Greetings to photography enthusiasts from all over the world

Asia Photographers Union is pleased to present to you, the Asia Photo Festival 2023 in its 4^th edition. This annual event raked in much viewership in the previous three editions. Last year’s saw an impressive 91,036 unique pageviews and 419,970 pageviews from all over the world.

The photography associations and clubs shall face more difficulty in coming years. The worldwide economy is running into a slowdown mode. Inflation and joblessness hit many people in the aftermath of Covid. Choosing between bread and butter or a hobby, many people will choose the first.

We need to do more to motivate people to get into good photography, moving beyond snapshots with smartphone cameras. We need to encourage more people, despite the work and family challenges that they face in their life, to embrace photography as a hobby, to join photography activities ranging from exhibition to competitions.

Salon photography, also known as exhibitions, continue to persist despite many setbacks, but the dwindling number of participants is a signal that more is needed to be done to promote salon photography. Seeing so many international salons averaging 90 participants is a very strong signal.

We shall strive to a better tomorrow, where everyone enjoys photography and sharing their works. When was the last time you went photographing? Let’s do it!