The Toronto photography festival that occurs during May each year, providing a forum for education, exhibition and dialogue. Features a searchable database of past exhibitions and registration details.

[New York, USA] Yearly 4 day October event with 100 hand-picked students along with 100 photojournalism veterans meeting in New York state.

[Hereford, UK] Annual festival with around 20 photographers exibiting in various buildings around the city, in late summer.

An international listing of photographic arts events. Flash site.

[Houston, Texas, USA] A non-profit international arts and education organization. Its purpose is to create an international forum in March and April for the exchange of photography and ideas and to promote public appreciation of this art.

[Naarden, Netherlands] A bi-annual event focussing the Dutch and international photography, held in June.

[Lodz, Poland] The International Festival of Photography in Lodz takes place in May, and features exhibitions, lectures, workshops, meetings with authors, movie projections, and slide-shows. Flash Site.

[Gijón, Spain] Summer photography festival presenting the International Prize of photojournalism City of Gijón which is worth 6000 Euro.

[Montréal, Canada] International biennale that investigates issues relating to contemporary photography. History of the event, themes, call for submissions, and archive. Site in English and French.

[Groningen, Netherlands] International Photofestival featuring many exhibitions which takes place in September-October.

[London, UK] The Picture Buyers Fair is organised by BAPLA, the British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies. It is held at the Business Design Centre in London in May.

[Arles, France] International annual July event featuring screenings, workshops, and awards, including the Publishing Assistance Grant, and Photographer of the Year. Flash site, English and French.

[Birmingham, UK] Rhubarb-Rhubarb runs the annual International Festival of The Image in Birmingham in July. The festival revolves around exhibitions, talks, a print auction and the portfolio review event.

[Perpignan, France] The International Photojournalism Festival of Perpignan takes place in September over 2 weeks, the first week for the press and the second for the public. The Visa d'Or is awarded for outstanding work, as well as other prizes for young photojournalists, women photojournalists, and humanitarian reporting.