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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,…

SingPost Geylang Post Office: Guided Exhibition Walkthrough

15 Nov 2026

The last in a series guided exhibition walkthroughs, join SIPF staff, Assistant Producers Cavin Lim and Luna Chang, and SIPF…

Afterimage: The Zine-Making Process

07 Nov 2026

This event is organised by the National Library Board (NLB) in conjunction with SIPF. Afterimage invites participants to explore the…

Call & Response: A Mindful Photowalk

31 Oct 2026

Explore the streets and textures of Geylang in this atypical photography workshop conducted in pairs. Whether you come alone or…

On Collecting Photographs

31 Oct 2026

Dialogue Session with Dr. John Chia and Dr. Cheryl Loh / Goh Chun Aik / Theresia Irma What draws us…

Boon Lay Photo Club: An Image to A Narrative

01 Nov 2026

This event is organised by the National Library Board (NLB) in conjunction with SIPF. How does a collection of photographs…

Stories & Sense Of Space: Passing by Paradise Post-Residency Artist Talk

30 Oct 2026

We are Dorothy Wong Ka Chung and Benjamin Ryser, a Hong Kong-Swiss artist duo working with images and sound; our…

What In The Photobook?

07 Nov 2026

Boon Lay Photo Club x SIPF Book Club Join SIPF’s first-ever public Book Club, an initiative by Boon Lay Photo…

About Asia Meet 2026: 10th Edition

16 Oct 2026 — 18 Oct 2026

Asia Meet seeks to facilitate global connection by bridging the gap between photographic practitioners and industry experts across borders. In…

Dialogue: photo + book + sg = ?

15 Nov 2026

Join curators Marvin Tang and Liana Yang for a relaxed afternoon conversation about the role of photobooks in Singapore. Moderated…

I spy with my little eye

05 Dec 2026

Step away from the screens and onto the streets! Join us for I spy with my little eye, a family-orientated…

The Memory of Light: Exploring Cyanotype on Ceramics

14 Nov 2026

Photography begins with light. Long before digital cameras and screens, one of photography’s earliest image-making processes transformed light into lasting…

Residency Diaries: A.i.R #1

09 Jan 2027

Step into the creative processes of four artists from DECK’s Artist-in-Residence programme through an afternoon of conversations and shared discoveries….

Anton Gautama Professional Development Grant

The Anton Gautama Professional Development Grant seeks to play a role in shaping the photography community in Southeast Asia. With…

Singapore Everyday

21 Nov 2026

Tan Pin Pin in conversation with Alfian Sa’at   Join acclaimed filmmaker and artist Tan Pin Pin and Alfian Sa’at…

The worlds we traverse, the worlds that linger: Curator Guided Walkthrough

17 Oct 2026

Join the exhibition curator Lenette Lua for a close examination of the affective textures of domestic space in Singapore. Together,…

Shifting Images: Photography From Singapore 2000 – 2025 (Image After Image)

03 Oct 2026 — 31 Oct 2026

Image After Image: Material, Memory, Machine brings together Chow Chee Yong, Jonathan Liu, Ernest Wu, Aik Beng Chia and Gilles…

CAN is CAN: A Typographic Photo Walk & Poster Workshop

21 Nov 2026

This event is organised by the National Library Board (NLB) in conjunction with SIPF. Celebrate one of Singapore’s most recognisable…

Notes on Home: A Reflective Writing Workshop

18 Oct 2026

When we speak of “home”, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Facilitated by Migrant Writers of…

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…

Frame within a Frame

15 Jan 2027

Tan Pin Pin in conversation with Selene Yap Explore the formative years of acclaimed Singaporean filmmaker Tan Pin Pin and…

About: Guided Exhibition Walkthroughs

24 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…

The Gritty Geylang PhotoTrek

16 Jan 2027

Close to the heart of Singapore’s downtown, Geylang is known by many names. Yet, there is so much more to…

10th SIPF Open Call Showcase at Esplanade

24 Oct 2026

Want to know more about the works shortlisted for the 10th SIPF Open Call Showcase? Come join us as we…

Inside Singapore Index: An Artist Tour with Tan Pin Pin

30 Jan 2027

Join acclaimed filmmaker and artist Tan Pin Pin for a guided tour of Singapore Index, followed by an audience Q&A….

Shifting Images at STORIES Joo Chiat: Guided Exhibition Walkthrough

01 Nov 2026

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

About Lorong Stories: Geylang

15 Oct 2026 — 31 Jan 2027

Lorong Stories: Geylang invites audiences to discover Geylang through photography, exploring the neighbourhood’s layered heritage, architecture, communities and everyday life….

Shifting Images at Gillman Barracks: Guided Exhibition Walkthrough

25 Oct 2026

The second in a series of guided exhibition walkthroughs, join artist Jonathan Liu for an afternoon at Gillman Barracks where…

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…

A Language Still Becoming: Photography Beyond the Record

18 Oct 2026

Join Dr Lydia Wong-Plain, Goh Sze Ying, Iola Lenzi & Zulkhairi Zulkiflee in this dialogue that asks what it might mean for Southeast Asian photography to…

How Do We Know an Ecology?

18 Oct 2026

Photography, evidence and other ways of knowing the environment. Moderated by Mary Ann Lim (Singapore), join artists Robert Zhao Renhui…

In-Conversation with SIPF2026 Portfolio Open Call Artists

18 Oct 2026

Get to meet and engage with the finalists of SIPF2026’s Portfolio Open Call through this intimate dialogue session. The session…

Seeing Singapore: Tan Pin Pin in Dialogue with Gwen Lee

17 Oct 2026

Acclaimed filmmaker Tan Pin Pin joins SIPF Festival Director & Curator, Gwen Lee, for an intimate enquiry into a career…

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….

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…

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…

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…

VISUAL DIRECTION THROUGH LANGUAGE

19 Nov 2026

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

Creative Practice, Platforms & Resources

19 Oct 2026

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

Photobook Clinic with Shi Zhen

24 Oct 2026

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

10th Singapore Young Photographer Award – Finalist Showcase

08 Oct 2026 — 22 Nov 2026

About SYPA Founded by City Developments Limited (CDL) and championed by the late Mr. Kwek Leng Joo, the Singapore Young…

[Closed] Call for Exhibitors: 10th SIPF Photo Market 2026

17 Oct 2026 — 18 Oct 2026

Calling out all local and international publishers, artists, collectives and creatives who are interested in selling printed matter or merchandise…