We are delighted to announce the theme of the upcoming edition of Fotofestival Lenzburg 2026! It is a theme that we encounter every day – in small moments and big decisions, sometimes even unexpectedly. A theme that connects us, drives us, and sometimes challenges us.

Four young curators. Four emerging artists. One shared vision: The “Bold and Talented” Programme at Fotofestival Lenzburg brings together the next generation of the photography scene. Under professional mentorship, four exhibitions exploring this year’s theme “Forever Happy” come to life – a launchpad for bold talents onto the international stage.

We are delighted to announce the winning images in the single image category of the international open call ‘Forever Happy’. The winning photographs will be presented as part of a group exhibition at the Fotofestival Lenzburg 2026.

Emerging and established photographers from around the world submitted their work for the next edition of the Lenzburg Photo Festival. The winning projects have now been selected from 224 entries and will be exhibited in Lenzburg and Aarau from 9 May to 6 June 2026.

The digital exhibition guides you through Lenzburg’s past – 28 red dots in the town mark places full of history and change. Discover buildings that have disappeared, streets that have been moved and the heritage that remains. Experience the exhibition on site or on a smaller scale in the Burghalde Museum.

With 20 exhibitions, 13 locations, 3 group exhibitions, authors from 3 continents, the 2024 photo festival is the richest and most extensive edition in the history of our project. Under the theme “Synthesis,” the exhibitions prompt to reflect on the rapid development of technological possibilities, the continuous flow of impressions, the search for identity, while striving to synthesize externally and internally what we experience.

In a deeply polarized, multi-layered, sometimes chaotic world, the need for unity, for understanding, for synthesis does indeed deserve attention and consideration.

We understand synthesis as a process in which something is improved by combining several elements.