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– Workshop with Christopher Morris, Understanding your vision -> 22 e 23 October THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 2026WORKSHOP – MASTERCLASS – PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
– Workshop with Ian Willms, Beyond the Comfort Zone: Earning Access & Trust as a Photographer -> 24 October
– Masterclass with Stefano Mirabella, Daniel Ramos, Mihaela Noroc, 24 October
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– Live Portfolios Reviews -> 23, 24-25 October
– Photo walk with Rudy Gadeyne -> 24 October
18:00 – Passage Arte Contemporanea Gallery
PRESENTATION and AWARD CEREMONY of the exhibition Collectible Shots: A Journey Beyond the Visible, featuring the winning project The Lilies Pond by Alma Bibolotti, in dialogue with A/R Acqua e Ruggine by Giulia Natalia Comito and Le Muse interiori by Alessandra Spigai.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 2026
10:00 – Sartorio Museum
– OPENING of the 13th edition of Trieste Photo Days
– PRESENTATION – Female portraits in dialogue. From Historical to Contemporary Photography, a dialogue between the historical photography collection of the Fototeca dei Civici Musei di Storia ed Arte of the Municipality of Trieste and La soglia by Cristina Cosmano. AWARD CEREMONY AND GUIDED TOUR with curator Claudia Colecchia and Cristina Cosmano
11:00 – Sartorio Museum
GUIDED TOUR – Holding On with photographer Michele Zousmer – Civic Museums Award / URBAN2029, 9th edition
12:30 – L’Angolo di Rocco
EXHIBITION OPENING – Cultura in Cantiere (Culture Under Construction), with photographer Nicolas Brunetti
17:00 – Sala Xenia
GUIDED TOUR – Carnival on the Outskirts, with photographer Daniel Ramos
18:00 – Sala Xenia
EXHIBITION BOOKS AWARDS
– Mythography VI: Jupiter and Bacchus, exhibition and book presentation with professor Enrico Medda, followed by the AWARDS ceremony with Christopher Morris
– URBAN Photo Arena, live semi-finals with international guests
– TRAVEL – Talk with Stefano Mirabella, in conversation with Federica Berzioli editorial coordinator of IL FOTOGRAFO, followed by the AWARDS ceremony
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 2026
10:30 – ITIS – Azienda Pubblica di Servizi alla Persona
PRESENTATION AND EXHIBITION OPENING – The Atlas of Beauty, with photographer Mihaela Noroc. A visit to the URBAN Photo Awards 2026 exhibition will also take place during the morning.
12:00 – Mercato Coperto (Historical Market)
GUIDED TOURS with the exhibiting photographers
– Female Portraits in Comparison: From Historical to Contemporary Photography: Huellas by Yinna Higuera and Moving Mountains: Portraits of Contemporary Womanhood by Marylise Vigneau – Honourable Mentions
– Collectible Shots: A Journey Beyond the Visible: The Time Dreamed by Umberto Verdoliva and Heim by Markus Born – Honourable Mentions
– URBAN Unveals the City and Its Secrets – URBAN 2026
15:00 – Biblioteca statale Stelio Crise
GUIDED TOUR – Scatti in Rete. L’arte dei collegamenti invisibili (Connected Shots. The Art of Invisible Connections), with photographer Alice Zorzin
15:00 – Sartorio Museum
GUIDED TOURS
– Female portraits in dialogue. From Historical to Contemporary Photography with photographer Cristina Cosmano
– Holding On with photographer Michele Zousmer – Civic Museums Award / URBAN2029, 9th edition
16:00 – Sala Arturo Fittke
GUIDED TOUR – The Future Was Extracted Here by Marcel van Beek, with Prof. Erik Gawel, environmental economist and expert in urban environmental issues at Leipzig University and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ).
16:30 – Sala Umberto Veruda
GUIDED TOUR – TRAVEL, guided tour with the special guest Stefano Mirabella and the featured photographers
18:00 – Sala Xenia
AWARD CEREMONIES
– URBAN PHOTO AWARDS 2026 – Award ceremony of the 17th edition of the international photographic contest
– “TPD BEST AUTHOR 2026 Edilimpianti Innovation Partner“
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 2026 During the morning – AWARD CEREMONY for Matteo Zambon, composer of the sound installation Il prisma della memoria (The Prism of Memory) in Sala Nathan FOLLOWING EXHIBITION TOURS in Sala Fini and Sala Nathan: 15:30 – Sala Xenia 17:00 – Sala Xenia Following a toast to celebrate the end of the festival
10:00 – Sala Lelio Luttazzi. Magazzino 26, Porto Vecchio di Trieste
MEET THE INTERNATIONAL GUESTS – Talk with Christopher Morris (VII Photo Agency) e Mark Power (Magnum Photos)
Good Morning, America, with Mark Power; Power Structures, with Christopher Morris; Beyond the Surface – Mark Power Special Prize, with the selected photographers; Mythography VI: Jupiter and Bacchus, with the selected photographers; The Hound, with Ian Willms; HEATALY, by Filippo Ferraro, for La Forma del Calore / RE-ACTIVE; Overshoot, with the featured photographers.
TALK with Umberto Verdoliva in conversation with Barbara Silbe
Editor-in-chief and founder of EyesOpen! Magazine
AWARDS OF: PROJECTS SELECTION TPD 2026 with Mark Power – PORTFOLIO REVIEWS 2026 – EA Cup 2026
Magazzino 26 – Porto Vecchio -> 23 october-8 november MAPS Sala “Arturo Nathan” Sala “Umberto Veruda”, Palazzo Costanzi -> 23 october-4 november MAPS Sartorio Museum -> 23 october-8 november MAPS Biblioteca statale Stelio Crise -> 12-24 october MAPS Passage Arte Contemporanea Gallery -> 23-27 october MAPS L’Angolo di Rocco -> 23-24-25 october MAPS Sala Xenia -> 23-24-25 october MAPS Sala “Arturo Fittke” -> 23 october-1 november MAPS Mercato Coperto -> 8 october-21 november MAPS ITIS -> 5 october-15 november MAPS Largo Niccolini -> 5 october–15 november MAPS Palazzo delle Poste Centrali -> 12 october-7 november MAPS … and Enjoy the Fringe, the festival spread across the Trieste’s best venues! -> until 30 november TRIESTE AIRPORT -> 7 august-30 september and 5 october-22 november MAPSFESTIVAL’S EXHIBITIONS, from October 23, 2026
Sala “Leonor Fini”
– Good Morning, America by Mark Power
– Beyond the Surface-Mark Power Special Prize
– Power Structures by Christopher Morris
– Mythography VI: Giove e Bacco
– The Hound by Ian Willms
– HEATALY by Filippo Ferraro La Forma del Calore / RE-ACTIVE
– Overshoot
The exhibitions will be accompanied by the sound installation Il prisma della memoria by Matteo Zambon, winner of the “Fotografia in Sinfonia” contest.
TRAVEL. Special guest Stefano Mirabella
– Female Portraits in Comparison: From Historical to Contemporary Photography. The historical photography collection of the Fototeca dei Civici Musei di Storia ed Arte of the Municipality of Trieste and La soglia by Cristina Cosmano
– Holding On by Michele Zousmer – Civic Museums Award / URBAN2029, 9th edition
– Scatti in Rete. L’arte dei collegamenti invisibili (Connected Shots. The Art of Invisible Connections), by Alice Zorzin
– Verso Pordenone 2027
– URBAN Photo Awards 2026
Collectible Shots: A Journey Beyond the Visible, featuring the winning project The Lilies Pond by Alma Bibolotti, in dialogue with A/R Acqua e Ruggine by Giulia Natalia Comito and Le Muse interiori by Alessandra Spigai.
Cultura in Cantiere (Culture Under Construction), by Nicolas Brunetti
– URBAN Photo Awards 2026 – exhibition of the Winners of the 16th edition of the competition: Single photos, Project & Portfolio 2026, PRESS Award, Book Award
– Carnival on the Outskirts by Daniel Ramos
– EA CUP 2026, 4rd edition
TALENT2026 under 35
– The Future Was Extracted Here by Marcel Van Beek – Patricia D. Richards Legacy Award 3ed.
– URBAN Photo Arena (under 35) – URBAN 2026
– URBAN Photography: Trieste & the cities of the world – URBAN 2026
– Female Portraits in Comparison: From Historical to Contemporary Photography: Huellas by Yinna Higuera and Moving Mountains: Portraits of Contemporary Womanhood by Marylise Vigneau – Honourable Mentions
– The Atlas of Beauty by Mihaela Noroc
– URBAN Unveils the City and its Secrets – URBAN 2026
The Atlas of Beauty by Mihaela Noroc (outdoor)
URBAN Unveils the City and its Secrets – URBAN 2026
URBAN Unveils the City and its Secrets – URBAN 2026