Fotofestiwal 2026 showcases global photography in Łódź
The international photography festival, Fotofestiwal, is currently being held in Łódź, Poland, showcasing the talents of artists from various countries, including China, Poland, the UK, the US, Italy, Nepal, and Palestine. Among the featured works, Feng Li explores the relationship between livestock and companionship, drawing inspiration from a rescue pig he encountered at an airport and his grandfather's employment in a meat processing facility. Ola Skowrońska's Spit reflects on the turbulent environmental history of Lithuania's Curonian Spit. Other notable contributions include Luke Stephenson's An Incomplete Dictionary of Show Birds, Philip Montgomery's American Cycles, and Tanya Habjouqa's Neither the Shadow nor the Sun, which chronicles life post-Palestine in 2023.
Key facts
- Fotofestiwal is an international festival of photography in Łódź, Poland.
- Feng Li's project features a rescue pig found at an airport security checkpoint.
- Ola Skowrońska's Spit addresses environmental history of the Curonian Spit in Lithuania.
- Luke Stephenson's project documents bird-keeping.
- Philip Montgomery's American Cycles covers US social and political upheaval over a decade.
- Richard Barnes's Animal Logic shows behind-the-scenes of natural history museums.
- Tommaso Protti's work focuses on the Amazon's environmental exploitation and violence.
- Tanya Habjouqa's project documents life after leaving Palestine in 2023.
- Arhant Shrestha's Loose Fist examines a homophobic attack in Kathmandu.
Entities
Artists
- Feng Li
- Ola Skowrońska
- Luke Stephenson
- Philip Montgomery
- Richard Barnes
- Adrian Chmielewski
- Tommaso Protti
- Nikita Teryoshin
- Tanya Habjouqa
- Arhant Shrestha
Institutions
- Fotofestiwal
Locations
- Łódź
- Poland
- Curonian Spit
- Lithuania
- United States
- Amazon
- Kathmandu
- Nepal
- Palestine