Ferentino Photo Festival

A festival that lives within the village

The Ferentino Photo Festival is one of the most original photography events in southern Lazio. Born in 2013 through the initiative of a group of enthusiasts and having grown edition after edition, the festival has chosen the Santa Lucia district, the ancient heart of the town of Ferentino in the province of Frosinone, as its home. Here, every September, the medieval alleys, the square, and the district church are transformed into an open-air museum, where photography steps out of galleries to engage with the stone, the portals, and the daily life of the village.

Exhibitions, workshops, and author meetings

The festival program weaves together different visual languages. The public can move at a leisurely pace through exhibitions, site-specific installations, video projections, portfolio reviews, and art spaces set up within the urban fabric. Alongside the display of works, the event offers opportunities for training and discussion:

• Photography workshops led by established authors, including reviews of participants' work;
• Seminars and meetings on the language and paths of contemporary photography;
• Portfolio reviews for emerging photographers looking to engage with experts;
• Evening screenings, performances, and musical encounters that accompany the visit to the exhibitions.

A theme for every edition

Each edition of the festival is built around a theme that guides its selection and layout. Over the years, titles such as Nel Tempo Sospeso (In Suspended Time), Fragilità (Fragility), and for the tenth edition in 2025, Io ero lì (I was there) have been featured: a statement of presence, testimony, and sharing, where photography becomes the voice of time and a story of who we once were. This curatorial approach, led by artistic director Fulvio Bernola, gives each edition a precise identity and turns the visit into a true journey through images and reflections.

Ferentino and the Ciociaria

Hosting a photography festival in Ferentino means immersing it in one of the most evocative villages of the Ciociaria region and Lazio. A city of Hernican and later Roman origin, Ferentino preserves polygonal walls, the acropolis, and a medieval layout that provide a natural backdrop for the displayed images. The event thus enhances the local heritage, putting authorial photography in dialogue with the history and identity of a town in the province of Frosinone. The result is an event capable of attracting visitors, photographers, and image lovers from across the region and beyond.

A September appointment

The Ferentino Photo Festival is traditionally held in September, when the climate allows visitors to enjoy the village and its outdoor exhibitions during the cooler hours of the day and evening. It is an event designed for those who love conscious photography, meetings with authors, and the intimate atmosphere of a village-scale festival, far from the fragmentation of large urban centers.