Head On at Pingyao 2024

This year, once again, Head On Photo Festival showcased the work of 70 photographers at the Pingyao International Photography Festival, China’s largest photo festival. This week-long celebration transformed the ancient city of Pingyao into a vibrant hub for photography, featuring exceptional pieces from over 50 countries.

The festival’s open-air temples and historic courtyards served as a dynamic backdrop, blending traditional architecture with contemporary photography. More than 250,000 attendees explored a maze of pathways, encountering stunning works by established and emerging artists from China and worldwide.

For 2024, Head On presented a selection of work from two prestigious exhibitions, the 2023 Head On Portrait Awards and the Head On Landscape Awards. In two of Head On’s staple exhibitions, this showcase brought a selection of the best that contemporary portrait and landscape photography has to offer, highlighting the diverse array of subjects and photography types in present lens-based practice.

Head On founder and Director Moshe Rosenzveig OAM journeyed to the ancient city of Pingyao to present the exhibitions, participate in the festivities and engage with an enthusiastic audience during a talk about Head On Photo Festival.

Head On first showcased work at the 2013 Pingyao International Photography Festival. In that time, we brought hundreds of photographs from across the globe to a large audience through the festival in Pingyao. It is a phenomenal opportunity that helps us promote excellent photography and support photographers. We encourage everyone to mark their calendars for next year’s festival; it’s an event you won’t want to miss!