2025 International Fotofestival Pelt “Lens op de Mens”
And the Royal Photographic Society Benelux Chapter
On Sunday 21st September the RPS Benelux Chapter will hold a workshop on personal stories in photography led by Carla Kogelman, a successful Dutch photographer recognised worldwide in her field. The workshop will be in location A-Blok POI 25. Scroll down for the details.
This is now the third time that we support this photo festival in Pelt, Belgium, held every two years. The main theme is always people. This year the subtheme is ‘Human Vulnerability’. We have held a photo challenge for our members on this theme where all participants have at least one photo selected to represent the Benelux Chapter in our Members’ Print Expo. We have POI 31 ‘Palethe Kerkhofmuur’ as our location where 25 photos are hanging for the entire photo festival from 08|06|2025 – 28|09|2025. It’s a beautiful location right next to the main building Palethe.
Pelt has outdone itself again with a huge outdoor photo festival, 900+ photos can be seen in the streets and there are several inside locations as well. Both Amateurs and Professionals could submit their work, as well as invited guests, this gives the photo festival a truly wonderful selection of photos!
Jury members had to go through more than 1,600 photos and Award winners in bronze, silver and gold were awarded, in both amateur and professional fields. As well as special awards and honourable mentions, for the most creative, the young photographer award and the subtheme award. All these photos are printed on large canvases and hang all around the streets. Award winners from 2023 also have a prominent place at POI 29.
The jury members have their photos at POI 14, where also our Benelux Chapter Organiser, Carol Olerud FRPS, has five photos. Carol has been one of the jury members for the last three photo festivals.
We recommend anyone interested to go and see this photo festival, you will not be disappointed! Start at Palethe and pick up your festival magazine, full of information and a route map. For the full programme see link button below.
Everyone is also welcome to join our workshop, please sign up by payment and by sending an email to beneluxnl@rps.org by 1st September 2025.
Here a small taste of what to see:
Here I am with my block of photos! Pregnancy is certainly human vulnerability.
The blocks of photos by all jury members can be seen at POI 14.
The photos below are in our RPS Benelux Chapter Members' Print Expo
and can be seen at our wall, location POI 31.
We have organised a fabulous workshop on Sunday 21 September,
if you are interested please send an email.
Details below:
Location: CC Palethe (POI 1A), Jeugdlaan 2, Pelt, Belgium
RPS Benelux Chapter Programme 2025
– International Dinner on Saturday 20 September –
18:30u at Banana Split (own costs)
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Sunday 21 September WORKSHOP DAY (location at A-Blok POI 24)
10:30 - 12:30 Personal Stories Photography Workshop with Carla Kogelman
12:30 - 13:00 Lunch (own costs)
13:00 - 15:00 Photographing in the streets of Pelt as part of the workshop
16:00 - 17:30 Discussion of results (exact planning subject to change on the day)
18:00 - 19:00 Drinks (own costs)
(19:00 - 22:30 Dinner together (own costs) option)
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The costs for the Workshop to be paid by 1 September:
RPS Members: €45,00
Non-Members: €48,00
to be paid in advance to our bank account with:
J Dorrestein - NL73 ABNA 0131 3571 31 (BIC ABNANL2A)
referring to Pelt and your name
Please register your attendance with an email (beneluxnl@rps.org)
and make your payment for the event by 1 September!
If you wish to stay overnight, you must arrange your own hotel or B&B reservation
Car-pooling can be organised from NL
The photo festival is on from 8th June – 28th September 2025
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