24 – 26 April

Photobooks Switzerland 2026

Photobooks Switzerland brings together Swiss and European photographers, independent publishers and designers to examine the photobook as a creative and material practice. The programme includes exhibitions of artist books and printed projects, talks, and workshops that focus on bookbinding, sequencing and editorial design. Works range from documentary series to conceptual projects, emphasising narrative, tactile materiality and democratic distribution of photographic projects. The festival highlights the photobook’s role in shaping photographic authorship and sustaining independent publishing.

Promenade des Bastions 8,
1205 Genève
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Photo Credit: © Aline Bovard Rudaz

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