We've got some fantastic talks, including our Patrons Joel Meyerowitz talking about street photography and Bystander the next chapter, and Brian Griffin leading a street photo lighting Master Class! There will also be networking events, exhibitions featuring over 300 artists, workshops, awards ceremonies and much more over the weekend, so pencil these events into your diary and keep checking formatfestival.com for more info and to book tickets. 

Portfolio Review and Conference tickets are available NOW! 

3rd March 

- Launch of exhibitions throughout the city 4pm-9pm FREE 

- After party at Revolution from 9pm £3 

4th March 

- Conference all day inc Nick Turpin, Michael Wolf, Mark Sealy, Nate Larson & Marni Shindelman, Bruce Gilden, John Maloof, Sophie Howarth, Sara T'Rula, Amy Stein, Yumi Goto. Tickets: £70/£50, Book Tickets here 

- Launch of exhibition at University of Derby with photo slideshow by Athanasio Lomef-Zacharopoulos and live music, 6.30pm, FREE 

5th March 

- Portfolio Reviews all day. Brilliant selection of international reviewers. Find out more and Book Tickets here 

All day in QUAD Cinema 2, a series of talks by: 

- 10.30 am Richard Kalvar £3 

- 12.00pm Chris Steele Perkins £3 

- 1.30pm Street photo rights, Grant Smith, BJP £3

- 3pm Blurb book making workshop FREE, Book Tickets here

- all day Brian Griffin Street Photo Lighting Master Class, £70/£50, Book Tickets here

- 7.30pm Portfolio Review Blurb Awards, Al Pitcher photo comedy performance and Magnum workshop slideshow, £10/£7, Book Tickets here

6th March 

- 9.30am Contemporary Art of Walking – Walk along the River Derwent with Alison Lloyd and guests £3, Book Tickets here

- 11am talk by Joel Meyerowitz, street photography and Bystander the next chapter, £10/£7, Book Tickets here

- 1pm - 2.30pm Photo collectives talk, ASA, Human Endeavour, Rawiya, The Photography Collective, VEA, Wideyed, Ten8, Yasmina Reggad, FREE, Royal Insurance Buildings

- 3pm - 4.30pm Photography and the internet discussion Andy Adams, Yumi Goto, Amy Stein, £5 (Live interactive broadcast on Open-i) Find out more