FotoFestival

Manzana 1

Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Bolivia
20th - 24th of November 2024
Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Bolivia

FotoFestival
Manzana 1

20th - 24th of November 2024

Photo by: Natela Grigalashvili

November 2024

The largest photography event in Bolivia

From Wednesday, November 20th to Sunday, November 24th, Manzana 1 will hold the International Photo Festival, an event that will bring together award-winning photographers and editors from around the world.
It will be an enriching experience for the general public who will be able to witness documentary and photojournalistic topics from many different places. In addition to the main event, there will be six photo workshops offering hands-on learning opportunities with professional photographers and editors and portfolio reviews. The festival will also feature evening projections of photographic works, lectures, artist talks and guided tours of exhibitions, providing a visual journey through various themes and styles.

GUESTS

Photographers

& Experts

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Esther Horvath

Esther Horvath is photographer for the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine…
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Brent Stirton

Brent Stirton is a South African photographer who works as a Senior Correspondent for Getty…
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Natela Grigalashvili

Natela Grigalashvili is a freelance documentary photographer based in Tbilisi, Georgia. In the past Grigalashvili…
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Mads Nissen

For Mads Nissen (1979) photography is all about empathy - creating understanding and intimacy while…
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Ana Maria Arevalo Gosen

Ana María Arévalo Gosen (born in 1988 in Caracas, Venezuela) embarked on a transformative journey…
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Klavdij Sluban

Leica Prize, Medal of Excellence, the Prix Niépce 2000 (main distinction in photography in France),…
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Florence Goupil

Florence Goupil is a Peruvian documentary photographer based in Cusco, Peru. Her work is primarily…
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Tomas Munita

Tomás Munita (Chile, 1975) is a documentary freelance photographer with a primary interest on social…
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Maxim Dondyuk

Maxim Dondyuk (b. 1983) is a Ukrainian photographer and artist whose practice integrates various mediums,…
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Philippe Dudouit

Born in Switzerland, Philippe Dudouit graduated from Vevey School of Photography. He has been recipient…
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Marie A. Monteleone

Marie A. Monteleone is a Senior Enterprise Photo Editor for Bloomberg News, producing visuals for…
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Cyril Drouhet

Deputy director of Reporting and Photography at Le Figaro Magazine, one of the main magazine…
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Monica Allende

Monica Allende is an independent curator/artistic director, consultant and educator. She is currently curating an…
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Søren Pagter

Søren Pagter is the head of the world famous photojournalism education at the Danish School…
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James B. Wellford

James Wellford is the Senior Visual Editor and Assistant Managing Editor for Global Issues at…
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Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo

Photographer and architect, National University of Colombia. Best Graduation Project 2005-2006. Colfuturo Scholarship 2007. MA…
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Chris Coe

Chris Coe is founder and director of Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY), the prestigious…

Activities

Exhibitions

FROM 20th to 24th of NOVEMBER

Exhibitions, conferences, portfolio reviews, workshops, panel discussions, lectures, guided tours, night screenings… in what will be an unprecedented and unique experience from the International Photo Festival Manzana 1.

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Program

FROM 20th to 24th of NOVEMBER

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Portfolio Reviews

Registration for free portfolio reviews coming soon.
Among the reviewed portfolios, the reviewers will choose two photographers who will have the opportunity to exhibit at Arte en la Plaza, in Manzana 1 in the 2025.

OPEN CALL: (Coming soon…)

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Workshops

The festival’s educational aspect is bolstered by exclusive workshops, taught by photo experts Monica Allende, Soren Pagter, Marie A. Monteleone, photographer Klavdij Sluban, Esther Horvath, Tomas Munita and Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo.

OPEN CALL: (Coming soon…)

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Other activities

Evening projections

Every night photographic series of the invited professionals will be projected in large format in front of the gallery Manzana 1.
LOCATION: Plaza Manzana 1

Photobook and technology fair

During the opening days of the festival a photo book & technology fair will take place.
LOCATION: Plaza Manzana 1

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