Photo Basel 2025

Photo Basel is Switzerland’s first and only art fair dedicated solely to photography. It brings together international galleries in an inclusive, authentic setting, fostering dialogue and accessibility through guided tours, special exhibitions, and panel talks.

For its 10th anniversary, the fair hosts 39 galleries from 15 countries, showcasing over 450 works by more than 150 artists. Newcomers this year include: Momentum Fine Art (Miami), Galerie Sophie Scheidecker (Paris), Galerie & Edition Stephan Witschi (Zurich), Ostlicht (Vienna), Rademakers (Amsterdam), Lightworks (Sydney), FOG (Bratislava), AB Gallery (Seoul), and blackprint Gallery (Zurich).

Novum

“Novum” presents works that are entirely new—either created specifically for photo basel or never before shown. These may include recently completed series or bodies of work that have only now been (re)discovered. What unites all the featured pieces is that they are being exhibited for the very first time, offering the photo basel audience a premiere viewing.

Beyond Photography

“Beyond Photography” is a curated selection of photographic practices that—as the name suggests—extend beyond traditional photography. This is achieved through the use of mixed media, specialised printing techniques, or by shifting from two-dimensional to three-dimensional formats. A variety of approaches contribute to the expansion of the medium, and the Beyond Photography section seeks to highlight these innovative practices.

Annabelle’s Choice

The magazine Annabelle is a partner of the upcoming edition of Photo Basel. As part of this collaboration, the Annabelle editorial team selects photographic works by women artists, which will be specially marked at the fair. The selected works reflect the diversity, strength, and perspectives of female photography, sending a clear signal in support of greater visibility for women artists in the art world.

Photo Basel Special
Date Jun 13 – 27, 2025
Open Mon – Sun 2pm – 10pm
Venue Franck Areal
Address Horburgstrasse 105
Special events Jun 13 7pm, Vernissage; Jun 27 7pm, Finissage

In collaboration with Basel-based architect Barbara Buser and her team, photo basel presents an exhibition by Basel photographer Martin Zeller at the Franck Areal. His large-format photographs depict vacant industrial sites and office buildings in the process of repurposing, produced in collaboration with Baubüro In Situ, a practice specialising in the transformation of existing buildings. Zeller’s high-resolution images engage with the atmosphere and layered history of these spaces. Structures, surfaces, and colours speak to past labour and industrial change, forming abstract, tactile compositions that make the visual traces of time tangible. The photographs are accompanied by text fragments by Sou Vai Keng.

Photo Basel in Conversation

Photo Basel presents a series of panel discussions on diverse topics, including emerging artists and the art market, as well as artist talks with photographers whose work is being shown at the 10th edition of Photo Basel.