
photoEXHIBITION
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
At the photoSCHWEIZ exhibition, you can present your work from the past year to a large photo-interested audience. Tens of thousands of people visit our exhibition in Zurich every year. All visitors can see your work and you can also make lots of contacts and exchange ideas with other photographers.
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You will receive a cube element 3 m long and 1 m wide or 3 m long and 0.5 m wide, on which you can present your pictures based on the submitted layout.
All visitors, including potential clients and customers, can see your work and you can make lots of contacts. You can also exchange ideas with other photographers - priceless contacts.
We edit and proofread your biography and job description and print and assemble the stand lettering.
You will receive a free artist page on www.photointernational.com, which is valid until the end of the exhibition.
You will receive tickets for the vernissage, which you can give to your friends, family or acquaintances.
You and your companion have access to the photoSCHWEIZ exhibition and vernissage for 5 days.
You have the opportunity to sell your pictures. You can set the prices for your pictures when you finally register, after the curation team has given its OK. These can then be sold or bought via the Artist Page. After deduction of our commission, the profit goes to you.
Your pictures can be used for our media and PR work. They may appear on our social media channels or in the local media (print, TV).
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photoSCHWEIZ will take place from Friday, February 6 to Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
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An application will cost you CHF 75.00 (INCL. VAT). This includes credit card fees, admin costs and the evaluation by our curation team.
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For regular exhibitors, the fee is CHF 390.00 (incl. VAT) for one cube.
Additional services:
Free admission to the exhibition for the entire duration of the exhibition (for exhibitors plus one companion), marketing of the exhibition by the organizer, free profile on the photoINTERNATIONAL website until the end of the exhibition. -
The official application deadline is October 31, 2025 . Latecomers will be considered by the curation until January 18, 2026 .
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You can click on the "Apply now" button below.
Please make sure that you have already created your bio, work description and layout for your cube before applying. -
Free or commissioned work can be submitted. An important criterion is that the most recent images in your work are not older than 12 months and have not previously been published in newspapers or magazines.
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As soon as the board of trustees has been able to view your work, you will be notified in writing by the organizer. You will be informed by the end of October at the latest whether your work has been accepted for the exhibition.
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If there is a need for optimization, our curatorial advisory board will be consulted. In personal portfolio sessions in November (Sat 8.11., Sat 22. 11., Sat 29.11.2025) in Zurich, the works will be discussed together and concretely improved - not digitally, but in direct exchange. In this way, all applicants benefit optimally: both photographically and in the staging and presentation of their work. More information will follow.
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On request, the Board of Trustees will respond personally and tell you why it was not enough. The application fee will not be refunded.
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Yes, the works can be sold. However, the direct sale of objects during the exhibition is not permitted. We offer an online store on our platform through which we can offer your pictures. You can indicate in your application whether you would like to sell your pictures in the photoINTERNATIONAL store.
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You are responsible for insuring your pictures yourself. We cannot be held liable for any damage that occurs during set-up, exhibition and dismantling.
See also the regulations for the exhibition below.
Regulations
Regulations Exhibition D
Exhibition Regulations EN
Layouts for Kubus
Create your layout with the layout template and upload it when you register: LAYOUT-TOOL