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8th International Conference of Photography & Theory (ICPT2026)

Name: 8th International Conference of Photography & Theory (ICPT2026)
Start: 2026-11-26
End: 2026-11-28
Location: Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre [NiMAC]

Hosted by International Association of Photography & Theory

26 – 28 November 2026
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8th International Conference of Photography & Theory (ICPT2026) is a conference held 26 – 28 November 2026 in Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre [NiMAC], Nicosia, Cyprus, organised by International Association of Photography & Theory.

Dates:: 26 – 28 November 2026
Format:: In person
Venue:: Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre [NiMAC], Nicosia, Cyprus
Subjects:: Humanities & Arts, Arts, Design & Media
Organiser:: International Association of Photography & Theory
Official website:: photographyandtheory.com/icpt2026

The 8th International Conference of Photography & Theory (ICPT2026) explores photography's material conditions, residue, object(hood) and practices in the expanded field. The conference brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse fields of study related to photography through historical, theoretical, or practice-based approaches.

Conference theme

Photography’s Material Conditions: Residue, Object(hood) and Practices in the Expanded Field

Objectives

To explore the manifold ways in which photography redefines its own material presence within an expanded field of artistic and spatial practices, and to offer an open forum for exchange, debate and critical analysis of issues relating to photography.

Who should attend

Researchers, academics, artists, curators, and practitioners from various disciplines such as photography, art history and theory, visual sociology, anthropology, museology, philosophy, ethnography, education, cultural studies, and visual and media studies.

Organising Committee

Nicolas Lambouris (Chair) - Frederick University & PFM [Photography. Film+Media. Lab], Cyprus Constantinos-Sophocles Constantinou (Chair) - University of West Attica, Greece Elena Stylianou - European University & Nicosia Municipal Arts Center [NiMAC] associated with the Pierides Foundation, Cyprus Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert - Cyprus University of Technology & Linköping University, Sweden Artemis Eleftheriadou - Frederick University, Cyprus Damianos Zisimou - Artist, Netherlands Ioulita Toumazi - Independent Curator & Writer, Cyprus

Scientific Committee

Nicolas Lambouris - Frederick University & PFM [Photography. Film+Media. Lab], Cyprus Constantinos-Sophocles Constantinou - University of West Attica, Greece Elena Stylianou - European University & Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre [NiMAC] associated with the Pierides Foundation, Cyprus Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert - Cyprus University of Technology & Linköping University, Sweden Artemis Eleftheriadou - Frederick University, Cyprus Ioulita Toumazi - Independent Curator & Writer, Cyprus Damianos Zisimou - Artist, Netherlands Alexandra Athanasiou - PHLSPH Philosophy & Photography Lab, Greece Alexey Yurenev - International Center of Photography, USA Anastasia Markidou - University of West Attica, Greece Andrew Fisher - Editor: Philosophy of Photography, FAMU Prague, Czech Republic Anton zu Knyphausen - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) & Barco Galleria, Chile Despina Pasia - University of London, Cyprus Esra Plumer - Independent Researcher & Writer, Cyprus Evagoria Dapola - Independent Curator, Writer, Academic Researcher, Cyprus Evanthia Tselika - University of Nicosia, Cyprus Heather M. O'Brien–Takahashi - Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA Io Paschou - University of West Attica, Greece Liz Wells - Writer, Curator & Emeritus Professor, University of Plymouth, UK Louise Wolthers - Hasselblad Foundation, Sweden Louli Michaelidou - Independent Researcher, Cyprus Martha Langford - C.M. FRSC. Distinguished Professor Emeriti, Concordia University, Canada Mette Sandbye - University of Copenhagen, Denmark Myrto Aristidou - CYENS Centre of Excellence & Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Nikolaos Akritides - Curator & Geographer, Belgium Nina Mangalanayagam - HDK-Valand, Gothenburg University, Sweden Simon Standing - University of Plymouth, UK Wiebke Leister - Royal College of Art, UK