The Ballarat International Foto Biennale is proud to host World Photobook Day during our festival. Join us from Saturday 12 October until Monday 14 October to celebrate this auspicious birthday!

To celebrate World Photobook Day participants will meet at Mitchell Harris Wines the World Photobook Weekend Hub to share their books before heading together to the talks and the Photobook Fair.

As a special treat spend an hour and a half with other photobook enthusiasts on the train from Southern Cross to Ballarat with only a short five minute walk to the Photobook Hub

SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER

Photobook Train 
9.16am train from Southern Cross (last carriage)
Bring: your favourite photo books 
Celebrate World Photobook Day by hopping on the train to meet other photography enthusiasts. Meet at Southern Cross Station to catch the train to Ballarat with your photo books to show and discuss with others. (Passengers must have a valid myki. Regional fares are listed at ptv.vic.gov)

2pm-3pm Talk by Doug Spowart
Many Tribes: The Australian And New Zealand Photobook
World Photobook Weekend Hub
Mitchell Harris Wines, 38 Doveton Street North
FREE, bookings essential
The photobook disrupted the 1990’s prediction that ‘the book is dead’ and grew into a worldwide phenomenon. Doug Spowart will address key aspects of the historical and contemporary makeup of the photobook in Australia & New Zealand where the various ‘tribes’ contribute to a vibrant and progressive discipline. 

SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER

Photobook Train
9.16am train from Southern Cross (last carriage)
Bring: your favourite photo books 
Celebrate World Photobook Day by hopping on the train to meet other photography enthusiasts. Meet at Southern Cross Station to catch the train to Ballarat with your photo books to show and discuss with others. (Passengers must have a valid myki. Regional fares are listed at ptv.vic.gov)

10am – 5pm Photobook Fair
Art Gallery Ballarat, 40 Lydiard Street North
Celebrate World Photobook Day with other photography enthusiasts at our second Foto Book Fair – an all-day event at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Participants: Australian and New Zealand Photo Book Awards; Ballarat International Foto Biennale; Bookhouse St Kilda; Studio Yeah; Colin Abbott; Fems; Melbourne Photobook Collective; Particle Books; Photography Studies College; Rohan Hutchinson; Sainsburys; State Library Victoria; The Fridge Door Project; Vault. 

11am-12pm Forum with Patrick Pound, Sarah Walker, Heidi Romano and David Wadelton. Moderated by Doug Spowart
Photobooks: Getting Published & Getting Collected
World Fotobook Weekend Hub
Mitchell Harris Wines, 38 Doveton Street North
FREE, bookings essential
What sparks and drives the passion for the photobook? How do photographers get published?And how can photographers establish and grow meaningful collections? Join Doug Spowart and the panel as they answer these and other associated questions through their personal observations, stories and predictions. 

MONDAY 14 OCTOBER

11am – 1pm Happy Birthday
World Photobook Weekend Hub
Mitchell Harris Wines, 38 Doveton Street North
FREE, bookings essential
Join us as we blow out the candles for the official World Photobook Day celebrations.