Who we are

The Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography has been celebrating contemporary photography for more than 25 years. As the only annual festival of new photography in Switzerland, it has been able to position itself on the national cultural scene, while also building its international presence and networks. Each year during the month of May, venues both familiar and new in the city of Biel/Bienne are taken over by works and projects by some twenty Swiss and international photographers, which can be experienced in the form of a photographic walking tour. As well, thanks to our many partners, the exhibitions are complemented by a rich programme of events, including professional meetings, guided tours, talks and performances. Held in a bilingual city in the centre of Switzerland, the festival also develops each year projects that go out across Switzerland and abroad.

The Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography organizes the only annual festival of photography in Switzerland. Every year in May works of about 20 national and international photographers are exposed in the city of Biel.

The Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography is a non-profit association and was created in 1997.

Lucas Dubuis
Spokesperson and head of campaigns, Unia, Bern

Julien Glauser
Committee President, ethnologist, Musée d’Ethnographie, Neuchâtel

Ariane Pollet
Photography historian, Lausanne

Silvia Steidle

Alexandra Talman
Committe Co-president, Master Arts Management (ex BAK/OFC + Pro Helvetia)

Patric Zingg
Managing Director

Direction
Sarah Girard

Coordinator 
Léonore Emery

Art education
Sarah Girard
Antonia Brancher

Trainees
Julie Bubloz
Mathieu Gremaud

Translations
Ian Drummond
Doris Egger

Technicians
Bastien Schmid
Léa Stuby
Antoine Camuzet

Press
Anne Jaggi

Documentation
Daniel Müller

IT
hello IT
Billy Vuilleumier