KUALA LUMPUR
21.09>01.10/2023
A Different Light
© FION HUNG from The Skeletons In The Closet
Dear friends, photography followers and colleagues,
EXPOSURE+ PHOTO 2023 kicks off with an event-filled Opening Weekend and 20 exhibitions across Kuala Lumpur city centre. Planned to accommodate photography and art followers, we have a series of presentations and talks by industry professionals, opening parties, artists' gallery walkthroughs, portfolio reviews, workshops, night street projections and a photobook event. This year's theme of A Different Light brings us photo-projects by photographers from several countries including Malaysia, inspired to tell stories with new aproaches, unconventional narratives and strong visuals, selected from an international open call. We invite you to come and experience their efforts.
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We'd like to involve and bring together photo and non-photo communities to discover the story-telling aspects of project-based photography in multiple locations in the city centre. We encourage the youth to join us on this journey. We love to see you in KL!
EXHIBITIONS
ALVIN WONG BOON JUN
FRAGMENTS
GMBB
AIMAN SAROR
NEGO/LETGO
GMBB
JIMMI WING KA HO
SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR
AWAY
GMBB
JOY CHAN
THIS PLACE DOESN'T EXIST
GMBB
NICHOLAS SHEUM
DIALOGUES IN MOTION
GMBB
THEYVAPAALAN
JAYARATNAM
PARALLELS
GMBB
MOE SUZUKI
SOKOHI
GMBB
FION HUNG CHING YAN
THE SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET
THE ZHONGSHAN BUILDING
JUSTIN TAY REN ZHI
LET ME HOLD YOU BEFORE YOU GO
THE ZHONGSHAN BUILDING
SINSEE HO
BECOMING MEMORIES
REXKL
CHEN LONG WEN
VANISHING LIGHT
BOOKXCESS
ALISA MARTYNOVA
NOWHERE NEAR
BOOKXCESS
YUDAI NINOMIYA
FLUTTER-FLUTTER
BOOKXCESS
REBECCA BOWRING
KNOWING THUNDER GIVES
AWAY WHAT LIGHTNING TRIES
TO HIDE
LOKL COFFEE CO
ANDRÉS PERÉZ
DEAD FAMILY
HSS (HIGH STREET STUDIOS)
FRANCESCO MERLINI
VALPARAISO
TRIPTYK
LAURENCE CABANTOUS
FIFTH DIMENSION
KLoé HOTEL
KASIA ŚLESIŃSKA
FANTASTIC ANIMALS AND HOW
TO PET THEM
KLoé HOTEL
SHAN SHAN LIM
BORDERS
KANTATA
OPENING WEEKEND -
MARK THE DATES!
>21 - 24 SEPTEMBER 2023<
We are delighted to announce the 20 artists that have been selected to exhibit their projects at EXPOSURE+ PHOTO 2023 in Kuala Lumpur from 21 September to 1 October. Our selectors met over 2 weekends in late April to decide on the 164 submissions received in our 2nd edition Open Call. We would like to thank all photographers who submitted their projects for your support. These 20 projects were determined as best representing the theme for this festival with compelling personal stories and strong accompanying visuals. We can't wait to announce the 20 projects once they have been finalised shortly.
SELECTION PANEL
IHIRO HAYAMI
Ihiro Hayami (b. 1982, Osaka Japan) is the founder of T3 PHOTO FESTIVAL (Tokyo International Photography Festival). He is the former chief editor of Japanese Photography Magazine, “PHaT PHOTO”, and was the gallery director of RINGCUBE (Ginza). His selected curatorial exhibitions include, Alejandro Chaskielberg’s “Otsuchi Future Memories” (2016), and Alex Prager’s “WEEK-END” (2010). Over the past few years, he has served as juror, lecturer, and reviewer at various international photo festivals and photography universities, including Photo Vogue Festival, Critical Mass, Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards, FestFoto Brazil and PHMuseum Grant.
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CAROL KÖRTING
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Carol Körting worked as a freelance photographer before studying photo editing at the Ostkreuz Schule für Fotografie in Berlin, Germany. She has served as photo editor for the renowned Leica Fotografie International Magazine (LFI) and its online platform for over a decade, during which time she has produced and edited countless photographic projects.
As a professional portfolio reviewer, Körting was part of a team of jurors at numerous photography competitions. In addition, she gives talks, workshops and presentations on photo editing.
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Photo Credit: Johannes Barthelmes
NADIRAH ZAKARIYA
Born in 1984 and raised in Malaysia, Nadirah Zakariya is the co-founder of Exposure+ Photo.
She draws inspiration for her work through her non-specific geographical upbringing. Currently based in Kuala Lumpur, Nadirah received her Bachelor in Fine Arts from the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC.
Nadirah is an internationally published photographer with works in numerous publications such as Bloomberg News, The New York Times Magazine, NYLON, VICE, Dazed and Confused, Refinery29 and Vogue Italia. She is currently featured in Flora Photographica, a book published by Thames & Hudson in 2022.
Nadirah’s works have been exhibited in cities including New York, London, Paris, Milan, and Kuala Lumpur.
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STEVEN LEE
Steven Lee is the founder-director of Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards (KLPA) and co-founder of Exposure+ Photo. He is actively involved in international photography events as jury, portfolio reviewer, mentor, and workshop lead. He acted as nominators for the World Press Photo 6X6 Global Talent Program and Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) since 2020.
Steven is also a photographer who began his career in fashion and portraiture, as well as travel documentary work in the early 2000s, and has self-published several books.
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TIMELINE
January 2023
Launch of Open Call
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Extended to 8 April 2023
Open Call Deadline
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April/May 2023
Selection of projects
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June 2023
Announcement of Exhibitors
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August 2023
Preparation for print & production
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September 2023
Exhibition opens in Kuala Lumpur
JOIN US IN KUALA LUMPUR!
PREVIOUS ARTISTS
MALAYSIA-BASED
ALVIN LAU
ACACIA DAUD
AISHA NAZAR
AMIR SHARIFF
ANG XIA YI
ANNICE LYN
ANTOINE LONCLE
AZUL ADNAN
BALQIS TAJALLI
CATHERHEA POTJANAPORN
CHERYL HOFFMANN
DANIEL ADAMS
FITRI JALIL
FIRDAUS HERROW
JACK YONG
JO QUAH
JUNAD M. NOR
KELVIN AH KIAN
KELVIN MAH
LIM TZE YAN
MARK MORRIS
MUNIRAH ROHAIZAN
PATRICIA KRIVANEK
RAZ TALHAR
RUO LING LU
SHAZNI ZAINAL
SITIS
STACY LIU
VANEESHA KRISH
VERONIKA READ
VIGNES BALASINGAM
INTERNATIONAL
ANOUCHKA RENAUD-ECK
ETINOSA YVONNE
RITSUKO MATSUSHITA
YOSHI OKAMOTO