Photo Phnom Penh Festival 2025

The 16th Phnom Penh Photo Festival marks a special milestone, bringing together photographers from Asia and Europe to share their stories, showcase their works, and exchange creative visions. Join us for an inspiring lineup of programs celebrating photography and cultural exchange throughout 2025.

19 November 2025 (Wednesday)

• 09:00–20:00 | Photo is Your Memory | at IFC

• 09:00–16:00 | Workshop: From Photography to Art: Wood Transfer | at IFC

• 18:00–19:00 | Inauguration Photo Phnom Penh 2025 | at IFC

• 19:00–20:00 | Exhibitions tour | at IFC

20 November 2025 (Thursday)

• 09:00–20:00 | Photo is Your Memory | at IFC

• 09:00–16:00 | Workshop: From Photography to Art: Wood Transfer | at IFC

• 09:00–11:00 | Portfolio Review open to all, free of charge | at IFC garden

• 15:00–16:00 | Opening: Exhibition by Laurence Bonvin, Aletsch Negative | at Studio Images – House of Photography

• 18:30–19:30 | Screening: “50 Years Later” | at IFC

21 November 2025 (Friday)

• 09:00–20:00 | Photo is Your Memory | at IFC

• 09:00–16:00 | Workshop: From Photography to Art: Wood Transfer | at IFC

• 14:30–15:30 | Round table: Artist Residencies in Photography: Creating, Documenting, and Engaging with Place. With Laurence Bonvin, Philippe Guionie (online), Letizia Le Fur, Meng Lechevallier, Isabelle Le Minh (online), Marie Le Mounier (online), Sovan Philong, Beat Streuli | at IFC cinema

• 16:00–18:00 | Book presentation with Laurence Bonvin, Kim Hak, Letizia Le Fur, and others | at IFC library

• 18:30–19:30 | Screening: Family Photos, Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2025; performance: Vannak Khun | at IFC garden

22 November 2025 (Saturday)

• 09:00–20:00 | Photo is Your Memory | at IFC

• 10:00–11:00 | Artist talk with Florent Meng Lechevallier on his film “The Analogue Track” | at IFC cinema

• 14:00–17:00 | Tuk Tuk Tour – First Round

• 18:00–18:30 | Screening: Studio Images | at IFC

• 18:30–19:30 | Award Ceremony: Photo Contest “Changes in the City”, supported by the European Union in Cambodia | at IFC

• 19:30–21:00 | Closing evening with music | at IFC

23 November 2025 (Sunday)

• 09:00–12:00 | Tuk Tuk Tour – Second Round

25 November 2025 (Tuesday)

• 18:30–19:30 | Round table: “How to Bear Witness for History?” with Kim Hak, Mak Remissa, and Roland Neveu | at IFC cinema

29 November 2025 (Saturday)

• 10:00–11:00 | Round table: Metis: “Exploring Humanity’s Ties to the Ocean” with Khiev Kanel, Khun Vannak, and Sovan Philong | at IFC cinema

16 December 2025 and 8 January 2026

• Workshop: Reconstructing the Image: History of Photography Through Practice. With Isabelle Le Minh and Marie Le Mounier | at Studio Images – House of Photography

Associated Event18 November 2025 (Tuesday)

• 18:00–22:00 | Opening exhibition: “Cambodia Lightwaves” | at Sra’Art Gallery

The project “Photography, Your Memory!” offers free printing or digitising of photos throughout the festival’s opening weekend. Old or damaged photos will be retouched, printed, and digitised to preserve them.