Portfolio Review 2025

Do you know you take great photographs? Are you looking for an expert evaluation of your work or are you determined to bring it to life through an exhibition or a photobook? We have a unique opportunity for you. We invite you to participate in our Portfolio Review session. Here, you will have the opportunity to present your projects to nine experts in the field of photography.

Gallerists, curators, festival directors, critics, and editors will spend 20 minutes with each of the participants throughout 3 hours, providing inputs, advice, and constructive feedback on their work. This event will give you an external and professional perspective on your developing projects and help you make contacts that could boost your career in both the national and international arenas.

Don’t miss this opportunity to improve your skills and advance your photographic career! The selected participants will be divided into two groups: morning and afternoon.

Who can apply?

Photographers of any nationality, origin, or place of residence who work in both analog and digital photography are eligible to apply. The selection of the eighteen photographers will focus on works that have potential, originality, and a strong concept. The stage of development of the project will not be taken into account.

Jury

The jury that will select the eighteen photographers for the event will be composed of Marc Ávila and the management team of Revela’t.

The team of expert reviewers who will provide feedback on your projects will consist of nine professionals from the photographic field.

Roser Cambray

(Comisaria MNAC)

Coordinadora del Festival Int. de Fotografía SCAN Tarragona (2012-15), desde 2015, es coordinadora técnica del Pla Nacional de Fotografía de la Generalitat de Catalunya, donde también forma parte de su Comité de Adquisiciones.

Desde 2019, es comisaria del Departamento de Fotografía del MNAC, donde ha curado las exposiciones “Mey Rahola. La nueva fotógrafa”, “Rosa Szücs (1911-1984). Confluencias en un mundo cambiante” y “Donación Pere Formiguera. El impulso creativo”

Ramón Casanova

(Docente y doctor en BBAA)

Artista visual, docente e investigador del arte. Dr en BBAA, profesor del IEFC y del Departamento de Artes Visuales y Diseño de la UB, profesor del Grado en Artes Digitales de La Salle, URL.

Sus líneas de investigación se enmarcan en el estudio y la reinterpretación iconográfica, así como en el análisis ontológico y fenomenología de la imagen fotográfica y sus derivaciones.

Diseña proyectos de transferencia para museos, festivales de fotografía, escuelas e ins. públicas.

Natalia Chocarro

(Asesora de Arte en FVC)

Desde 1999 trabaja en la Fundació Vila Casas, actualmente como asesora de Arte de la presidencia. Ha comisariado proyectos como “Isidre Manils. Fora de camp” (Museu Can Framis, 2022), “Vicenç Viaplana. Els llocs de la pintura”, co-comisariado junto a Àlex Susanna (Espais Volart, enero-mayo 2021), “Mayte Vieta. Estimar és un lloc” (Museu de la Garrotxa, 2021), “Antoni Tàpies. La resistencia del signo” (Tarragona, 2020-2021)… Desde el año 2014 publica periódicamente en la revista Bonart. Entre 1995-98 trabajó en la Fundació Joan Miró de Barcelona.

Marta Sesé

(Curator, editor, and art critic)

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

She is currently the editorial coordinator at MACBA and contributes to various magazines specializing in contemporary culture.

Josep Maria de Llobet

(Editor y director IEFC)

Cofundador y editor en la editorial especializada en fotolibros Ediciones Posibles, es también el flamante nuevo director del Institut d’estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya.

Su obra como fotógrafo forma parte de colecciones públicas y privadas, incluyendo la Colección de Arte del Banc Sabadell, la Colección Nacional de Fotografía de la Generalitat de Catalunya y la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Rafael Doctor

(Art Historian and Independent Manager)

He has worked at MNCARS, Casa de América, and Canal de Isabel II. He founded and directed MUSAC and has served as director of CAF (Centro Andaluz de la Fotografía).

Currently, he directs 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.

Arnau Sidera

(Editor and photographer)

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

He provides guidance and mentorship for personal projects by various authors and combines commercial assignments with the creation of his personal artistic work, both in exhibitions and editorial formats.

Daniel Belinchón

(Cultural Manager and Producer)

Manager of Territorio Foto and promoter and director of FOC (Fotografia Observatori Cultural), from where he organizes FEM FOC and FER FOC.

Between 2001 and 2013, he coordinated of the Photography Classroom at Universitat Jaume I. He also created the Imaginària Photography Fest, which he directed from 2003 to 2022. He has been the promoter and curator of the “La Visual del Mercat Central” project for the Castelló de la Plana City Council. Director of seminars, workshops, and training courses on visual culture, art, and photography.

Frederic Montornés

(Art critic and curator)

Among the exhibitions he has curated are “Species of Spaces”, held at the MACBA, and the project “Works from the Deposits”, carried out in 10 museums in Catalonia in 2020.

Since 2013, he has published art texts irregularly on his website. Between 2017 and 2021, he was the content director of the television program Territorio Contemporáneo, produced by VOTV and broadcast by XAL. From 2021 to 2023, he was the curator of “Past/Present”, a pilot program of artistic interventions in 4 heritage sites in Catalonia.

© Photograph by Roberto Ruíz

Silvia Omedes

(Director of Photographic Social Vision)

Cultural manager, independent curator, photographers’ agent, editor, and documentary photography professor. She has directed the Photographic Social Vision Foundation since 2001.

She has worked at the Guggenheim in New York, the CCCB in Barcelona, and for the World Press Photo Foundation in Amsterdam. She collaborates with the Incipiens Albert Camus Award, the Leica Oscar Barnack Award, and the Joop Swart Masterclass grant. She is a member of the Expert Committee promoting the National Photography Plan of the Government of Catalonia.

© Photograph by Toni Ricard

Nerea Ubieto

(Comisaria independiente )

Comisaria independiente, asesora de colecciones, docente en el Máster de PHE y crítica en el ABC Cultural. Amplia experiencia en el ámbito privado e institucional. Gran activadora de relaciones productivas con diversos agentes artísticos.

Ha comisariado importantes exposiciones, dirigido ciclos de conferencias, cursos de comisariado y talleres como “Curaduría desde la escucha” en el Centro de Arte La Regenta (Las Palmas); “A ver si nos aclaramos” en Tabacalera Madrid y es guionista colaboradora en Metrópolis RTVE.

© Fotografia Germán Gómez

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 showcased in various festivals, exhibitions, and art galleries.

He joined the festival after being the first winner of the Portfolio Review and has coordinated the review since the following edition.

Prize

Participating in the portfolio review is an opportunity that can help your project evolve as far as you are willing to take it, and the contacts and knowledge you can gain on this day are, in themselves, already a prize.

But there is more: among all the projects in the review, one will be selected to be featured as an exhibition at the Revela’t 2026 festival. The festival will cover the production, installation, fee, and related expenses. It will be selected by the Revela’t team, with input and advice from the reviewers. Consideration will be given to the quality of the project, its alignment with the theme of the 2026 edition, and its suitability for the exhibition narrative.

Additionally, the eighteen participants in the Portfolio Review will receive a FULL PASS to access the exhibitions and conferences of the Revela’t 2025 festival.

Schedule

Registration Start Date 27/01/2023
Registration End Date 29/03/2023
Announcement Date 10/04/2023
Event Date 09/06/2023

FAQS

En blanco

I would like to submit more than one project. Is that possible?

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

Can I apply as a duo or collective?

Yes. However, if selected, only one representative will be able to attend the portfolio review session.

Can I submit projects that are already produced and laid out?

The Portfolio Review is a great opportunity to make contacts and gain international exposure, but it is above all a time to learn, listen, and exchange opinions and critiques with professionals who can help grow or improve your project in the future. You can submit a finished project, but we encourage you to come open to giving it a new direction and to embracing other perspectives and contributions.

Who selects the prize?

It will be selected by the Revela’t team, with input and advice from the reviewers.

What does the registration and participation fee cover?

The €20 fee contributes to the administration and promotion costs, covering the selection process as well as the equipment and materials for the session. If you are a Friend of Revela’t, since you already contribute to the festival in another way, you will benefit from a 50% discount on the registration fee. Under no circumstances will the registration fee be refunded. The participation fee partially covers the expenses of the team involved in the session (coordination, production, and jury). The participation fee (€100) will only be paid by the photographers selected for the Portfolio Review. The Friend discount is not applicable to the participation fee.

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

All Friends of Revela’t will receive a CODE by email to access the call with the discount.

Can I attend the Portfolio Reviews as an audience member?

No, the Portfolio Review is a closed-door activity, and only the photographers selected for the call can attend.

What happens if I can’t attend the Portfolio Review?

Any changes to attendance and schedule must be notified at least 30 calendar days before the Portfolio Review day. If you cannot attend, 50% of the participation fee will be refunded. If you cannot notify us 30 days in advance, the participation fee will not be refunded, as the organization will not have enough time to fill the vacant spot.