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Portfolio Reviews

A unique meeting point between photographers, curators, and festival directors from around the world!

IPFA Meeting Barcelona 2026

The Portfolio Reviews were part of the IPFA International Meeting 2026, an event that brought together over 50 photography festivals from around the world in Barcelona. It was an exceptional opportunity for photographers to present their work directly to festival directors and curators, establish real connections, and open doors to exhibitions and collaborations. Each participant met in individual 20-minute sessions with professionals selected for their experience and trajectory in international programming. 72 spots were available.

Photographers Testimonials

Meet the 2026 Reviewers

The reviewers were part of festivals and curating platforms worldwide. Their role was twofold: to offer a constructive professional critique of each photographer's work, and to generate proposals for future exhibitions, publications, residencies, and collaborations.

Arnaud Laroche

Arnaud Laroche

Arnaud Laroche is the director of the Boutographies festival. Trained in image-making, he has led the festival since 2002 and regularly participates in international events as a portfolio review expert.

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French - English

Yannick Ribeaut

Yannick Ribeaut

Yannick Ribeaut (b. 1972, France) is a French photographer, visual artist, curator, and educator based in the Bordeaux region. A graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie, his practice bridges documentary photography and experimental visual approaches, exploring territory, memory, and contemporary social transformations. He is the President and Founder of the Humanisme Vision Festival and has exhibited and published his work internationally.

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French - English - Chinese

João Kulcsár

João Kulcsár

João Kulcsár is the founder and director of São Paulo Photo Festival and Paranapiacaba Photo Festival. A curator of over 100 photographic exhibitions in Brazil and internationally, he is also a professor at Senac University and works extensively on visual literacy, accessibility, and photography for visually impaired audiences.

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Portuguese - English - Spanish

Szilvia Mucsy

Szilvia Mucsy

Photographer, curator, and educator based in Budapest, and chair of RANDOM – Association of Contemporary Photographers. A graduate of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, her award-winning work explores urban life, identity, and society, and has been exhibited across Europe and the U.S.

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English - Hungarian

Saskia Wesseling

Saskia Wesseling

Director of Fotofestival Naarden, she combines strategy and storytelling to make photography accessible, diverse, and thought-provoking. Her global path from journalism to marketing to photography across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia shapes a practice driven by resilience, curiosity, and a belief in art’s power to connect people.

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English - Dutch

Sigrid Debusschere

Sigrid Debusschere

Award-winning photographer whose work has been exhibited internationally and published in magazines and photobooks. Director and curator of BSPF – Brussels Street Photography Festival, and curator for WSP – Women Street Photographers (NYC). Frequently invited as a jury member and portfolio reviewer at international photography festivals. Her practice moves between street photography and the documentation of everyday life.

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English - French - Dutch

Jeff Moorfoot

Jeff Moorfoot

Jeff Moorfoot is an Australian photographer, curator, educator, and publisher with over 40 years of experience spanning commercial, fine art, and academic practice, including lecturing at RMIT University. He is the founder and former Festival Director of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale and the founder of the photographic collective Free Radical. A Master Photographer, Fellow, and Honorary Life Member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography, he is also the editor and publisher of BETA: developments in photography.

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English

Linda Simeone

Linda Simeone

Curator, journalist and director of Le Vie delle Foto. For over twenty years, she has organised photography exhibitions and cultural events in Italy and abroad. Since 2020, she has curated shows for the DoubleTree by Hilton in Trieste, merging art, culture and innovation.

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Italian - English

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How do the Reviews work?

A personal meeting with a festival director or curator that can change your life.

Each review lasts 20 minutes and takes place in a one-to-one format, in a professional and close environment in the Centre Cívic Pati Llimona (Barcelona, Spain). There is no mandatory format, and you can show your work as you prefer:

  • on a computer or tablet,

  • with printed copies,

  • through a photobook,

  • with photobook dummies or works in progress,

  • or any other medium that best represents your work.

  • knowing your experience and trajectory,

  • understanding your methodology and processes,

  • discovering new perspectives,

  • evaluating projects for future exhibitions,

  • providing critical feedback and suggestions for improvement.

A good portfolio review is a conversation, not a presentation. This guide walks you through how to prepare your work, what reviewers are looking for, and how to make the most of your 20 minutes.

Preparing for the 2027 portfolio reviews?

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by Vision

The portfolio reviews were part of the IPFA Meeting 2026 programme. Panels, exhibitions, networking, and four days of exchange with festival professionals from across the world.

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