ISSP invites artists from the Baltics and Ukraine working within the medium of photography to apply to become a part of FUTURES, the prestigious European-based photography platform dedicated to supporting emerging talents in photography. 5 artists will be selected to join the platform in 2024. The FUTURES platform pools together the experience of leading photography institutions across Europe in order to increase the capacity, mobility and visibility of its selected artists. Application deadline: 21 January.

ISSP Plānotājs 2024. gadam tagad pieejams ar atlaidi – 16 EUR! Izdevumā estētiskā un praktiskā dizainā ir apvienots nedēļas plānotājs ar pierakstu kladi, tas satur 34 īpaši atlasītus attēlus. Gada tēma – "Rituāls". Meklē plānotāju tiešsaistē un ISSP Galerijā Berga Bazārā.

The ISSP Agenda 2024 now available with a discount price of 16 EUR! The edition combines a weekly planner and a notebook in an aesthetic and practical design, featuring 34 carefully selected images. Theme of the year – Ritual. Order online or pick up a copy at the ISSP Gallery in Berga Bazārs.

Tuvojas Ziemassvētku laiks, un arī mēs esam padomājuši par skaistām un oriģinālām dāvanām. Ja meklē ko īpašu saviem tuvajiem, ieskaties ISSP Ziemassvētku dāvanu TOP 10! Iegādājoties dāvanas pie mums, tu atbalsti ISSP galerijas darbību, publiskās programmas un pašus māksliniekus. ISSP komanda novēl priecīgus un gaišus Ziemassvētkus!

Christmas time is approaching and we've got some beautiful and original gift ideas. If you are looking for something special for your loved ones, take a look at the ISSP Christmas Gift TOP 10! By buying gifts from us, you support the ISSP Gallery, our public programmes and the artists themselves. The ISSP team wishes you a Merry Christmas!

FUTURES' newest Annual Publication, Trigger #5: Energy, is an exploration of that question – and broadly thematizes alternative approaches to energy through photography, the issue of society’s decarbonisation, the call for repair and collective values. The publication is available at the ISSP library. 

15. decembrī plkst. 18.00 ISSP Galerijā notiks rakstu krājuma “WunderKombināts” otrā izdevuma “WunderKombināts II. Latvijas mākslas gadagrāmata 2023” atklāšana, aicinot pirmssvētku noskaņā klātienē iepazīties ar izdevumu, sastapt tā veidotājus un daļu autoru. No 24. novembra līdz 7. martam ISSP Galerijā ir skatāma Santas Frances izstāde "Esmu redzams šajā attēlā, un man tas nepatīk", kas ir izdevumā ietvertās vizuālās esejas izvērsums telpā. 

Wednesday, December 13, at 6 PM, Estonian curator and art critic Indrek Grigor will give a lecture titled "A Queue, Naked Women and Politics. The Story of Woman in Photographic Art, the Most Popular Photo Exhibition in Soviet Estonia". In the lecture Indrek Grigor will share the anecdotal stories about the exhibition and the queues and present the current research that tries to bring attention to the international reach of photography in the 1980s and to the peculiar role that photo clubs. Free entrance.

The PRE-SALE of the ISSP Agenda 2024 - "Ritual" - has begun! The edition combines a weekly planner and a notebook in an aesthetic and practical design, featuring 34 carefully selected images. Order your copy for a special Pre-Sale price until 1 December!

ISSP Plānotāja 2024 iepriekšpārdošana ir sākusies! Izdevumā estētiskā un praktiskā dizainā ir apvienots nedēļas plānotājs ar pierakstu kladi, tas satur 34 īpaši atlasītus attēlus. Pasūti to par īpašu iepriekšpārdošanas cenu līdz 1. decembrim!

This year, from 13 to 15 October, the FUTURES Photography platform's annual event was hosted by the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center in Budapest. Joining more than 100 artists, 23 curators, and heads of major international contemporary photography institutions were ISSP nominated artists Reinis Hofmanis, Zane Priede, and Jurģis Peters from Latvia, Cloe Jancis from Estonia, and Ieva Baltaduonytė from Lithuania, as well as curator Iveta Gabaliņa and Jūlija Berkoviča from ISSP. 

The annual FUTURES event in 2023 is hosted by the Robert Capa Center for Contemporary Photography in Budapest. A new traveling exhibition prepared as a part of the platform’s activities will also have its first appearance in Budapest. This year, the theme of the group exhibition is “ENERGY 2023: Redistributing Power and Taming Consumption”.

Atvērta pieteikšanās ISSP Profesionālo meistarklašu rudens-ziemas ciklam 2023./2023. gadā! ISSP piedāvā meistarklases labāko Latvijas un Baltijas profesionālo fotogrāfu vadībā tiem, kas jau strādā vai vēlas profesionāli strādāt ar fotogrāfiju. Meistarklases sniedz iespēju attīstīt savu radošo vīziju un papildināt amata prasmes. Šajā rudens-ziemas ciklā piedāvājam meistarklases ar fotogrāfiem Filipu Šmitu, Elenu Kononovu, Jūliju Sinku un Viku Anisko.

The long-awaited ISSP Merchandise collection is here! We are very excited to share something we’ve been working on for the past several months – a line of limited edition hoodies, sweatshirts, t-shirts, and tote bags! We are offering a special discount of 15% valid until 10 October! All items are available at the ISSP Gallery in Berga Bazārs (Riga) or online at the ISSP Shop.

We are happy to introduce Maya Vieth, an emerging photographer from Germany who has been our intern for the past 3 months! If you have been following us on social media, you probably have already noticed Maya's sensitive documentation of the recent events happening at ISSP. In addition, she has contributed to lots of the behind-the-scenes work, helping us in day-to-day activities. Read more about her experience at ISSP!