Carl Sebastian Lindberg, Home and Country (Video) at Museum Centre Vapriikki until October 29. Carl Sebastian Lindberg writes about his work: “Home and Country relates …

In 2014 Backlight Corinna Kern (DE) won the portfolio reviews award exhibition for Backlight ´17. Kerns series Female Maskers is now exhibited at Galleria Ronga …

We were most glad to receive applications from 15 countries for our portfolio reviews held in Tampere during Backlight´s opening weekend. 30 artists were showing …

Thank you for joining us at the opening at Galleria Ronga, Nykyaika, Koppelo and Tampere Art Museum. We could have squeezed in just few more …

Photographer and visual artist Jaakko Kahilaniemi has won the main prize 10.000 euros awarded by Majaoja Foundation. Kahilaniemis series 100 Hectares of Understanding convinced the …

The open call jury, Tuula Alajoki (Backlight Photo Festival, FI), Miha Colner (International Centre of Graphic Arts, SI), Ângela Ferreira (Photographic Museum of Fortaleza, BR …

  “There are people who wish, that it would be Backlight all the time, like Christmas.”   The City of Tampere kindly invited us with …

  The fourth exhibition of our jubilee tour Independence Through the Lenses is now open at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb, Croatia. …

We are  pleased with the amount of nearly 70 submissions for our portfolio review this coming September. Submissions came from 15 countries both from Europe …

We are delighted for the new partnership between Backlight Photo Festival and Jelgavas Tipogrāfija, a modern printing company, rich in traditions, specializing in production of …

From top left to right: María García Yelo, Carla Erdmann, David Drake, Enrico Stefanelli, Pirkko Siitari, Maria Faarinen & Tiina Rauhala, Sheyi Bankale, Alla Räisänen, …

© Harri Pälviranta, Kretschmer 2013   3rd edition of Independence Through the Lenses presenting Juha Arvid Helminen, Jaakko Kahilaniemi and Harri Pälviranta at Photon Ljubljana, …

Corinna Kern was the winner of Backlight Photo Festivals portfolio review in 2014. Now her series Female Maskers is produced for the Portfolio Award exhibition …

Welcome to the opening of the second exhibition of our Independence Through the Lenses -tour at FLUSS, Wolkersdorf, Austria. Opening ceremonies on April 29th with artist …

            We are delighted to announce the artists selected for our next event taking place in Tampere, Finland in September 2017.  …

© Juuso Westerlund, Jackpot, 2010-2016   The first exhibition of our tour Independence Through the Lenses at the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography  Center, Budapest has …

  The first exhibition of our jubilee tour 2017, “Independence Through the Lenses” is open at the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center in Budapest from …

        Backlight Photo Festival 2017 presents seven Finnish photographic artists on an exhibition tour in Europe.   Backlight Photo Festival celebrates its …

The first of Backlight´s Master Class started in October 2016. 13 students from the Finnish schools offering higher education on photography were invited to participate. The …

The open call jury for Backlight ´17 has completed the jurying process. 22 projects from 12 countries were selected for the exhibitions. We have informed …