Organized by the Hellenic Center for Photography, APhF:2008 evolved out of the well established institution of the Center "Month of Photography", an event used to be taking place for the last 20 years in September and which presented a big number of exhibitions by Greek and foreign artists in an equally big number of galleries and other venues in Athens.The transformation of this institution into the "Athens Photo Festival" signals its growing importance not only in the Greek but also the international contemporary visual arts field. For 2008, APhF focuses on the Mediterranean and presents many exhibitions on topics related to the Mediterranean basin until the end of November.
The festival opens on September 25 with an exhibition by the well known American photographer and Director of the Department of Photography at Yale University Tod Papageorge at Xippas Gallery. The inauguration of new exhibitions continues throughout October and intensifies in November, the core month of the festival, when also most of the side events take place.
To keep tuned with all upcoming events, visit the
Athens Photo Festival's web-site
13.11.2008