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CENTRAL is Birmingham’s anual photobook festival.
The event brings together a wide ranging group of publishers, talks, and exhibits
all centerd around the photobook.  





Venue  
Birmingham City University
The Parkside Building  
B47BD

Friday 10-7pm
Saturday 10-5pm






Programme    


17th & 18th October  


















17th & 18th October  












18th October  
CENTRAL 2025


PUBLISHERS
Ceremony Press
Dusk Books
David O’Mara
Daniel Lyttleton
First Fold Press
Gulf Photo Plus
Grain Projects
Hark1Karan
No Go Press
Out of Place Books
Overlapse
Peer Matters
Silvergrass Press
Stanley/Barker
Grain Projects
Yolk


EXHIBITS

Books from The Pete James Archive
Curated by Stuart Whipps

Palestine Bound
Curated by Mohamed Somji & Chris Neopytou

From the Centre
Photobooks from The Midlands


T ALKS
 
11:00-12:00
Emma Lambert
SILVERGRASS PRESS: Objects and Encounters
in a collaborative photobook practice


12:30 - 1:30
Rachel Barker
From Concept to Collector:
How STANLEY/BARKER Shapes Photobooks

14:00-15:00
Tiffany Jones
OVERLAPSE: More than a Photobook:
Concept development and design for meaningful visual storytelling  

15:30-16:30
PALESTINE BOUND
Presentation and discussion with
Mohamed Somji & Chris Neophytou

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All talks are FREE, No booking required  




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