September 18–20, 2026, Sosnowiec (Poland) – Zamek Sielecki
Preliminary program for the 2026 edition:
- Paper Photo Award – a competition for photobooks published between January 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026 (prize: 2,300 euros)
- Paper Photo Dummy Award – a competition for dummies (prize: 1,150 euros)
- Main Program – curated exhibitions of photobooks:
– “Why We Look at Animals?” (curator: Rafał Siderski)
– a monographic exhibition of publications designed by Aneta Kowalczyk [Blow Up Press],
– a review of Hungarian publications (curator: Katarzyna Zolich)
+ post-competition exhibition, - “Contexts” Program – exhibitions:
– Paweł Żak: “It Is and It Isn’t”
– Krzysztof Ślachciak: “Conditionally Accepted” - Paper Academy – a survey of photography publications created at art colleges
- Book fair, meetings, premieres, and lots of fun!
We will be sharing more information about the program in July and August