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The Winners Are In: SIPF 2026 Portfolio & Photobook Open Call

As the Singapore International Photography Festival marks its landmark 10th edition, we are proud to announce the winners of the SIPF 2026 Open Call. We selected them from 20 showcased portfolios from 16 countries and 41 shortlisted entries from 20 countries. These artists reflect the depth and range of image-making today.

Portfolio Open Call
Winner: Andong Zheng, How to (Un)Name a Tree 
Special Mention: Bienyl Huelgas, CAVITEÑA

Photobook Open Call
Best Published Photobook: P4Pinecone, for Where the Yuan Weaves the Orchid by Jing Huang
Best Dummy Photobook: Uschi Groos, Dear Parents, Please send me more Bacon and Pervitin

Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to every artist who shared their work with us. View the winning portfolios now at the Esplanade Tunnel and SingPost Geylang Post Office, and the winning photobooks at Shop–House by DECK.

Featured

Singapore Index

Singapore Index unveils a remarkable early body of work by acclaimed filmmaker and artist Tan Pin Pin, with the majority…

10th SIPF Open Call Photobook Showcase 2026

The 10th SIPF Open Call Photobook Showcase celebrates the photobook as a living platform for image-makers, a medium where personal,…

10th SIPF Open Call Portfolio Showcase 2026

At the heart of SIPF’s programming lies the Portfolio Open Call Showcase, a cornerstone of the festival that has, across…



Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Image After Image

03 Oct 2026 — 31 Oct 2026

Part of Shifting Images: Photography From Singapore 2000 – 2025. Image After Image: Material, Memory, Machine brings together Chow Chee…

FEM: Women, Lives, and Korean Photobooks

16 Oct 2026 — 29 Nov 2026

Rather than presenting a single narrative of womanhood, Fem brings together Korean photobooks that explore women’s lives through diverse experiences,…

The worlds we traverse, the worlds that linger

17 Oct 2026 — 15 Nov 2026

In the island-state of Singapore, lands and space are framed as scarce, limited resources whose value is measured against efficiency…



Asia Meet

Asia Meet

10th SIPF Portfolio Review

16 Oct 2026 — 31 Oct 2026

[Sign-ups EXTENDED!] New deadline: 12 October 2026 (Mon), 23:59 hours (SGT, GMT +8) Established during the festival’s debut in 2008,…

10th SIPF Photo Market

17 Oct 2026 — 18 Oct 2026

In celebration of the expansive landscape of image-making and independent publishing, SIPF presents the 10th edition of Photo Market – a…

Who Sustains the Work? Art, Publishing and the Economies Behind Cultural Practice

17 Oct 2026

This panel uses photography and publishing as an entry point into a wider discussion of cultural infrastructure and artistic sustainability….



Lorong Stories: Geylang

Lorong Stories: Geylang

Passing By Paradise: Photo-Audio Walk

16 Oct 2026 — 29 Nov 2026

Photo-Audio walk along site-specific installations hidden away in Geylang with Dorothy Wong Ka Chung & Benjamin Ryser. Is home to…

About: Guided Exhibition Walkthroughs

31 Oct 2026 — 28 Nov 2026

Presented as part of the 10th edition of the Singapore International Photography Festival across eight exhibitions, join us for a…

Guided Exhibition Walkthrough: The Stories We Carry

01 Nov 2026

The third in a series of guided exhibition walkthroughs on Shifting Images, join artists Alecia Neo, Noor Iskandar, and Mintio at…



Talks and Tours

Talks and Tours

RIVALS – Photography vs. Promptography

06 Nov 2026

[Updated Date and Time] Join award-winning lens-based artist and AI expert Boris Eldagsen for the provocative keynote, RIVALS – Photography…

Thinking through photographic representation and image equity in Singapore

14 Nov 2026

What does representation mean, and for whom? Framed within the parameters of the photographic medium, this seminar-workshop unpacks the concept…

Between Tongues: A Glossary of Ghosts

22 Nov 2026

This seminar-workshop opens with ghost stories and superstitions as starting points, asking what photographic and critical vocabulary the region already…



Workshops

Workshops

VISUAL DIRECTION THROUGH LANGUAGE

[Updated Date and Time] VISUAL DIRECTION THROUGH LANGUAGE – Image Editing with Generative AI Acclaimed lens-based artist Boris Eldagsen leads…

Photobook Clinic with Shi Zhen

The Photobook Clinic offers a focused three-hour session dedicated to refining photobook dummies, led by Shi Zhen of La Maison…

Creative Practice, Platforms & Resources

Where can your photographic work go next? This workshop invites participants to step back from an ongoing project, examine their…



Venues



→ Festival Office & Exhibition Venue
Shop—House by DECK

4 & 6 Lorong 24 Geylang,
Singapore 398616


Wed to Sun: 12pm - 7pm
Closed on Mon, Tues and PH


→ Exhibition Venue
SingPost Geylang Post Office (Level 2 & 3)

447 Geylang Rd, Singapore 389406


Wed to Sun: 12pm - 7pm
Closed on Mon, Tues and PH