Exhibitions 2026 F/262
MOLDAR AS MARGENS / SHAPING SHORES
F/262 brings photography into museums, galleries, schools, streets, gardens, beaches and public spaces across Caldas da Rainha and its surrounding communities. Rooted in the festival’s curatorial theme, “Moldar as Margens / Shaping Shores”, the exhibitions explore territory, memory, identity, environment and social transformation through contemporary photography and visual culture.
Bringing together emerging and established photographers from Portugal and beyond, the programme moves between indoor and outdoor spaces, presenting intimate documentary projects, large-scale installations, experimental works, public interventions and community-driven practices. Across the festival, photography becomes a space for dialogue, encounter and reflection, connecting institutions, unconventional locations and the wider community through diverse artistic perspectives and shared experiences.
Luz Permanente / Permanent Light
200 Years of Photography, 1826 — 2026
13 June — 20 September 2026
Casa Museu Jaime Umbelino
Centro de Experimentação da Fotografia
R. da Igreja 5, 2500 Foz do Arelho
Marking 200 years of photography, Luz Permanente / Permanent Light presents a visual journey through some of the most influential photographs ever created, from the earliest daguerreotypes to defining images of the modern world.
Developed in collaboration with the Instituto Português de Fotografia (IPF), the exhibition combines historically significant photographic works with an extensive presentation of photographic technology, including more than 100 historic cameras and photographic objects tracing the evolution of the medium across two centuries.
The exhibition includes works connected to figures such as Nicéphore Niépce, William Henry Fox Talbot, Louis Daguerre, Nadar, Roger Fenton, Julia Margaret Cameron, Eadweard Muybridge, Jacob Riis, Alfred Stieglitz, Lewis Hine, Edward Steichen, Man Ray, Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Robert Capa, Gordon Parks, Yousuf Karsh, Philippe Halsman, Alberto Korda, Malcolm Browne and Neil Armstrong, among many others whose images shaped the history of photography and visual culture.
Through portraiture, documentary photography, war photography, scientific imaging, street photography and visual experimentation, the exhibition explores how photography transformed the way humanity records history, constructs memory and sees the world.
Official opening: 13 June 2026.
Curated by João Carlos.
In collaboration with Instituto Português de Fotografia.
Free admission.
CECILIE HATLØY- I AM TUVA
15 May — 11 July 2026
Museu Hospital Caldas
“I AM TUVA” is a long-term documentary project by Norwegian photographer Cecilie Hatløy exploring her relationship with her daughter, Tuva.
Developed over several years, the project reflects on motherhood, care, vulnerability, neurodiversity, and inclusion through a deeply intimate photographic approach. Tuva lives with Coffin-Siris Syndrome (CSS), a rare genetic condition associated with neurodevelopmental differences.
Cecilie Hatløy is an internationally recognised Norwegian photographer and the first photographer in Norway to receive the title of Master Qualified European Photographer (MQEP) from the Federation of European Professional Photographers.
Official opening: 27 June 2026, with the presence of the artist.
International partnership with Lens Op de Mens (Belgium).
Free admission.
Produced by F/262 & Associação F/SOS
With the support of:
May – September 2026
Caldas da Rainha Portugal
About F/262
F/262 is an international photography festival rooted in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.
Through exhibitions, talks, education, and public installations, the festival engages contemporary photography with place, community, and the world we share.
©2026 F/262 – Festival Internacional de Fotografia
Produced by Associação F/SOS – Fotografia, Solidariedade e Obras Sociais
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