THE EYE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2026

Select a speaker below to find out more

Check out the EYE Festival weekend programme at the bottom of this page


 

Sian Trenberth

Performing Arts

Paul Stuart

Portraits

Jaap Buitendijk

Motion Picture Stills

Emily Garthwaite

Photojournalist

 
 

Mike Taylor

(Sunday speaker)

Documentary Photographer


EYE Festival Programme

  • Evening opening of the Festival and David Hurn exhibition at Clwb Ffoto, Newport Arcade.


    Time: 6pm - 8pm

  • The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre

    10.30 am. Emily Garthwaite

    12.00 pm. Paul Stuart

    ‍ 1.15 pm. Lunch

    2.30 pm. Sian Trenberth

    4.00 pm. Jaap Buitendijk

    5.15 pm. Panel discussion.

  • Clwb Ffoto

    10.00 - 11.45am: Meet the photographers, Wales Media Awards winner Rob Norman and exhibitors Nick Treharne and Adam Davies where you can ask questions in a relaxed environment.

    10.30 - 12pm: Photozine meetup – explore a selection from the 'Box of Zines' collection from around Wales, managed by Offline Journal and the DocPhot Course.  Bring your own to add a copy to the collection, or share and discuss with others.

    Gallery 57

    10.00 - 11.45am: Meet the photographers with their exhibition - Paul Reas and Neil Bennett.

    Portfolio Crits: Ask for advice from the best – if you are brave enough. Book an afternoon spot (see below}

    The Place

    Cyanotype workshop: Go back in time and create your own cyanotype print - On throughout the day.

    10.00 - 12.00pm: Fun souvenir portraits with photographer Si Jubb.

    10.15 - 12.00pm: Meet the photographers, speakers Paul Stuart and Jaap Buitendijk.

    12.15 - 1.15pm: Mike Taylor – The Beautiful Game. A talk on photographing football fans in pubs.

    1.30 - 3.00pm: Offline Journal publisher Brian Carroll will be available to look at new work and chat over early project ideas that might fit with the second CHAOTIC group collaboration and printed publication.

    Portfolio Crits: Ask for advice from the best – if you are brave enough. Book an afternoon spot (see below}

    Photo book sale: John Crerar - On throughout the day.

    Book a spot for the portfolio crits at glenn.photo@gmail.com and select a prefered photographer from speakers or exhibitors. Glenn will send you a time slot.
    We will try to book you with your choice of photographer but some, due to work commitments, may be unavailable. Emily Garthwaite will not be there on Sunday.