Portfolio Review 2025

Do you know you take great photographs? Are you looking for expert feedback on your work or determined to turn it into an exhibition or photobook? We have a unique opportunity for you.

We invite you to participate in our Portfolio Review session. Here, you’ll have the chance to present your projects to nine experts in the field of photography. Gallery owners, curators, festival directors, critics, and editors will spend 20 minutes with each participant over the course of three hours, providing inputs, advice, and constructive feedback on their work.

This event will give you a professional and external perspective on your projects in development and allow you to network with contacts who can boost your career on both the national and international stage. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and advance your photographic career!

Selected participants will be divided into two groups: morning and afternoon.

Who can apply?

Photographers of any nationality, origin, or place of residence can apply, whether working in analog or digital formats.

The selection of the 18 photographers will consider the projection, originality, and strong concept of the works. The development stage of the project will not be a determining factor.

Requirements

Submissions are made through PICTER, a platform that allows presenting works in a way that simplifies the jury’s evaluation process. The PICTER form will request the following information:

10 to 15 images in JPG format, at least 1500px on the longest side.
Project description (project title, description, and year).
Author information (basic details and biography up to 1500 characters).

*The submission fee is €20 (€10 for friends), and the 18 selected participants will need to pay a participation fee of €100.

Activity details

The event will take place on Friday, 23, May, divided into morning and afternoon sessions, each lasting three hours

During the portfolio review, each participant will have an assigned spot with their name and a table to display their images. The reviewers will rotate every 20 minutes from one table to another. This format allows photographers to receive individual insights from each reviewer and gain diverse and personalized advice.

The 18 participants will receive an accreditation granting unlimited access to all festival exhibitions. Additionally, they will be invited to a private dinner on the same Friday evening after the opening ceremony, together with other authors, residents, gallery owners, and reviewers, to continue conversations in a more informal setting.

Morning session: 10:00 AM to 1:15 PM and afternoon session: 4:00 PM to 7:15 PM.

Viwers

The jury, which will select eighteen photographers to participate in the activity, will consist of Marc Ávila and the Revela’t management team

The team of expert reviewers who will provide feedback on your projects will include ten professionals from the photography field.

Marc Ávila Català

(Activity coordinator)

Graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona (2019) and later completed a Master’s Degree in Contemporary Film and Audiovisual Studies at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona (2019–2021).

His work has been exhibited at various festivals, showcases, and art galleries.

He has been coordinating the portfolio reviews since 2021.

Daniel Belinchón

(Cultural manager and producer)

Manager of Territorio Foto and promoter and director of FOC (Fotografía Observatorio Cultural), where he organizes FEM FOC and FER FOC.

He coordinated the Photography Classroom at Jaume I University and was the creator and director of Imaginària Photo Fest until 2022. Promoter and curator of the “La Visual del Mercat Central” project for the Castelló City Council. He also directs seminars, workshops, and training courses on visual culture, art, and photography.

Natàlia Chocarro

(Art Advisor)

Art Advisor at the Fundació Vila Casas. She has curated projects such as “Isidre Manils. Fora de camp”, “Vicenç Viaplana. Els llocs de la pintura”, co-curated alongside Àlex Susanna (Espais Volart, January-May 2021), “Mayte Vieta. Estimar és un lloc (Loving is a Place)” (Museu de la Garrotxa, July-October 2021), and “Antoni Tàpies. La resistència del signe” (Castillo de Vila-seca, Tarragona, June 2020-January 2021). Since 2014, she has been a regular contributor to the magazine Bonart.

Rafael Doctor

(Art historian and independent manager)

He has worked at MNCARS, Casa de América, and Canal de Isabel II. He created and directed MUSAC and served as director of the CAF (Andalusian Center of Photography).

Currently, he leads the Encontros de Artistas Novos in Santiago de Compostela and the publishing house Los Doscientos.

He is the founder of Capital Animal and the author of Monstersforanimals.com.

Isabel Elorrieta

(Cultural manager)

Since 2012, she has directed the Ankaria Foundation in Madrid, dedicated to promoting art through awards and grants such as the Ankaria Photography Prize.

She has been the director of G&E magazine since 2012, a publication focused on publishing, books, and works on paper. She led the Estampa Fair for nine years and currently combines her responsibilities with curating exhibitions and collaborating as a consultant for collections. Recently, she and her partners have opened Espacio Argén, a meeting place for art and culture in Madrid.

Albert Gusi

(Head of Grisart Lab)

Grisart Lab is a visual culture platform that develops various projects, including: the Panoràmic Festival since 2017, the NYS Polígon Arts Festival linking industry and culture since 2021, and the management of various photography exhibition programs through the Talent Visual project and the HAMMS Edicions publishing house, as well as the annual photography programming at the Grisart Lab space.

He is also involved in the Ciutat Vella, Ciutat Arxiu program in Barcelona.

Alex Llovet

(Editor and photographer)

Editor and co-founder of the photobook-focused publishing house Ediciones Posibles.

He studied humanities, cinema, and photography at IEFC, where he now works as a professor. He has published seven photobooks, exhibited in numerous countries, and received various awards, including Poylatam and ArtsLibris. He has also been a finalist for the Arles Prix du Livre, Lucie Photobook Prize, and PhotoEspaña (all for best photobook); received honorable mentions in Nexofoto and Arles Prix du Livre (as an editor); and won the LensCulture Critics Choice and Life Framer awards.

Frederic Montornés

(Art critic and curator)

Among the exhibitions he has curated are “Espècies d’espais”, held at MACBA, and the project “Obres dels dipòsits”, carried out across 10 museums in Catalonia in 2020.

Since 2013, he has published art texts sporadically on his website. Between 2017 and 2021, he was the content director for the television program Territori Contemporani, broadcast by XAL. From 2021 to 2023, he curated “Passat/Present”, a pilot program of artistic interventions in four heritage sites in Catalonia.

© Photo by Roberto Ruíz

Marta Sesé

(Curator, editor, and art critic)

She works and conducts research in the fields of curating, editing, and art criticism. Her interests focus on the critical revision of imaginaries, resistance to aesthetic and experiential homogenization, temporalities and their connection to materiality, and the construction of forms of belonging.

Currently, she is the editorial coordinator at MACBA and contributes to various specialized magazines on contemporary culture.

Arnau Sidera

(Editor and photographer)

He is a member of the Can Grapes collective, dedicated to the creation, editing, and distribution of fanzines and photography publications. He is also the editor of the analog photography magazine Harpo Magazine.

He provides support and follows up on personal projects from various authors, balancing commercial commissions with the creation of his own personal artistic work, both in the exhibition and editorial fields.

Anna Surinyach

(Journalist and graphic editor)

Co-founder and graphic editor of the magazine 5W, specialized in narrative journalism. Member of the photographer collective Women Photograph. She has co-directed the documentaries Misbah and #Boza. In 2024, she won the Istanbul Photo Awards and was a finalist for the Pictures of the Year awards, the Luis Valtueña Award, and the Gabriel García Márquez Journalism Award.

© Photo by Tino Soriano

Prize

Participating in the portfolio review is an opportunity to develop your project, and the contacts and knowledge you can gain are, in themselves, a reward.

But there’s more: among all the projects in the review, one will be selected to participate as an exhibition in the Revela’t 2026 festival. The festival will cover the production, installation, fee, and related expenses. The project will be chosen by the Revela’t team, with input and advice from the reviewers. Selection criteria will include the project’s quality, its alignment with the theme of the 2026 edition, and its fit within the exhibition narrative.

Additionally, the eighteen participants of the portfolio review will receive a FULL PASS granting access to the exhibitions and conferences of the Revela’t 2025 festival.

Calendar

Registration start date 20/12/2024
Registration end date 10/02/2025
Announcement of the resolution date 11/03/2025
Event date 23/05/2025

FAQS

En blanco

I would like to submit more than one project, is this possible?

Yes, of course. You can submit as many projects as you wish, each one counts as one submission.

Can I apply as a duo or collective?

Yes, but in case you are selected, only one representative will be allowed to come to the screening day.

Can I submit projects that have already been produced and typeset?

The Portfolio Viewing is a great opportunity to make contacts and gain international exposure, but above all it is a moment to learn, listen and exchange opinions and criticisms with professionals who can make your project grow or improve in the future. You can present a finished project, but we encourage you to come open to give it a twist and welcome other views and contributions about it.

What does the registration and participation fee cover?

The €20 fee contributes to the administration and promotion costs that cover the selection process and the equipment and material for the event. If you are a Friend of Revela’t, as you already contribute to the festival in another way, you benefit from a 50% discount on the registration fee. In no case the registration fee will be refunded. The participation fee partially covers the expenses of the team involved in the event (coordination, production and jury). The participation fee (100€) will be paid ONLY by the photographers selected for the viewing. The friend discount does not apply to the participation fee.

If I am a Friend of Revela't, how can I get my 50% discount?

All Revela’t Friends will receive a CODE by mail to enter the call with the discount.

Is it possible to listen in on the viewings?

No, the Portfolio Viewing is a closed-door activity, which can only be attended by the photographers selected in the call.

What happens if I am unable to attend the viewing?

Any change of attendance and timetable must be notified at least 30 calendar days before the viewing day. In the event of not being able to attend, 50% of the participation fee will be refunded. If 30 days notice cannot be given, the participation fee will not be refunded, as it is considered that the organization does not have enough time to replace the vacant place.