Descubrimientos PHotoESPAÑA
Cierre de la convocatoria:
16 de diciembre 2024
Anuncio de los participantes seleccionados:
17 de diciembre 2024
Fecha de pago de la inscripción:
23 de diciembre 2024
Visionados de porfolios:
Marzo a abril de 2025
Closed Call
Descubrimientos PHE is the professional meeting for photographers organized by PHotoESPAÑA in each of its editions. Next edition will be held online from March to April 2025.
The activity offers selected artists the opportunity to meet with national and international experts, creating a space where photographers can:
Showcase their work to curators and editors.
Receive individualized feedback on their work.
Discover trends in the world of visual arts.
Share their projects with a community of creators.
Expand their professional network.
Visionadores
Ane Abalde Amezaga
Directora de Arte y Patrimonio de Kutxa / Sala Tabakalera – España
Carla Bacelar Ferreira
Vice-Presidente de la dirección de Encontros da Imagem – Portugal
Carolina Rojo
Responsable del f/DKV Centro de fotografía con causa – España
Cecilie Øien
Directora Preus Museum – Noruega
Erika Goyarrola
Comisaria independente – España
Geaninne Guimaraes
Comisaria en el Museo Guggenheim Nueva York y Bilbao – Estados Unidos / España
Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen
Directora del Copenhagen Photo Festival –Dinamarca
Samantha McCoy
Magnum Gallery Paris – Francia
Szilvia Mucsy
Directora del Budapest Photo Festival – Hungría
Teresa Grandas
Conservadora y Comisaria del MACBA – España
Véronique Prugnaud
Directora de la editorial The Eyes – Francia
Practical Information
Dates
Call Deadline: Monday, December 16, 2024
Announcement of Selected Participants: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Registration Fee Payment Deadline: Monday, December 23, 2024
Portfolio Reviews: March to April 2025
How to Participate
– Complete all fields in the registration form (below)
– Attach a digital dossier in PDF format (maximum size 10 MB) containing up to 15 images from a single series.
– There are no restrictions on technique, theme, or year.
– It is recommended that the images be part of a cohesive series.
– A non-refundable pre-registration fee of €10 is required, payable via the registration form.
Selection Process
A jury will select up to 70 participants and a waiting list. The organization will notify selected participants via email, and the list will also be available on the festival’s website and social media.
Registration
– A non-refundable pre-registration fee of €10 is required.
– Selected photographers will receive further instructions to:
– Pay the registration fee (€240).
– Each participant will have meetings with up to six reviewers and three group sessions, each lasting one hour.
Portfolio Reviews
For this edition, portfolio review meetings will include a group of three photographers and two reviewers, enabling each participant to benefit from observing their peers’ feedback.
Each session will last one hour, with two reviewers advising the three selected participants. Each participant will have 15 minutes focused on their project.
In total, each selected participant will attend three one-hour sessions (shared with other participants) and meet with six reviewers (two per session).
Each photographer’s personalized schedule will be sent before the reviews begin. Reviews will be conducted in Spanish and English; the festival does not provide translation services.
Award
From all the works presented in the online and in-person formats, a jury will select the winner of the Descubrimientos 2025 award. The winner will be granted a solo exhibition in the next PHotoESPAÑA edition. The winner of the previous edition was Nélia Dos Santos Azevedo.
Scholarships
The Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics (IEB) will sponsor four photographers born or residing in the Balearic Islands, covering their registration fees to participate in this activity.
Shortlisted candidates
Alberto Sen / Alfredo Mártiz / Alma Medina / Anemona Knut / Beatriz Polo Iañez / Borja Martínez Cebrián / Brenda Fernández / Bruno Daureo Huertas / Carlos Chablé / Carlota Irene Urgel Royo / Clara Toro / Clara de Tezanos / Claudia Suárez / Cristián Aninat / César Blay Cuquerella / Diego Zapatero / Dominik Wojciechowski / Edilson Pereira / Eduardo Izaguirre / Elissavet Sikalou / Emma Puig de la Bellacasa / Erika Romera Garcia / Felipe Mejia-Medina / Fernanda Patiño / Filippo Poli / Gabriela de Giacomo / Gunnar Knechtel / Gökhan Tanrıöver / Herbert Mulanovich Aljovín / Isabel Sangro / Isabella Delfino / Itxaso Zuñiga Ruiz / Jonas Paurell / Josep Lluís Caldentey Matheu / José Reinaldo Guédez / Laia Ros / Leila Forés Iturbe / Luis Calvo Hernández / Maite Velasco Barrio / Maite Velasco Barrio / Manuel Antonio Velásquez / Marcela Orfelina Barahona / Mario Marco Nafria / Marta Cabané / Marta González Gómez / María José Arévalo Soler / Max Pérez Veltman / Miguel Gomez Muñiz / Mischa Lluch / Nacho Hernandez Alvarez / Nora Daoud / Omar Gámez / Oskar Alvarado / Patricia Fontanilla Martínez / Pau Cassany Figa / Priscilla Tangari / Rafaela Martinez Dueñas / Roberto Martinez Astorgano / Sarah Leduc / Silvia Prió / Sophie Köhler / Steve Dean Bowden / Théo Saffroy / Tomás Opitz / Tono Burguete Herrero / Tony Lorenzo / Usue Belandia Erauzkin / Verónica Ettedgui / Victoria Ruiz / Yari Rassi