Addis Foto Fest is a photography festival held biennially in
Addis Ababa
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Ethiopia
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. It takes place over a week in December.
The festival was founded in 2010
by
Aida Muluneh and continues to be organised by the company she established, DESTA for Africa Creative Consulting.
In 2010, there were four participating photographers, in 2014, there were 95,
[Meheret Selassie Mokonnen,]
Ethiopia: Addis Foto Fest to Gather Photography Buffs
. AllAfrica.com
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, 29 November 2014. Accessed 8 October 2018. and in 2016, there were 126.
See also
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African Photography Encounters
African Photography Encounters (), more commonly known as Bamako Encounters, is a biennial exhibition in Bamako, Mali, held since 1994. It is the first and largest African photography biennial. The exhibition, featuring exhibits by contemporary ...
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Art biennials in Africa
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Lagos Photo
LagosPhoto Festival is the largest international photography festival in Nigeria and attracts over 20.000 visitors annually. Founded in 2010 by Azu Nwagbogu of the African Artists Foundation, the festival spotlights emerging and established phot ...
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Photography festivals
Art festivals in Africa
Photography in Africa
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