We are happy to announce that applications for the first thematic edition of the International Summer School of Photography - "Photography and the World" are now open! ISSP 2019 will take place at Zaļenieki Manor, Latvia, from 12 - 20 July 2019. Through six workshops and interventions by invited experts, the Summer school will explore various ways photography and art can contribute to the world today.
Detailed information on ISSP 2019 workshops and other components of the programme: here.
Applications are open till 10 April !
We are delighted to announce the list of the ISSP 2016 selected participants - 73 photographers from over 25 countries of the world! Thanks a lot for our great experts team - Louise Clemens (Format Festival), Salvatore Vitale and Paola Paleari (YET Magazine), Ann-Christin Bertrand (C/O Berlin) and Anastasiia Fedorova (The Calvert Journal) for helping us through the evaluations! We are looking forward for confirmations and for seeing you in Latvia soon!
Dear friends! Finally, our new website is up and ISSP 2016 is OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS! Awaiting a brilliant turnout again - this time with Anouk Kruithof, Paolo Woods, Federico Clavarino, Jason Evans, Alejandro Chaskielberg and Taiyo Onorato!
August 6 - 14 in our lovely Kuldīga. Deadline for applications - 8 May!
In cooperation with SSE Riga Centre for Media Studies, we are happy to invite Baltic photojournalists and documentary makers to apply for a free 3-day workshop with Arnold van Bruggen and Anoek Steketee "Long-term Documentary Projects: how to make an impact, find an audience and get the best results"! Application deadline already next week!
No 29. aprīlim - 4.maijam ISSP Skolas programmas ietvaros Rīgā notiks grāmatu veidošanas darbnīca ar Nico Baumgarten - vienreizēja iespēja uztaisīt savu fotogrāmatu! Darbnīcā ir dažas brīvas vietas, interesentus aicinām pieteikties līdz 10.aprīlim!
Some free places at a great photobook making workshop with Nico Baumgarten from 29 April till 4 May in Riga! Applications accepted by 10 April!
The final exhibition of the ISSP International Masterclass 2015/2016 is open in Kuldīga until 14 April! Projects created by 21 photographers from 12 countries working under year-long supervision by masterclass mentors Aaron Schuman, Andrei Polikanov and Yuri Kozyrev.
Next week we are in Kuldīga, for the concluding sesion of the ISSP International Masterclass 2015/2016. We invite the interested public to join us for the lectures of the visiting experts on 16 and 17 March, and for the Opening of the participants' final works Exhibition on 19 March!
Nākošnedēļ laipni lūgti pievienoties mums Kuldīgā uz vakaru lekcijām un izstādes atklāšanu!
We are announcing applications for the workshop Words and Pictures - Pictures and Words with Gordon MacDonald (GOST Books) that will take place on 8-11 May as part of SELF PUBLISH RIGA during Riga Photomonth! Photographers and visual artists working with text are welcome to apply by 20 March!
Dear all, we are preparing some nice surprises for the next edition of the summer school. The ISSP 2016 will take place in Pelči, Kuldīga on 6 - 14 August! We will announce applications in March, please stay tuned!
Aicinām uz katalāņu fotogrāfa Viktora Enriha atvērto lekciju ISSP Skolā pirmdien, 8. februārī, plkst. 18.30! A Catalan visul artist Victor Enrich will give an artist talk at the ISSP School on Monday, 8 February at 18.30 - welcome!
Sweet bits of summer for you to enjoy during the cold winter - flashbacks from ISSP 2015 are here! The beautiful video was filmed and edited by Katrina Sauskina.
Prieka ziņa un labākā dāvana fotomīļiem - ir iznācis 2016.gada plānotājs ar ISSP 2015 dalībnieku fotogrāfijām!
The beautul 2016 Weekly Planner with ISSP 2015 participants' photographs is now out and available for orders!
We are happy to present the final works produced by the ISSP 2015 participants this August in Kuldīga - photography series, books and videoworks from 73 participants and 9 youngsters from Kuldīga district! See the complete collection at the Final works galleries on this website and in vimeo!