I just completed all my reviews. I made solid contacts, received great responses to my work, and feel optimistic about future opportunities that could only have come about through the PSPF. Thank you all for organizing the festival under what must have been unusually challenging circumstances. My experience went as smoothly as if I were in Palm Springs - Arthur D.
The Spring 2022 Palm Springs Photo Festival Portfolio Review:
Monday, April 25th – Wednesday, April 27th
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
What is a Portfolio Review?
The Palm Springs Photo Festival virtual portfolio review is a program in which you select from a list of reviewers, we schedule your 20-minute face-to-face meeting with them via Zoom and you present your work.
Why attend the Palm Springs Photo Festival Portfolio Review?
The Palm Springs Photo Festival Portfolio Review is the largest and most comprehensive portfolio review program for professional and emerging professional photographers in the United States, featuring influential professionals from both the commercial and fine art realms of contemporary photography.
Unlike other review events, that have an unfortunate first-come, first-served policy, (if you register later than others, you miss out), the PSPF Portfolio Review program allows all approved registrants to CHOOSE the reviewers of their choice upon registration after April 10th.
Who are the reviewers:
Click HERE to see a list of our reviewers.
Click HERE to see the portfolio review schedule by date / time.
Click HERE to see reviewers listed by profession.
Click HERE for a list of the companies / affiliations who will be represented at the PSPF Portfolio Review.
We bring together an amazing and diverse group of experienced professionals from magazines, ad agencies, museums, galleries, institutional exhibition spaces, book publishers, reps, consultants and others for you to show your work to.
We advise all prospective attendees to read the bios we post of our reviewers, and to pay special attention to their “Reviewer Preferences” where listed. We recommend studying the bios and then checking our the websites for the reviewer’s companies so the attendee doesn’t inadvertently waste both theirs and the reviewer’s time. Show a tightly-edited and cohesive body of work. Show your personality. Show your visual signature. Show what they can expect if they hire / exhibit / publish you. Take notes. Create virtual leave-behinds that you can email them after your reviews. They will be seeing a lot of work in their review sessions so be sure what you expect from them is clear. At the beginning of your meeting, let them know who you are and what you are hoping to accomplish. Also consider meeting with reviewers you’ve seen in the past and show them your latest work.
In addition to the work you plan to show for professional reasons, we always encourage you to have a selection of your personal work available as well.
You may select to take your reviews at any time on any festival review day (you can take them all on one day, spread them out over five days, etc). Obviously, your chances to see all of your requested reviewers will be greater if you’re registered for multiple days.
For complete details, click HERE.
Prices are $510 for 6 reviews. A 7.5% discount is applied to 12 or more reviews.
Our recommendation is to spend as many days in the program as possible to have the widest range of reviewer choices. Most reviewers participate on two or more days.
Please Note: To sign up for Portfolio Reviews, you must be registered for the day.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS:
“We don’t accept unsolicited proposals, just because there aren’t enough hours in the day to do them justice. But I do go every year to the Palm Springs Photo Festival as a reviewer, and I always see a lot of interesting work there.” – Chris Pichler, Publisher, Nazraeli Press
“I know the quality you deliver and have actually found work and photographers we have used there.” Sarah Leen, Director of Photography, National Geographic
“May is my favorite time of year in the photo universe. We all get to reunite in the beautiful Palm Springs desert and look at all different kinds of photography from all different kinds of photographers, which makes the Palm Springs Photo Festival one of the best photo gatherings.” – Anna Alexander – Wired
“I’ve been meaning to let you know what a positive experience this round of reviews was for me. The caliber of work as unusually high, the conversations all very focused, informed, inspired, and professional. This was mutually beneficial for me and my organization as well, and turned out to be a source of really interesting new talent. “ – Sarah Foster, Getty Images
“I LOVE your program. It is well-managed and is a great benefit for both Reviewers and Reviewees. – Laura Sackett, Creative Director, LensCulture
“Thank you again so much for running this event! I must say it was one of the most fruitful reviews I have attended in terms of the reviewers I had managed to show my work to and connect with, and it was also the most organized and well-run review that I have had the pleasure to participate in…” – Mimi
“Palm Springs is by far the “BESTival” of all Festivals. So well organized, so well produced, so well curated … just all around an amazing amazing experience. – Allyson Torrisi, People Magazine
“Doing a show next April with 2 photographers I met at PSPF last year: Jon Ball and David Wittig. – Paris Chong, Curator, Leica Gallery LA
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A PORTFOLIO REVIEW PRIMER
The Palm Springs Photo Festival is known for the quality of its Portfolio Review program. These one-on-one consultations, in 20 minute increments, are offered throughout each day by important industry experts. This is where you can show your work to museum curators, collectors, art directors, editors, ad agency creatives, leading photographers, educators, gallery owners, reps…
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