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FIAP EXHIBITION CENTRES FIAP EXHIBITION CENTRES

1st Indonesia International Youth Photo Festival

By Harjanto Sumawan ESFIAP EFIAP/s
Co-director Pandeng FIAP Exhibition Centre, Indonesia

Sun-drying vermicelli
by Dai Zhizhong

Exhibition Centres Exhibition Centres

E fforts to foster the next generation of Indonesian photographers have entered a new phase.
The Federation of Photographic Society of Indonesia (FPSI) held the 1st Indonesia International Youth
Photo Festival (IIYPF) 2026, an international forum that brought together young photographers from
Indonesia and abroad.
Village performance The festival, held from
by Zhang Liejiang
February 5–14, 2026 in Yogyakarta
City, served not only as an
exhibition platform but also as a
space for learning, collaboration,
and cross-cultural exchange.
Thousands of participants from
across Indonesia took part,
alongside young photographers
(max 25 years) from 13 countries.

For more than five decades,
FPSI has seen that the strength
of national photography lies in
its younger generation. Through
this festival, we aim to create
an ecosystem that is not only
creative but also open to global Co-director Pandeng FEC Harjanto Sumawan, FPSI President Agatha
collaboration. Anne Bunanta and Chancellor of Indonesia Institute of the Arts
Willow weaving leads to wealth Yogyakarta, Dr. Irwandi
by Zeng Yi One of the main highlights of
IIYPF 2026 was the International Photo Exhibition, which featured 220 participants from 23 universities.
Of these, 10 institutions were from Indonesia, while 13 represented universities from the Americas,
Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The exhibition was held in Galeri Pandeng (FIAP Exhibition Center)
and RJ Katamsi Galeri in The Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta (ISI-Yogyakarta).

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