speakers and Nocturnes at the Museums and of course the IPFO Festival Square with tent and bar to enjoy until the early morning hours.
keyNOTE THURSDAY AUGUST 26TH, 2021, 19:30, Stadttheater olten
STUART FRANKLIN
MAGNUM Photographer, more...
dominic nahr
Photographer, Photojournalist, more...
keyNOTE SATURDAY AUGUST 28TH, 2021, 19:30, Stadttheater olten
ANTON CORBIJN
Dutch photographer, music video director, and film director extraordinaire, more...
TICKETING STARTS August 8th, 2021
LINE UP FESTIVALS 2017/2019
HARRY BENSON
Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Award winning Photographer, New York, US
LYNSEY ADDARIO
Pulitzer Prize Winner, MacArthur Fellowship and other Awards winning Photographer and Photojournalist, London, GB
SUSAN WHITE
The Lucie Foundation Photo Editor of the Year, 4 x Winner of the American Society of Magazine Editors Ellie Award for General Excellence in Photography and former Photography Director Vanity Fair, New York, US
CORY RICHARDS
National Geographic Explorer 2012, Photographer & Explorer, climbed Everest's summit solo and with no oxygen in 2016 and 2017, Colorado, US
DAN WINTERS
Alfred Eisenstaedt, World Press Photo and other Awards winning Photographer & Artist, Austin, TX, US
NICK UT
Pulitzer Prize winning Photojournalist, Los Angeles, US
“AT IPFO THE DAYS BELONG TO THE PHOTOGRAPHERS, WHILE THE NIGHT IS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE”
MARCO GROB
Emmy winner and Hasselblad Master, Photographer and Director, New York, US
LARS BOERING
Former Director, World Press Photo, Amsterdam, NL
JONATHAN WOODS
Emmy winning Documentary Producer and head of Video at Time Magazine, New York, US
JOHN SABEL
Former Executive Vice President Motion Creative Print Marketing for the Walt Disney Studios and Creative Director, Los Angeles, US
SHANE KIMBROUGH
Astronaut & Pilot, 50th Commander ISS, 189 Days in Space, 6 Space Walks, Current 2021 member of the ISS, Houston, TX, US
RON BEINNER
Photography Producer and Editor who served as Senior Contributing Photography Producer for Vanity Fair Magazine, Los Angeles, US
“IT WAS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE! BRAVISSIMO! GIGI AND I WILL REMEMBER IT FOREVER!”
STEPHEN WILKES
Lucie Award winning Photographer, TED fellow, New York, US
MAGDALENA HERRERA
Director of Photography at GEO Magazine, Paris, FR
PHIL TOLEDANO
Award winning Photographer & Film maker, Artist, New York, US
LEVON BISS
Photographer, TED fellow, London, GB
GILES DULEY
May Chidiac Award for Bravery in Journalism, Award winning Photographer, TED fellow, London, GB
SAMANTHA STARK
World Press Photo winner, Video Journalist, NY Times, New York, US
FABIAN OEFNER
Experimental Photographer, TED fellow, NYC, US/CH
EMAN MOHAMMED
Chris Hondros fellowship & award winning Photojournalist and TED fellow, Washington DC, US
YUMNA
AL-ARASHI
Photographer, Filmmaker and Writer, London, GB
“YOU DON’T SEE THINGS LIKE THIS EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD”
LEARN from the best
Our Festival is driven by education and inspiration. Under the brand name IPFO CAMPUS we organize Master classes and workshops with internationally renowned photographers, as well as the most elite Swiss Photographers, for students from all over the world. These classes and workshops take place yearlong - in addition to, of course, the IPFO Festival every other year. Our IPFO Campus Portfolio reviews, which take place at the festival, are a unique opportunity to showcase and discuss students' and professionals' work with an incredible board of experts. Portfolio reviewers have included Susan White (former Photo Director, Vanity Fair, NYC), Lars Boering (Director of World Press Photo, Amsterdam) and Magdalena Herrera (Photo Director, Geo France), to name only a few.
WE ARE PROUD PARTNERS OF
WORLD PRESS PHOTO
IMPRESSIONS IPFO 2017
TV COVERAGE 2017 / 2019
10vor10, SRF, SWISS NATIONAL TV
10vor10, SRF, SWISS NATIONAL TV
GLANZ & GLORIA, SRF, SWISS NATIONAL TV
REGIONAL JOURNAL, SRF, SWISS NATIONAL TV
IPFO INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL OLTEN
ringstrasse 39
CH 4600 Olten
“We would like to thank our sponsors and partners for their support”
IPFO sponsors and PARTNERs 2021
PHOTO PARTNER
PLATIN PARTNER
GOLD PARTNER
SILBER PARTNER
INSTITUTIONEN & STIFTUNGEN
VENUE PARTNER
COOPERATION PARTNER
MEDIEN PARTNER