PHOTO IS:RAEL wishes to strengthen freedom of speech regardless of race, gender, or faith, and invites artists to submit proposals for the 11th International Photography Festival on any theme they wish.

The 11th PHOTO IS:RAEL International Photography Festival, which will be held in November 2023, offers a unique platform for sharing and revealing, shouting and whispering whatever is on your mind. In the face of the voices that demand to exclude populations, opinions, and ideas, we wish to facilitate dialogue, strengthen free speech, and give a voice to everyone regardless of race, gender, or faith.
Unlike PHOTO IS:RAEL’s previous festivals, the upcoming festival is not devoted to one specific theme, but rather strives to allow a discussion about everything that feels urgent, important, exciting right now, and above all – that you believe should be presented to the public. We wish to offer a platform to the projects, images, and secrets that have been waiting for a chance to come to light, to be heard and seen. An opportunity to create reality as you envision it. This is the time to really think about what fascinates you, and unleash your best lens-based projects.

Open, free, uncensored, undefined, unrestricted, unthemed

A committee of experts spanning multiple artistic genres will review the proposals and select 20 artists to exhibit their work. The proposals are submitted to the committee anonymously to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity regardless of their location, age or level of education.
The ten chosen projects will be showcased prominently in the 11th PHOTO IS:RAEL International Photography Festival. In addition, 10 more projects will be displayed in the group exhibition “Unthemed”.
We invite artists from all over the world and at different stages in their careers to send proposals for existing or new works in the fields of photography, video, performance art, and multidisciplinary art.

Update! Deadline for submissions: April 27, 2023

*Registration fee: 15 USD
*6-12 images may be included, depending on the nature of the proposed works and if they are video or installation pieces, please include a link to view the work in the section titled “project description”.