If you are travelling through Asia in the next couple of months you can visit some photography festivals with related exhibitions, workshops, photography competitions and public programs.
FOTO Bali Festival 2025, the inaugural international photography festival in Indonesia, is held at Nuanu Creative City in Tabanan from 26 July to 17 August 2025. It features 34 artists from 10 countries with 32 curated projects ranging from prints to multimedia works under its central theme, “LIFE”. It offers a rich lineup of exhibitions, panel discussions, workshops and public programs, curated by Ng Swan Ti and Gatari Surya Kusuma, inviting global and local photographers to reflect on memory, identity and cultural connections through visual storytelling
The 2025 Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival (KLPF) is Malaysia’s largest and Southeast Asia’s premier photography event and takes place August 15–17, 2025 at KL Gateway Mall in Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur. Featuring a dynamic program of international exhibitions, hands-on workshops, industry talks, photography competitions and vendor showcases.
The Photo Video Asia 2025 trade exhibition will take place from the 29th to the 31st of August, 2025 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India. It will bring together around 250 international exhibitors and attract 35,000+ professional visitors, showcasing cutting-edge technology in photography, videography, printing, studio lighting, drone imaging, editing and software.
The 2025 Pingyao International Photography Festival (PIP) is set to take place in September 2025 in the UNESCO‑listed Ancient City of Pingyao, Shanxi Province, China. The festival transforms the historic streets and indoor venues into a sprawling open-air gallery, drawing thousands of photographers and tens of thousands of images from across China and overseas, and featuring exhibitions, forums, workshops, and photo-trading events.
The Chobi Mela International Photography Festival XI is scheduled to take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 16 – 31 January 2026, marking the eleventh edition of Asia’s oldest and most inclusive biennial photography festival. This year’s festival will explore ideas of revival, regeneration, collective imagination, and resilience in a post‑uprising context, with a diverse program of exhibitions, workshops, artist talks, and mobile installations unfolding across key cultural venues in the city