Photo walk with Manolis Soulos

Photo walk with Spyros Papaspyropoulos

Lunch Break

Surprise and the unexpected in street photography

A talk exploring surprise, routine, and the endless search for images in street photography. Elias Cosindas reflects on the obsession of returning to the same streets, while also examining how travel and unfamiliar places completely transform the way we see and photograph the world.

Faces, places and some silent rebels- Realism and surrealism in street photography

Agnes Burger invites everyone to join her on a short journey through the streets of this world. A journey that reveals both light and shadow as her photography moves toward surrealism, alongside the enchanting world of black and white images capturing the faces of our world. Expect raw reality, emotion, and beautiful, fleeting encounters found in the streets. Some silent rebels. Just one moment, yet miles away.

Lecture by Margarita Mavromichalis

A Personal Street Journey

A two part visual lecture built around personal street photography. The first part presents a selection of black and white work previously published, focusing on observation, structure, light and human presence across familiar environments. The second part introduces entirely new material from a recent trip to New York, widely regarded as the capital of street photography. This work remains unpublished and will be revealed for the first time at the festival. The presentation contrasts known visual language with fresh instinctive responses to one of the most intense urban stages in the world, highlighting continuity, evolution and personal interpretation through the street.

Open exhibition

Photo walk with Agnes Burger

Photo walk with Jens Krauer

Lunch Break

Lecture by Andreas Kamoutsis

Filling the frame

Starting with her initial approach to street photography, Francesca will guide us through the journey that shaped her current photographic style. She’ll talk about how her training as an architect influenced her obsession with composition and how her passion for art and cinema significantly impacted her use of color and choice of scenes. She will then present her latest works, showcasing how her style focuses on filling the frame, creating powerful compositions that draw the viewer's attention and convey her unique perspective.

The Wonderful & Horrible Life of Perry Hall

Perry Hall invites everyone into a presentation that explores his personal journey and the way his upbringing intersects with his life as a street photographer. He reflects on how growing up in Maryland, living in Rome, and travelling the world have shaped his artistic perspective. He also shares how he stays grounded in his creative roots and protects his personal style while working professionally with major brands, editorial projects, and commercial clients, alongside running workshops.

Walking the World: Candid Stories & Images from a Decade Covering Major Cities

Forrest Walker shares all behind his decade-long Major City Project—the most expansive and immersive candid photography work ever made. Through a wide selection of images from 130 major cities across 88 countries, he offers a candid, inside look at all the unique interest global urban life contains. Forrest dives into his many stories from the street, the challenges of working candidly in difficult environments, and the themes and reflections that emerged from a decade spent walking the world with a camera—and with life everywhere and anywhere.

Dinner party for collaborators & finalists

Photo walk by Francesca Chiacchio

Portfolio reviews by Margarita Marvromichalis

Photo walk by Andreas Kamoutsis

Portfolio reviews by Elias Cosindas

Lunch Break

Lecture by Tassos Millis

New York city revealed

New York City: the city everyone knows whether you’ve been there or not. A behemoth of a metropolis that has rooted itself in the consciousness of countless people around the globe since the early days of photography. But seeing the city through the eyes of a local can expand your view, take you deeper, see it like an insider. Join Alexandra on a photographic tour that gets unabashedly close and personal on the streets of the city she calls home, as she shares the challenges, the opportunities and the sheer joy of photographing New York City and environs.

Lecture by Harry Nakos

Announcing the winners with the jury & thanking the sponsors

Closing party