Lancashire Photography Festival documentation

Lancashire Photography Festival was created from a period of research and development, funded by Arts Council England’s Develop Your Creative Practice (DYCP).

The funding enabled me to research photography festivals, talk to executive directors, explore outdoor photography display options – and hold a pilot festival.

The festival took place outdoors in Preston in April and May 2021.

Festival facts
200 large-scale photographic images

180 photographers took part in Zoom workshops

66 photographers had their work displayed

16 locations across Preston

Two major installations by internationally renowned documentary photographers John Davies and Peter Dench

Audience numbers

It was impossible to visit Preston and not see images from #lancsphotofest

It is estimated that over one million people engaged with the images of #lancsphotofest

1.2million people visited Preston City Centre during the #lancsphotofest
114,133 saw the Peter Dench installation on Fishergate

64,000 people saw the images at Preston Markets

#lancsphotofest hashtag averaged 250,000 engagements per week