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©️ Daido Moriyama Photo Foundation.
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What I Do To Please You I Do, 1981 - 2008 ©Linder, Courtesy of the artist and Modern Art, London
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Juliette Agnel / courtesy Galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière & Photo Days
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© Fatma Hassona
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© Sari Shibata
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c803d74b-86ff-49a9-b633-3d83e9633402, Ruines de Paris, 2024 © Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre
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© Atsushi Fukushima
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Shine Heroes, 2018 © Federico Estol
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©Thandiwe Muriu, Courtesy 193 Gallery
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David Bowie, Chicago 1980 © Anton Corbijn
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Installation view (vitrine): Photo book! Photo-book! Photobook! curated by Sean O'Toole, 11 February–21 May 2022. Image © A4 Arts Foundation.
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Handcuffed blacks were arrested for being in a white area illegally, South Africa, 1960's. © Ernest Cole/ Magnum Photos
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Sophie on the winter solstice, Nature's Valley, 2020 © Pieter Hugo
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Gladys, 2022 © Lebohang Kganye
Elusive and liminal, the edge can inhabit many physical, social, and psychological forms. It may evoke the tension of a cliff edge, the tipping point of conflict, or the instability of a life lived on the margins.
In photography, too, the edge is inherent. Throughout history, the medium has always existed on the fringes, hovering between document and art; truth and fiction. Now, with the dawn of new technologies and an overload of images, photography faces a new edge – of uncertainty, but also discovery. What lies beyond any edge is unknowable, but does chaos always end in collapse? Or can the edge invite us to imagine a different world?
KYOTOGRAPHIE 2026 explores the edge as a site of both tension and transition. We see radical approaches to photography alongside studies of urban decline, while documents of marginal communities intersect with ongoing issues of colonisation and territorial disputes.
We also explore the transcendental force of nature, and see how reaching an edge can open up new ways of seeing, thinking, and creating – even in the face of the bleakest environmental, political, and personal turmoil.
The edge is a place of uncertainty, yes, but also of possibility. A place where something ends to make way for something new.
Lucille Reyboz & Yusuke Nakanishi
Co-founders and Co-Directors of
KYOTOGRAPHIE
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Information Machiya インフォメーション町家
Hachiku-an (Former Kawasaki Residence)
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DAIDO MORIYAMA 森山大道
A Retrospective
Presented by Sigma
Exhibition organised by KYOTOGRAPHIE and Instituto Moreira Salles In collaboration with Daido Moriyama Photo FoundationKyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Main Building South Wing 2F
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JULIETTE AGNEL ジュリエット・アニェル
The Scent of Light
Presented by Van Cleef & Arpels
Yuhisai Koudoukan
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THANDIWE MURIU タンディウェ・ムリウ
Camo
Presented by LONGCHAMP
Kondaya Genbei Chikuin-no-Ma
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LINDER STERLING リンダー・スターリング
LINDER: GODDESS OF THE MIND
Presented by CHANEL Nexus Hall
The Museum of Kyoto Annex
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SARI SHIBATA 柴田早理
Dotok Days
Ruinart Japan Award 2025 Winner
Presented by RuinartASPHODEL
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ANTON CORBIJN アントン・コービン
Presence
Supported by agnès b.
With subsidy of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsSHIMADAI GALLERY KYOTO
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ATSUSHI FUKUSHIMA 福島あつし
Under the Burning Sun
Supported by Fujifilm
ygion
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FEDERICO ESTOL フェデリコ・エストル
Shine Heroes
KG＋SELECT Award 2025 Winner
Kondaya Genbei Kurogura
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YVES MARCHAND & ROMAIN MEFFRE イヴ・マルシャン＆ ロマ・メェッフェル
The Shape of What Remains
Jushin Kaikan
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THANDIWE MURIU タンディウェ・ムリウ
一如 (Ichinyo)
KYOTOGRAPHIE African Residency Program
Demachi Masugata Shopping Arcade - DELTA/KYOTOGRAPHIE Permanent Space
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FATMA HASSONA ファトマ・ハッスーナ
The eye of Gaza
Hachiku-an (Former Kawasaki Residence)
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A4 Arts Foundation A4 ARTS FOUNDATION
SOUTH AFRICA IN FOCUS
Photo book!
Photo-book!
Photobook!In collaboration with A4 Arts Foundation
Hachiku-an (Former Kawasaki Residence)
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LEBOHANG KGANYE レボハン・ハンイェ
SOUTH AFRICA IN FOCUS
Rehearsal of Memory
Presented by DIOR
Higashihonganji O-genkan
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ERNEST COLE アーネスト・コール
SOUTH AFRICA IN FOCUS
House of Bondage
Supported by Cheerio
In collaboration with Magnum PhotosKyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Main Building South Wing 2F
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PIETER HUGO ピーター・ヒューゴ
SOUTH AFRICA IN FOCUS
What the Light Falls On
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Main Building South Wing 2F
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Exhibitions for Kids 子ども向け展覧会
"KODOMOGRAPHIE" &
KYOTOGRAPHIE Kids Competition Exhibition 2026NTT WEST Sanjo Collaboration Plaza
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JR Kyoto Station Information Kiosk JR京都駅インフォメーションキオスク
Kyoto Station Central Gate
Flyer & Map PDF Download
ANNIVERSARY BOOKS
KYOTOGRAPHIE: A Kyoto Story | A Twelve-Year Cycle
Dive into the history of KYOTOGRAPHIE from idea to globally recognised festival, featuring reflections from co-founders, contributions from artists and curators, and stories of community, culture, and creativity.
KG＋SELECT 10 YEARS, 10 ARTISTS
Celebrating a decade of the KG＋ Award, this book profiles ten award-winning photographers, highlighting their work and the award’s impact on emerging talent.