StreetFoto San Francisco International Street Photography Festival

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Once a year, street photographers come to San Francisco from around the globe

Mark your calendars: June 4-10, 2018

2017 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

StreetFoto San Francisco has wrapped up a successful second annual international festival dedicated entirely to the art of street photography. In 2017 we had an impressive lineup of lecturers, workshop teachers, contest judges, and exhibitors, including Bruce Gilden, Janet Delaney, Jesse Marlow, Aaron Berger, Vineet Vohra, Jack Simon, Nick Turpin, David Gibson, Blake Andrews, Maciej Dakowicz, Graciela Magnoni, Siri Thompson, Alexander Petrosyan, Judy Walgren, Joe Aguirre, Steven Bollman, Paccarik Orue, and many others.

Stay tuned for announcements about our 2018 festival, happening June 4-10.

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Updated Opening Reception Locations (Photoworks and Camerawork)

SEE THEM

2017 International Street Photography Awards finalists announced

CONTESTS

International contests for single images, photo series, mobile street photography, and photos taken in San Francisco during the festival.

PORTFOLIO REVIEWS

Have your work reviewed by seasoned experts who will provide constructive criticism.

WORKSHOPS

Intensive study, including lectures, shooting in the streets, and critique. Learn from Bruce Gilden, Jesse Marlow, Aaron Berger, Jack Simon, and Vineet Vohra.

LECTURES

Gain insight from the brightest minds in street photography, including Bruce Gilden, Jesse Marlow, Aaron Berger, and many others.

PHOTOWALKS

Find out where to shoot in San Francisco from the regions best local street photographers.

EXHIBITS

Peruse prints by contest finalists and take in a special group show by In-Public.

Featured artists

StreetFoto exhibited the work of over a hundred photographers from around the globe in venues through San Franicsco the week of the festival. These are just a few of our 2016 participants, and this list will be updating with 2017 guests as we make announcements in the coming days. To see our evolving schedule of events, visit our festival page.

6/8 OpenShow lineup announced

The Thursday night OpenShow lineup has been announced. On Thursday, June 8 at 6:30, four...

StreetFoto Cage Match w/judges Bruce Gilden, Michelle Groskopf, and Don Hudson

Get ready to rumble. Live, on stage, our panel of judges will view submitted photos...

Photo zine panel discussion with Ben Molina, Troy Holden, and Mike Aviña

We’ve been wanting to add an event related to photo zines since the launch of...

Full Frontal flash photography panel discussion with Michelle Groskopf, Tyler Simpson, and Skyid Wang

Join three members of the FullFrontal collective as they discuss the use of flash in...

Jesse Marlow lecture: Thurs, June 8 at 8PM

Melbourne-based iN-PUBLiC member and Leica Academe instructor Jesse Marlow will be talking about and sharing...

Aaron Berger lecture and slideshow Monday, June 5 at 6:30

Come see Aaron Berger deliver the very first lecture of StreetFoto 2017 at Harvey Milk...

Vineet Vohra’s opening night lecture: The Power of Ten

Vineet Vohra has announce the title of his opening-night lecture: The Power of Ten. Vineet...

Rinzi Ruiz lecture / slideshow June 9

Rinzi Ruiz, one of our judges for last year’s series contest, will be joining us...

Daniel Arnold / Aaron Berger / Troy Holden exhibition at Photoworks SF

If you’re even remotely familiar with street photography on Instagram, none of these guys need...

Blake Andrews & Steven Bollman exhibition at SF Camerawork

One of our goals is to exhibit as much street photography as we can during...

Janet Delaney speaking June 10, 2017

We’re thrilled to announce that Janet Delaney has joined the StreetFoto lineup, and will be...

Bruce Gilden Lecture: Saturday, June 10, 8PM

We’re pleased to announce that Magnum member Bruce Gilden will be giving a lecture and slideshow...

Jack Simon 2-day workshop at StreetFoto

Jack Simon taught two very highly regarded workshops at StreetFoto 2016, and we are bringing...

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