Talks addressing different issues related to the professions of artists and photographers provide an opportunity to share experience and encourage best practices. They focus on topics such as artificial intelligence, the art market, photographic surveys, fundraising, artist residencies, artists‘ studios, awards and competitions, and the economic prospects for artists. They are generally free of charge and take place in person in Geneva. Upcoming talks are announced under Events.

Offered once a year each, two mentorship programmes provide personalised support for an ongoing project over six months, or for a photobook project in development over four months. Mentors are artists and photographers, curators or facilitators with robust professional and teaching experience. Participation is free and the programmes can take place online or in person. The mentorship programmes are open to photographers and artists residing anywhere in the world. Information on current and upcoming mentorships can be found below.

During Photobooks Switzerland, the dummy clinic offers feedback on photobook dummies and photobook projects by professionals active in the field of photography publishing. It is offered for CHF 80, with reduced prices for members and students, and takes place in person in Geneva. Information will be announced in early April on the page of Photobooks Switzerland.

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Please note and take into account the following procedure and information:

• Applications are only accepted by email at cpg@centrephotogeneve.ch.
• They must be sent in PDF format, with a maximum size of 15 MB.
• Once your application has been reviewed by our curatorial team, you will receive a confirmation by email.
• We receive several applications per day and we are therefore unable to provide personalised feedback on the work, or to offer an appointment to every photographer who wishes to meet our team.

We do not accept physical applications sent by post. They will not be conserved or returned. We accept no responsibility for any unsolicited originals sent to us.

You have published a book or a catalogue and would like to donate a copy to the library of the Centre de la photographie Genève? We appreciate your generosity. However, please contact us in advance by email at cpg@centrephotogeneve.ch so that we can assess whether your work is a good fit for our library, in order to avoid unnecessary costs. The postal address for our offices is Rue de Carouge 114, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland. We do not receive mail at our exhibition space.

The programme is aimed at professional artists and photographers (including self-taught ones) who have a book project at an advanced stage of development, but which has not yet been finalised or published.

Applicants cannot be enrolled in another similar programme or academic course (including art or photography schools) during the mentorship period. Fluency in at least one of the following languages is required: French, English, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, German or Mandarin. Registration and participation in the programme are free of charge.

Each mentor selects the project they wish to support from among the applications. In 2025, the mentors for this programme are:

• Tiffany Jones, publisher, designer, researcher and lecturer, founder of the publishing house Overlapse.
• Ann Griffin, graphic designer specialising in editorial design
• Zheh Shi, visual artist and publisher, founder of La Maison de Z
• Onlab, Swiss graphic design studio
• Pablo Lerma, artist, publisher, teacher, founder of Meteoro Editions

Applications for the current programme are now closed. Registration for the 2026 programme will open in spring 2026. To be informed of the next applications calls, subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram.

The programme is open to any professional artist or photographer (including self-taught) who, for the duration of the mentorship programme, is not enrolled in another mentorship programme or academic course (including art or photography schools). Fluency in at least one of the following languages is required: French, English, Italian, Arabic, German, Farsi, Vietnamese. Registration is free, and mentees receive CHF 500 in support for their project at the end of the programme.

Each mentor selects the project they wish to support from among the applications. In 2025, the mentors for this programme are Massao Mascaro, Léonie Rose Marion, Thi My Lien Nguyen, Danaé Panchaud, Mahalia Taje Giotto, Abdo Shanan, Ann Griffin, Jermaine Francis, and Hannah Darabi.

Applications for the current programme are now closed. Registration for the 2026 programme will open in February 2026. To be informed of the next applications calls, subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram.