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Fotografie Forum Frankfurt

Braubachstraße 30–32

60311 Frankfurt


Opening hours
Tuesday–Sunday 11 am–6 pm
Monday closed 


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FFF is closed until including May 22, 2025 due to installation of the upcoming show of I’M SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE. Opening: Friday, May 23, 2024, 7 pm. 

Please Note

The FFF will be closed on Saturday, May 24, 2025 extraordinarily between 13:30 and 15:30 pm! 

We ask for your understanding.

The Gallery Talk on Saturday, May 24, 2025, 4 pm will take place as scheduled.

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EXHIBITION - COMING SOON

I’M SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE

Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now

Kawauchi Rinko: Untitled, 2004; Aus der Serie “the eyes, the ears”; Courtesy the artist and Aperture. © Kawauchi Rinko 2025

Duration: May 24–September 7, 2025

Opening: Friday, May 23, 2025, 7pm


With photographs from the 1950s to the present day, the exhibition I’M SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE offers a new and fascinating look at Japanese photography. The focus is on women photographers and their perspective on everyday life and society in Japan. read more

NO PRIOR REGISTRATION

Public guided tours


throught the exhibition MICHAEL KERSTGENS. OUT OF CONTROL


every Wednesday, 5 pm


[IN GERMAN - INCLUDED IN ENTRANCE FEE]

Gallery Talk

“I’M SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE”

with Takeuchi and Celina Lunsford


Saturday, May 25, 2025, 4 pm


In a dialogue, Takeuchi Mariko, co-curator of the exhibition I'm So Happy You Are Here, and Celina Lunsford, artistic director of the FFF, will explore the diversity of Japanese photography. read more about the exhibition

Narahashi Asako, Kawaguchiko, 2003; Aus der Serie “half awake and half asleep in the water.” Courtesy PGI gallery, Tokyo,and Aperture. © Narahashi Asako 2025
© Takeuchi Mariko, 2025
FFF ACademY: WORKSHOP

“THE CURATORIAL PERSPECTIVE: ON SELECTION, PRESENTATION, AND MEANING”

Takeuchi Mariko


Saturday, May 23, 2025, 10 am–1 pm


How does an exhibition come to life? What steps lead from an initial idea to a final presentation in a physical space or a book? This workshop led by professor, photo critic and co-curator of “I'M SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE”, Takeuchi Mariko, offers curators, art historians, editors, and photographers a practical insight into the curatorial process.  Read more and sign up 

NEWS

FFF ACADEMY 2025


This year, the FFF Academy programme includes a wide range of masterclasses on finding photographic subjects and portraiture. The workshops will also focus on archives in a photographic context. Lecturers include Agence VU photographer Ferhat Bouda (AL/DE), Elinor Carucci (IL/US), documentary photographer Michael Kerstgens (DE), Marina Planas Antich (ES), artist and founder of Casa Planas Cultural Center in Palma, Mallorca, photographer Markus Seibel (DE), as well Takeuchi Mariko (JP), writer and photography critic. register here for the first events

Exhibitions

Until today the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt has shown more than 290 exhibitions with Susan Meiselas, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Helmut Newton, Tina Modotti, Barbara Klemm, Carlos Pérez Siquier, Robert Frank, Imogen Cunningham, Sebastião Salgado, Dorothea Lange, Roger Ballen, Sarah Moon, Atta Kim, Andy Warhol, Nhu Xuan Hua, Alberto Garcia Alix, Graciela Iturbide, Walker Evans, Elina Brotherus, Martin Parr, Elinor Carucci, Hans van der Meer, Gisèle Freund and David Maisel. see the archive

Three generations, 2016, © Elinor Carucci, 2025
FFF ACademY: Masterclass

»THE PERSONAL PORTRAIT«

Elinor Carucci


Thursday–Sunday, June 12–15, 2025, 11 am–5 pm


What makes a great portrait? When does an image become personal or intimate – telling more than just the obvious? In this four-day masterclass with renowned photographer Elinor Carucci, the group will explore these questions and each participant will develop a personal photo project on the theme of (self-)portraiture – from the initial idea to conceptualization and practical execution. MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

FFF ACademY: TWO Workshops

“HIDDEN ARCHIVES: TOURISM, PHOTOGRAPHY AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY”

with Marina Planas Antich


Saturday, June 28/29, 2025, 10 am–5 pm (Frankfurt)

Friday–Sunday, September 18–20, 2025, 10 am– approx. 6 pm (Mallorca)


This unique combination of two workshops offers a special opportunity to explore tourism in relation to photography and collective memory.

In Frankfurt, Marina Planas Antich invites participants to reflect on the impact of tourism on urban spaces and identities.

The workshop in Mallorca is designed as a visual study trip to the research and cultural centre Casa Planas. The centre houses the most important photographic archive in Europe dedicated to tourist advertising.


Mehr Erfahren über den Workshop in Frankfurt (28./29.06.2025) 

Mehr Erfahren über den Workshop auf Mallorca (18.–20.09.2025)

Ficha Mohamed, © Marina Planas Antich, 2025
Curator’s Tour

“I’M SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE”


Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 3 pm


The guided tour with Celina Lunsford, curator and artistic director of the FFF, will provide insights into this exhibition. Starting with the female photographers who have paved the way since the introduction of the medium in Japan, the tour will explore everyday life and its poetic interpretations, as well as the examination of identity and society, and the expansion and exploration of photography.
read more about the exbition

Ushioda Tokuko, Untitled, 1983; Aus der Serie “My Husband” Courtesy PGI gallery, Tokyo, and Aperture. © Ushioda Tokuko 2025
FFF ACADEMY: WORKSHOP

“EYES ON Frankfurt”

Markus Seibel 


Saturday, June 21, 2025, 2–5:30 pm


In this edition of the FFF City Workshop, the focus is on Frankfurt’s East End – the perfect stage for urban adventure: with the guidance of photographer Markus Seibel, the group will search for motifs in the Hafenpark, take advantage of all the opportunities to test the camera, and improve their own skills with practical tips from the photo pro. register now

Ostend, Frankfurt, 2022, © Markus Seibel
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FOTOGRAFIE FORUM FRANKFURT

The Fotografie Forum Frankfurt (FFF) is one of the leading centres of photography in Europe. As an exhibition space, institution and event forum the FFF deals with all aspects of photography. Since its founding in 1984 it has presented more than 290 exhibitions with historic and contemporary artists. Additionally, the programme of the FFF comprises of regular workshops, talks and discussions with internationally renowned photographers, artists and experts.

Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
Braubachstraße 30-32, 60311 Frankfurt am Main
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