The annual Indian Photo Festival, launched in 2015, is one of the country’s longest-running international photography festivals. Held at multiple venues across its host city of Hyderabad, the festival features exhibitions, talks, discussions, portfolio reviews, screenings, and workshops—all free to attend. Serving as a platform for professional and aspiring photographers, photography enthusiasts, and the general public, the Indian Photo Festival aims to promote the art of photography while addressing social issues through the medium. The festival is organized in collaboration with Telangana Tourism, Goethe-Institut, Alliance Française in Hyderabad, GITZO, and others. Raghu Rai, Sebastião Salgado, Roger Ballen, Nick Ut, Martin Parr, Reza Deghati, Carol Guzy, Ron Haviv, Stuart Franklin, Gauri Gill, Pep Bonet, Anush Babajanyan, and Tasneem Alsultan are among the acclaimed photographers who have participated in the festival’s seven editions so far. Each year, the festival also presents the Indian Photo Festival Portrait Prize. Between editions, the organizing body, Light Craft Foundation, runs several projects, including a mentorship program for emerging Indian photographers.