INTERNATIONAL
PHOTO
FESTIVAL
OLTEN
photo by sven bänzigerVom 20. bis 24. August 2025 findet die 5. Edition des International Photo Festival in Olten statt. Vorträge, Workshops, IPFO Pro, Networking, Portfolioreviews, Ausstellungen, Partys und vieles mehr. Ein Fest der Fotografie!
CELEBRATING
PHOTOGRAPHY!
THE STORY BEHIND:
EIN ABEND MIT…
PHOTOVILLE4600
DIE SCHWEIZER
werkshow
photo by Jacqueline Lipp
ipfo CAMPUS:
WORKSHOPS
SEMINARE
PORTFOLIO
REVIEWS
AUSSTELLUNGEN
INNEN + AUSSEN
lineup of past festivals
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
ANTON CORBIJN
Iconic Image creator for Icons. Photographer. Music and Film Director, NL
DOMINIC NAHR
Award winning Photographer, CH
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
BRIGITTE LACOMBE
Four decades of inspiration and excellence, FR/US
ERIK MADIGAN HECK
One of the currently most important Photographers in the world of Fashion, US
RON BEINNER
Photography Producer and Editor who served as Senior Contributing Photography Producer for Vanity Fair Magazine, Los Angeles, US
STUART FRANKLIN
A Witness on History and Time. Magnum Photographer, UK
„IT WAS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE! BRAVISSIMO! GIGI AND I WILL REMEMBER IT FOREVER!“
JULIA FULLERTON-BATTEN
Worldwide acclaimed and exhibited Fine-Art Photographer, Hasselblad Master UK
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
EVGENIA ARBUGAEVA
Photogapher & Academy Award-nominated Filmmaker (UK)
EMAN MOHAMMED
Chris Hondros fellowship & award winning Photojournalist and TED fellow, Washington DC, US
ROBERT BÖSCH
Photographer & Alpinist (CH)
YUMNA AL-ARASHI
Photographer, Filmmaker and Writer, London, GB
„YOU DON’T SEE THINGS LIKE THIS EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD“
TV coverage festival 2023
Tagesschau Hauptausgabe vom 26.08.2023
Tagesschau RTS vom 26.08.2023
10vor10, SRF, SWISS NATIONAL TV
10vor10, SRF, SWISS NATIONAL TV
GLANZ & GLORIA, SRF, SWISS NATIONAL TV
REGIONAL JOURNAL, SRF, SWISS NATIONAL TV
IMPRESSIONS IPFO 2017