Artist's Survey of Needs
The Irish Photo Network 2025
Help us shape better supports & opportunities for photographic artists across Ireland
The Irish Photo Network is conducting a cross-border survey to better understand the professional development and inclusion needs of photographic artists across the island of Ireland — North and South.
Your responses will help us design more effective resources, supports, and opportunities for artists at all career stages. The survey should take no more than 7 minutes to complete.
Your Input Makes a Difference
Photography is changing — and so are the needs of artists. By contributing your experience, you are helping us:
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Identify the most urgent challenges facing photographers today
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Develop training and support that matches artists’ real needs
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Strengthen inclusion, sustainability, and cross-border opportunities
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Provide evidence that can shape future funding and policy
Your voice is vital to building a stronger, more sustainable sector across the island of Ireland.
Confidentiality & Data Protection
By taking part, you agree to share your views and some demographic details (such as age and gender) for research purposes.
Responses will be treated confidentially and will never be viewed at an individual level. Data will be combined with others and summarised into anonymised reports.
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Full details can be found in the Photo Museum Ireland Privacy Policy.
Free Prize Draw
When you complete the survey, you may choose to enter a free prize draw to win a €100 virtual Mastercard.
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To be entered, you’ll need to provide your contact details so that we can notify the winner.
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Any personal data collected for the prize draw will be retained until 30 November 2025, after which it will be permanently deleted.
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Full terms and conditions are available here.
The Irish Photo Network is a collaborative cross-border initiative of Photo Museum Ireland, Belfast Exposed, Belfast Photo Festival, and Source Magazine.
Photo Museum Ireland
Photo Museum Ireland is the national centre for contemporary photography. With over 40 years of showcasing the best of Irish and international photography, it has over 20 years experience of working on North/South, cross-border, and cross-community projects. It is committed to engaging wide-ranging audiences through the curation and commissioning of artist-in-the-community projects and programmes which combine artists’ work with vernacular photography. Recent projects include a 5-year Reframing the Border programme, and Shared Histories Creative Ireland cross-border project.
Belfast Photo Festival
Belfast Photo Festival presents the UK and Ireland’s largest annual festival of photography and the Visual Arts Festival of Northern Ireland. Launched in 2011, this now annual photographic event has been described as one of the “best photography festivals in the world” (Capture Magazine) and attracts upwards of 100 thousand visitors a year, celebrating some of the finest National and International contemporary photography across 30 museums, galleries and public spaces. The programme consistently addresses the political, social and cultural climate of Belfast, raising global issues and animating them through high-calibre international photography. The 2024 Festival consists of exhibitions, talks, symposiums, workshops, screenings, masterclasses, and portfolio reviews to address the issue of AI.www.belfastphotofestival.com
Source Magazine
Source Magazine is a quarterly photography magazine, available in print and as a digital edition, published in Belfast since 1992. It has been funded by the Arts Council of Ireland since 1998 and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland since 1992 and has a solid track record for the production of a quarterly publication and the management of its Euro189k budget. Its editors Richard West and John Duncan have 52 years experience producing and strategically developing Source across its outputs. Source has a track record of contributing to photographers’ professional development through the critical thinking and analysis that is at the core of the writing that Source commissions and publishes. It offers feedback and advice to photographers through its portfolio review days.www.source.ie
Belfast Exposed
Belfast Exposed is Northern Ireland’s leading photography organisation. For over 40 years it has challenged, shaped and brought meaning to culture and society. Their innovation has led to numerous awards. Disruptively pushing back frontiers, they are growing and supporting new talent through facilitating learning and showcasing exhibitions, whilst helping to champion their community. Through identifying meaningful and lasting partnership opportunities they create genuine, enduring value for artist progression, mental health, businesses and the legacy of our people. Recent projects include the Healing through Photography conference and Chad Alexander’s Entries exhibition. www.belfastexposed.org
The Irish Photo Network is supported by the Department of Culture, Communications & Sport.
Irish Photo Network 2025
