What would happen if the little toy soldiers from our childhood could tell the story of a country?
We invite you to discover an original and thought-provoking perspective on Cuban reality through the photography of artists Lidice and Yamel Santana. In this artistic photography exhibition, they use the iconic Toy Story soldiers as a visual metaphor to reflect on everyday life, resilience, and the many stories lived in Cuba. Through carefully constructed scenes, the images portray daily life, tensions, and contradictions that are part of the island.
Each image transforms seemingly simple scenes into powerful narratives full of symbolism, where playfulness blends with the social and the human. A creative proposal that invites viewers to observe, question, and engage in dialogue about reality from another perspective. Each image mixes memory, play, nostalgia, and reflection, creating a visual universe where the small becomes immense and where every photograph invites us to feel, question, and look beyond the obvious.
Come discover how art can turn a toy into a story—and a story into a unique experience, blending pop culture and social critique to encourage us to see things from a different perspective.
@lidi_sabinera
@yamsfocsa
Welcome to the ethereal realm of color, light, and narrative whispers captured through the lens of contemporary visionaries. As a tribute to the pioneering spirit of Saul Leiter, whose profound exploration of early color photography revolutionized the medium.
Steeped in Leiter’s legacy, “Tribute to Saul Leiter Early Color” invites you on an immersive journey through the kaleidoscopic landscapes of human emotion, urban solitude, and fleeting moments frozen in time. Inspired by Leiter’s iconic book “Early Color,” this exhibition unites the talents of nine diverse photographers from around the globe, each offering a unique perspective on the interplay between color, composition, and the essence of existence.
Drawing upon Leiter’s masterful use of abstraction, ambiguity, and serendipitous beauty, these contemporary artists harness the power of the visual medium to weave intricate narratives that transcend the ordinary. From the vibrant streets of bustling metropolises to the quiet whispers of nature’s symphony, their photographs serve as windows into alternate realities, inviting viewers to lose themselves in the mesmerizing dance of hues and shadows.
Through a curated selection of images, ” Tribute to Saul Leiter Early Color ” celebrates the timeless allure of photography as a medium for introspection, connection, and collective storytelling. As we pay homage to Saul Leiter’s groundbreaking vision, we invite you to embark on a visual odyssey that transcends borders, cultures, and generations, illuminating the universal language of human experience.
Join us as we explore the echoes of the past, the hues of the present, and the infinite possibilities of the future, all captured within the delicate embrace of early color photography.
The 8 photographers that are part of the exhibition are:
Aaron Reyes https://www.instagram.com/tyndaro/
Alex Fokin https://www.instagram.com/fokinman/
Cristopher Vrsalovic https://www.instagram.com/satyrcam/
Katarina Trifunovic https://www.instagram.com/katarinatrifunovic/
Kirill Osipov https://www.instagram.com/okiris.photo
Rebecca Uliczka https://www.instagram.com/rebekunstphoto/
Sam L. Street https://www.instagram.com/sam.and.street/
Theo Belafonte https://www.instagram.com/theobelafonte
Zeynep Ayta https://www.instagram.com/aytazeynep
This is the second time that Бартcелона POP UP has organised a tribute exhibition to one photo book. The first tribute occurred last year when we organised an international group exhibition that referenced the unique photo book “Twentysix Gasoline Stations” by Ed Ruscha. The results were very satisfying and we decided to take the opportunity of arranging a similar exhibition as part of the 1st edition of BPM book, 2022. The selected book for this exhibition will be: “Summer Nights, Walking” by Robert Adams.
“Summer Nights, Walking” is an essential photo book that has been hailed as a classic. The first edition, simply titled “Summer Nights”, was published by Aperture in 1985, and included 38 images of nocturnal scenes taken in the region of Longmont and the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.
A re-edited version of the book was co-published with Aperture in 2009 and titled “Summer Nights, Walking”. For this revision Robert Adams added an extra 39 previuosly unpublished photos. May 2022 will see a new enlarged version of the book published by Steidl, an international publisher of photobooks based in Germany.
For our tribute, we did not ask for photos that were taken in Colorado, or for square format photos, but we wanted to keep the the theme of black and white photography and the essential spirit of the book, but with a wider geographic spread.
This exhibition includes work by:
Dany Vigil (El Salvador) @danyvigil.lab
Dario D’Alessio (Italy) @dario_dales
David Alexis Jainz Aguiñaga (Mexico)
Max Klebl (Austria) @maxklebl
Olivera Radmanović (Serbia) @olja_radmanovic
Telmo Pinto (Portugal) @telmojgp
Ray Knox (Great Britain) @rayknox_photography
The exhibition In Trance We Trust, developed from the book of the same title, is the outcome of a twelve-year collaboration (2003–2014) between Nenad Racković and Srđan Veljović—a sustained exchange that functions as a dialogue, translating Racković’s bodily and performative practices into the language of photography.
Formally, the photographs engage with Racković’s artistic behavior, which may be understood across four interrelated modes:
performative acts—a lexicon of corporeal gestures;
the skater identity;
the clubber identity;
and practices of hygiene and purification.
Together, these articulate his artistic method as a form of intervention within—and upon—public space.
In translating the phenomenology of Racković’s practice into a sequence of images, the work foregrounds the intensity of expression, seeking to grasp what lies beyond the visible—its impulse, its cause. It considers how narrative operates: how it touches us, and how it speaks of community.
The deeply intimate and the traumatic surface with urgency, seizing attention and generating sensations of a similar order, drawing in participants irrespective of their will. What unfolds is a raw interplay of unstable, undefined boundaries.
The narrative constructed through these images emerges almost automatically—through recognition—as a kind of play between two agents. It does not represent reality as such; rather, it enters it from the other side, from a position outside itself. It provokes and expands the field of imagination.
It educates.
The best example is a bad example.
Nenad Racković, multimedia artist, was born in Belgrade in 1967. He studied acting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts.
His first poem was published in 1984 in the literary magazine Književna reč and he had his first exhibition in SKC (Student Cultural Centre in Belgrade) in 1985. He was the editor and host of the Radio B92 iconic program The Rhythm of the Heart (1990–1998), and was a regular contributor to the magazine Beorama (1995–1998).
He had 18 solo and over 20 group exhibitions; he acted in three films: The Fall of Rock and Roll (1990), The Black Bomber (1991), Marble Ass (1995) and in a television film The Last Dadaist Show (TV Novi Sad, 1992); performed the theater show Saint Nick, Nicholas Edward Cave – Life and Relationships (Bitef Theater 1992); and enacted a number of performances.
Aside from the numerous essays in literary magazines, he has also published six novels: Aspirin (2002), Book of Recipes (2002), The Insurmountable Story (2006), The Fifth Season (2017), The Bible (2019), Slime and Bile (2021).
The independent art association Remont published Nenad Johnny Racković’s monograph in 2018.
Srđan Veljović, photographer and conceptual documentarian, was born in Belgrade in 1968. Graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade. He has been working in collaboration with a number of cultural institutions: Student Cultural Center, Center for Cultural Decontamination, National Library of Serbia, Youth Center Belgrade.
He worked as an associate at Radio B92. Documented the Belgrade club scene with Apgrade collective.
He has published photos in printed and electronic media: X Zabava, Beorama, Feral Tribune, Peščanik, Komunalinks, Playboy, Haaretz, Dazed Digital.
He was a member of the Led Art collective.
His work was exhibited in all of the former Yugoslav states, then in Germany, Albania, Austria, Romania, Hungary, Italy and the United States.
He has published three books: The Nineties (2020) and Petrovaradin, Casual Reflections on Time (2020), In Trance We Trust, (2022).
instagram: @bookelab
This event introduces new books by authors published under the curatorship of the independent publishing platform Book[e]lab, founded in 2020 by Olga Matveeva and Jenya Yahina. Working at the intersection of contemporary art and photobook design, Book[e]lab focuses on limited-edition artist’s books in which visual narrative and material form are conceived as a unified artistic statement.
The platform supports experimental approaches to the book as an artistic medium, exploring the relationship between image, structure, and tactility. Each project is developed with close
attention to the physical qualities of the book — its sequencing, materials, and printing processes — alowing the concept to unfold not only through images and texts but also through the object itself.
Through colaboration with artists, photographers, designers, as wel as paper manufacturers and printing technologists, Book[e]lab creates a space for dialogue between artistic vision and production expertise. This process foregrounds the book as a site of experimentation, where editorial thinking, design, and material choices become integral to the work.
The presentation brings together a selection of newly published artist’s books in which the concept is not only articulated but physicaly embodied in the book’s structure and design.
Each book functions as an autonomous work, where content and form are closely intertwined, expanding the possibilities of the photobook as both an artistic medium and a carefuly crafted
object.
Artists:
Alexey Belov. Consolation B. (2026)
Sveta Kaverina. The Garden of Earthly Delights (2025)
Natalia Ershova. [Im] Planting (2025)
Maya Nesterenko. Afrersun We`re Goung To The River (2025)
Anya Belka. A Book About Break Dance (2025)
Alexander Baranovsky. Vague Feeling (2026)
Katerina Kouzmitcheva. Sorry for the Lack of Contact (2025)
We are pleased to inaugurate, for the third time, the exhibition featuring a selection of the winners of the The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest.
The exhibition will open on April 7 at 19:00 at UK Parobrod.
The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest is an annual contest for young photojournalists aged between 18 and 33.
The contest was founded on December 22, 2014 by the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group under the auspices of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO.
The contest is the only international platform in Russia to discover emerging talents in photojournalism, uphold and develop high standards, and establish criteria for the quality of documentary photography.
The contest aims to support young photojournalists in their pursuit of professional excellence, as well as professional photographers aged 34 and over through the new Energy of Life category, introduced for the first time this year. In the contest, young reporters from around the world share what they are passionate about. The main themes of their works include global humanitarian challenges, the preservation of national identity and issues of social equality, and environmental concerns.
A special feature of the contest is the annual exhibition tours, which traditionally begin in Moscow in the autumn, following the announcement of the Grand Prix, the main award of the contest. Exhibitions of the winners’ works have reached audiences in dozens of countries, including China, South Africa, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Türkiye, Lebanon, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Poland and Egypt among others.
This year’s edition received over 2,000 entries from 40 countries worldwide with the winners from Bangladesh, Brazil, Georgia, Indonesia, India, Spain, China, Russia. In 2026 international exhibitions will take place in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Middle East.
BPM Book Week invites all residents of Serbia, Serbian and international, who have self-published a photobook within the last two years to become part of BPM Book Week 2026, within the framework of Belgrade Photo Month.
This open call is aimed at photographers and visual artists who wish to present their work and connect with an international audience.
Selected participants will have the opportunity to:
– present their photobook during BPM Book Week
– take part in the Photobook Bazaar
– connect with curators, publishers and photographers
Five selected photobooks will be invited to participate in a European photobook festival, where they will be exhibited and eligible for awards.
Deadline: 20 March
Contact: info@belgradephotomonth.org
If you are based in Serbia and have a self-published photobook, we would love to hear from you.
🎉✨The 𝗜𝗣𝗙𝗔 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 is now open! 🎉✨ Photographers and visual creators from around the world are invited to submit their projects and have their work reviewed by the curators and directors of 𝟮𝟬 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝟱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 📸
- Le vie delle Foto (Italy)
- Colombia Foto Fest (Colombia)
- Fotofestival Pelt (Belgium)
- Street Photography Barcelona Festival (Spain)
- Tomar la Calle (Mexico)
- Les Boutographies (France)
- Experimental Photo Festival (Spain)
- Bienal Argentina de Fotografía Documental (Argentina)
- Belgrade Photo Month (Serbia)
- Abuja Photo Festival (Nigeria)
- Budapest Photo Festival (Hungary)
- Festival de Fotografia de Paranapiacaba (Brazil)
- Festival de Fotografia de São Paulo (Brazil)
- FOKUS – International Fokus Awards (Albania)
- Photoworks Festival (Poland)
- PhotoNOLA (USA)
- Photometria (Greece)
- Humanisme Vision (France)
- Ioana Cobzaru (Independent Photo Curator)
- MontPhoto (Spain)
- f/Stop – Festival für Fotografie Leipzig (Germany)
Mind! We already have more than 100 applications!!!
🌍 One application, global visibility
⏰ Deadline: 𝟮𝟮 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
With the collaboration of @picter_com
More details: https://site.picter.com/ipfa-award-2025
FRESH EYE – Budapest, Wien, Belgrade street photography
The exhibition dedicated to the street photography presents the winners of FRESH EYE contest, that was open to photographers from three countries: Austria, Hungary and Serbia, respectively. The aim of this project, that enfolder thoughout the summer of 2024, was was to explore urban landscape and capture the moments in day-to-day street life in Budapest, Vienna and Belgrade, creating their own vision.
How do photographers experience the city? What is a fresh environment in their eyes?
What is it that makes a city special? What do they have in common? The answers are found in a colorful selection of contemporary life, history, culture, common values, as well as differences, characterising these metropolises and their inhabitants, that create a complete picture of spectacular citiyscape.
The project was initiated by the Budapest PhotoFestival and realized in partnership with Austrian Cultural Forum Budapest, Collegium Hungaricum Vienna, Collegium Hungaricum Belgrade and Austrian Cultural Forum Belgrade, in cooperation with Foto Wien – Festival & Belgrade Photo Month.
Dénes Erdős (HU), Veronika Fekete (HU), Lukas Felder (A), Gerhard
Wimmer-Etz (A), Mitar Mitrovic (SR) Nađa Repman (SR).
pon/Mon – sub/Sat 9 – 22h
The project, An Enlightening Journey, celebrates the resilience and strength of students from the FLS (French as a Schooling Language) program at J.B.
Corot High School. These students, often arriving alone after traumatic journeys, face numerous challenges integrating into French society. The project’s aim is to combat discrimination by highlighting their unique stories through an artistic series that includes portraits, video interviews, and texts. These students, overcoming language barriers and past traumas, showcase their journeys of hope and perseverance.
The program, essential for their integration, helps students progress into vocational training and find better job opportunities. The project brings together former students, now financially independent and settled, with current students aiming for certification (C.A.P or BAC PRO). It fosters connections, offering a platform for interaction both online and in-person
during exhibitions and meet-ups.
Photographic portraits provide a way for these young people, who often struggle with verbal expression due to cultural differences, trauma and language barriers, to tell their stories. This initiative also addresses the challenges of learning French amid migration-related difficulties. Concerning the photographic part of the project, the artistic vision is led by Juliette de Cuzey, a self-taught French photographer whose work has mainly been focused on underrepresented communities.
uto/Tue – pet/Fri 13 – 19h
sub/Sat 10 – 15h
* Galleries and exhibition spaces retain the right to change the date and time of the exhibitions and other events
