October 01—12

Ephemere Photo Fest

Gallery Conceal Shibuya

Experience the power of Seeing Through Photography at our first ever Ephemere Photo Fest. From October 1st to 12th, 2025, join us at Gallery Conceal Shibuya in Tokyo to immerse yourself in a world of visual storytelling and printed photography.

Opening Reception: October 4th, Saturday, 17:00—20:00

All Programs • Daily Schedule • Exhibitions • Slideshows • Publications • Workshops • Artist Talks • Open Calls • Special Thanks • Contact • RSVP

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All Programs • Daily Schedule • Exhibitions • Slideshows • Publications • Workshops • Artist Talks • Open Calls • Special Thanks • Contact • RSVP

 Daily Schedule

  • 🌞 Opening Day!

    11:00 – 20:00

    • Ephemere Photo Library

    • Group Exhibition: The Duality of Ephemerality and Permanence

    • Slideshow: Anne Murayama – Otsukaresamadesu

    • Slideshow: Fotomoto (Philippines) – I/Land

    • Slideshow: Objectifs (Singapore) – Dispatches from the Region

    • Slideshow: Paula Rae Gibson (UK) – Remember When I Told You Everything

    • Solo Exhibition: Jordan Reyes (France)

    13:00 – 17:00

    • Workshop: "I Photograph What I Want To See" with Jordan Reyes (France), Day 1 of 3

  • 11:00 – 20:00

    • Ephemere Photo Library

    • Group Exhibition: The Duality of Ephemerality and Permanence

    • Slideshow: Anne Murayama – Otsukaresamadesu

    • Slideshow: Fotomoto (Philippines) – I/Land

    • Slideshow: Objectifs (Singapore) – Dispatches from the Region

    • Slideshow: Paula Rae Gibson (UK) – Remember When I Told You Everything

    • Solo Exhibition: Jordan Reyes (France)

    12:00 – 18:00

    • Workshop: Corrupting Images with Andie Riekstina (Germany)

    13:00 – 17:00

    • Workshop: "I Photograph What I Want To See" with Jordan Reyes (France), Day 2 of 3

  • 11:00 – 20:00

    • Ephemere Photo Library

    • Group Exhibition: The Duality of Ephemerality and Permanence

    • Slideshow: Anne Murayama – Otsukaresamadesu

    • Slideshow: Fotomoto (Philippines) – I/Land

    • Slideshow: Objectifs (Singapore) – Dispatches from the Region

    • Slideshow: Paula Rae Gibson (UK) – Remember When I Told You Everything

    • Solo Exhibition: Jordan Reyes (France)

    12:00 – 18:00

    • Workshop: Intuitive Photo Sequencing with Clay Mills (USA)

    13:00 – 17:00

    • Workshop: "I Photograph What I Want To See" with Jordan Reyes (France), Day 3 of 3

  • 11:00 – 20:00

    • Ephemere Photo Library

    • Group Exhibition: The Duality of Ephemerality and Permanence

    • Slideshow: Anne Murayama – Otsukaresamadesu

    • Slideshow: Fotomoto (Philippines) – I/Land

    • Slideshow: Objectifs (Singapore) – Dispatches from the Region

    • Slideshow: Paula Rae Gibson (UK) – Remember When I Told You Everything

    • Solo Exhibition: Jordan Reyes (France)

    12:00 – 13:00

    • Artist Talk & Book Launch: Paula Rae Gibson (UK)

    14:00 – 15:00

    • Artist Talk & Book Launch: Jordan Reyes (France)

    16:00 – 17:00

    • 🩶 Ephemere Photo Journal Launch

    17:00 – 20:00

    • 🎉 Opening Reception

  • 11:00 – 20:00

    • Ephemere Photo Library

    • Group Exhibition: The Duality of Ephemerality and Permanence

    • Slideshow: Anne Murayama – Otsukaresamadesu

    • Slideshow: Fotomoto (Philippines) – I/Land

    • Slideshow: Objectifs (Singapore) – Dispatches from the Region

    • Slideshow: Paula Rae Gibson (UK) – Remember When I Told You Everything

    • Solo Exhibition: Jordan Reyes (France)

    11:00 – 12:00

    • Slideshow Introduction: Dispatches from the Region – Chelsea Chua from Objectifs (Singapore)

    13:00 – 14:00

    • Artist Talk: Kyoto Shimbun Printing presents "The Printing of the Ephemere Photo Journal"

    15:00 – 16:00

    • Artist Talk: Dmitry Rambovskiy – Community: A New Way to Discover Photo Exhibitions in Tokyo

    17:00 – 18:00

    • Artist Talk: Clay Mills – Heaven’s Like A Frat Party, You Just Gotta Know Someone

  • 11:00 – 20:00

    • Ephemere Photo Library

    • Group Exhibition: The Duality of Ephemerality and Permanence

    • Slideshow: Anne Murayama – Otsukaresamadesu

    • Slideshow: Fotomoto (Philippines) – I/Land

    • Slideshow: Objectifs (Singapore) – Dispatches from the Region

    • Slideshow: Paula Rae Gibson (UK) – Remember When I Told You Everything

    • Solo Exhibition: Jordan Reyes (France)

    12:00 – 14:00

    • Workshop: Portfolio Reviews with Anne Murayama

    15:00 – 17:00

    • Workshop: Making Photo Zines with Anne Murayama

  • 11:00 – 20:00

    • Ephemere Photo Library

    • Group Exhibition: The Duality of Ephemerality and Permanence

    • Slideshow: Anne Murayama – Otsukaresamadesu

    • Slideshow: Fotomoto (Philippines) – I/Land

    • Slideshow: Objectifs (Singapore) – Dispatches from the Region

    • Slideshow: Paula Rae Gibson (UK) – Remember When I Told You Everything

    • Solo Exhibition: Jordan Reyes (France)

    15:00 – 19:00

    • Workshop: Polaroid Lifts with Chiara Salvi of Alternative Processes (Italy)

  • 11:00 – 20:00

    • Ephemere Photo Library

    • Group Exhibition: The Duality of Ephemerality and Permanence

    • Slideshow: Paula Rae Gibson (UK) – Remember When I Told You Everything

    • Slideshows: TBA

    • Slideshows: Objectifs (Singapore) – Dispatches from the Region

    • Slideshows: TBA

    • Solo Exhibition: Jordan Reyes (France)

    11:00 – 16:30

    • Workshop: Lomography Japan – Photowalk, BW Film Developing and Scanning

    11:30 – 12: 30

    • Artist Talk: Worlds Through Minds’ Macy Castañeda Lee – Building Community Through Photography

    14:00 – 15:00

    • Artist Talk & Book Launch: Chiara Salvi of Alternative Processes (Italy)

    17:30 – 19:00

    • TBA

  • 🌚 Closing Day!

    11:00 – 18:00

    • Ephemere Photo Library

    • Group Exhibition: The Duality of Ephemerality and Permanence

    • Slideshow: Paula Rae Gibson (UK) – Remember When I Told You Everything

    • Slideshows: TBA

    • Slideshows: Objectifs (Singapore) – Dispatches from the Region

    • Slideshows: TBA

    • Solo Exhibition: Jordan Reyes (France)

    11:00 – 12:30

    • Artist Talk: Glen Snyder (Japan) – Expressing Zen Through Visual Media

    13:00 – 14:00

    • TBA

    15:00 – 16:00

    • Artist Talk: Zoria Petkoska – Photography as a Partner to Photography

    17:00

    • Closing Remarks

    18:00 – 20:00

    • EPF closes; egress.

Special Offers 🤲🏼

  • We are proud to partner with the Sonntag Grant for Photography, a new annual award that supports FLINTA (female, lesbian, inter, non-binary, trans, agender) artists. This grant awards one photographer €3,000 to develop a project, and we are thrilled to help them find a global community.

  • As a gesture of this partnership, the Sonntag Grant has generously offered 5 free submission codes for our community. All you have to do to receive one is to fill out our RSVP form and attend EPF in person.

  • The codes will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis at the gallery. It’s our way of encouraging you to take your work to the next level while supporting the Sonntag Grant.

✍🏼 Attending the EPF? RSVP here! 
All Programs • Daily Schedule • Exhibitions • Slideshows • Publications • Workshops • Artist Talks • Open Calls • Special Thanks • Contact • RSVP

1—Explore captivating solo and group Exhibitions that will showcase diverse photographic visions through wall installations, featuring established and emerging artists from around the globe.

  • Natalie Karpushenko

    The Duality of Ephemerality and Permanence

    Featuring 200 works by 187 photographers, this group exhibition explores the intricate relationship between the fleeting and the enduring in our world. Featuring diverse photographic perspectives, it delves into how fleeting moments shape lasting impressions and how the enduring is revealed through the transient.

    Lead Curator: Anne Murayama
    Assistant Curators: Kseniya Gorbanova, Andrei Barbos
    Technical Advisor: Glen Snyder
    Image by Natalie Karpushenko

    📍 Gallery Conceal Shibuya
    📅 October 01-12, 11:00-20:00
    🎟️ Entrance: Free

    📌 More Info Here
  • Photo by Jordan Reyes

    To Make A Photography Exhibition From Scratch You Must First Invent The Universe

    Paris-based American photographer Jordan Reyes' debut exhibition wrestles with the unknowable through mixed media. Drawing from his books, he explores untethering and isolation, finding reorientation through humor, animals, and wonder.

    📍 Gallery Conceal Shibuya
    📅 October 01-12, 11:00-20:00
    🎟️ Entrance: Free

    📌 More Info Here 
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2—Experience visual storytelling in motion with our Slideshows program. These dynamic projections feature curated photo essays and projects from international collectives and artists.

  • Dispatches from the Region

    This program presents a curated series of slideshows by Objectifs (Singapore), offering a vital glimpse into contemporary photography in Southeast Asia. It features works by Kaleb Sitompul, Mai Nguyên Anh, Lê Nguyên Phương, Sarah Isabelle Tan, and Shwe Wutt Hmon, all past recipients of the Objectifs Documentary Award.

    Dispatches from the Region will be introduced by Chelsea Chua on Sunday, October 5, from 11:00 to 12:00.

    Curators: Chelsea Chua and Lim Ming Rui
    Image by Kaleb Sitompul

    📍 Gallery Conceal Shibuya
    📅 October 01-12, 11:00-20:00
    🎟️ Entrance: Free

    📌 More Info Here

  • I/Land

    Featuring 42 photographers, this program gives the viewer a glimpse of images from the Philippines and how photographers reflect and navigate life and explore various dimensions of human experience and natural phenomena in the archipelago. Images that speak of isolation, the impact of environmental and social dynamics, and the significance of personal and spiritual spaces, I/Land presents visual narratives that reflect the Filipino spirit of independence.

    Curated by FotoMotoPH
    Photo by Hersley Casero

    📍 Gallery Conceal Shibuya
    📅 October 01-12, 11:00-20:00
    🎟️ Entrance: Free

    📌 More Info Here

  • Remember When I Told You Everything

    London-based photographer Paula Rae Gibson's heartfelt slideshow, Remember When I Told You Everything, is an intimate tribute to her late best friend, Sue. Combining images, music, and memory, the film explores their twenty-year friendship and the unconditional love they shared.

    📍 Gallery Conceal Shibuya
    📅 October 01-12, 11:00-20:00
    🎟️ Entrance: Free

    📌 More Info Here 
All Programs • Daily Schedule • Exhibitions • Slideshows • Publications • Workshops • Artist Talks • Open Calls • Special Thanks • Contact • RSVP

3—Appreciate the tangible beauty of photobooks and other printed works in our Publications section, featuring new photobook launches, a photobook library, and various photobook activities.

  • Ephemere Photo Journal

    Introducing the inaugural print issue of the Ephemere Photo Journal, a landmark publication featuring exclusive articles, special features, and selected photo essays.

    Designed by renowned artist Wuthipol Ujathammarat and brought to life in cooperation with the esteemed Kyoto Shimbun Printing, EPJ will serve as a new cornerstone for our community.

    🔴 Submissions Closed

  • Ephemere Photo Library

    The Ephemere Photo Library is a temporary and traveling archive that explores the beautiful paradox of the physical book as both a permanent record and a fragile, ephemeral object.

    This living, moving catalog showcases a diverse collection of books and zines from Ephemere's own titles and artists worldwide, connecting them with new audiences at various events and exhibitions.

    🔴 Submissions Closed

  • Photobook Launches

    Witness the debut of new photobook titles, including solo publications by Jordan Reyes, Paula Rae Gibson, and many more.

    We'll also launch compelling group publications like Eroding Forms, a special collaboration with Alternative Processes.

Ephemere Photo Books — Published in 2025

All Programs • Daily Schedule • Exhibitions • Slideshows • Publications • Workshops • Artist Talks • Open Calls • Special Thanks • Contact • RSVP

4—Engage in hands-on learning through specialized Workshops led by inspiring artists and brands, providing distinct opportunities for creative exploration and skill development.