Female in Focus 2026 © Angela Cappetta, Unbraiding.
In partnership with the British Journal of Photography and Nikon, PhotoIreland presents the Female in Focus exhibition On the Cusp at the International Centre for the Image.
The exhibition brings together the two series winners, Laetitia Vançon’s The Other Battlefields and Giya Makondo-Wills’ New Scramble, alongside 21 single-image winners responding to this year’s theme, On the Cusp. Together, the works explore lives and landscapes at moments of change.
Selected from thousands of outstanding submissions by an international jury, this year’s winners have brought the theme to life through poignant and thought-provoking imagery. The work has previously been exhibited at 1014 Gallery, London, and now comes to Dublin to the International Centre for the Image.
Single Image Winners: Ada Marino, Ana Flores, Andrea Marti, Angela Cappetta, Anna Zeigler, Cybele Malinowski, Esther Nsapu, Fran Rowse, Jip Schalkx (image above), Karen Paz Gonzalez, Kinga Wrona, Kseniya Halubovich, Laila Seiber, Lina Maria Sanchez, Nayra Aly, Oda Fjellang, Olivia Morgan, Paloma Gonzalez, Rayna Carruthers, and Teva Cosic.
Following the launch on 10 September 2026, visitors are welcome to experience the exhibition during opening hours Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5.30pm.
