Every roll becomes evidence.
Every frame, a clue.
FOTM 2026 is a quarterly, case-based film photography programme designed for photographers of all experience levels.
Rather than assigning rigid themes or technical rules, each case offers a direction of investigation—allowing participants to explore freely while responding to a shared idea.
Film is not treated as a limitation, but as a way of seeing.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Quarterly Case Format
Each quarter includes:
Participants may:
WHO CAN JOIN
FOTM 2026 is open to:
If you can load a roll and shoot, you can participate.
WHY PARTICIPATE
FOTM 2026 is more than just shooting.
It’s an opportunity to:
Each case builds a living archive of perspectives shaped by film, place, and personal interpretation. For more information, kindly visit the Rewards Page.
Light does not appear all at once. It moves slowly through the city and leaves marks behind.
Where Light Lingers focuses on how light, colour, and shadow shape everyday city spaces. As light shifts
through time, familiar streets, faces, and places begin to
feel different.
Objects do not speak. But they are never empty.
They hold traces of use, memory, absence, and desire, quietly shaping how we relate to the world around us.
