PhEST Portfolio Reviews 2026

Free portfolio reviews at PhEST – See Beyond the Sea, the international photography and contemporary art festival in Monopoli, Puglia. Reviews run 8 August (3–6pm) and 9 August (10am–1pm) at the Saint Leonardo Monastery, in 20-minute one-to-one sessions; each photographer can book up to three reviews, one per reviewer. Completed projects and work in progress are both welcome, presented as prints or on a device. The 2026 reviewers are Josh Lustig, picture editor at FT Weekend Magazine; Erik Vroons, writer and editor at Over Magazine; Veronica Daltri, photo editor at Il Manifesto; Krzysztof Candrowicz, curator and co-founder of Łódź Fotofestiwal; artist and curator Francesca Seravalle; and Hannah Watson, director of Trolley Books. Sessions with Lustig, Vroons, Candrowicz and Watson are held in English only. Registration is free and online until 2 August, with limited on-site places from 10 minutes before each session.