Photo ONE'25
Photo Talk
Photo Talk, a special lecture series designed by Photo ONE 2025, brings together three renowned international experts for insightful discussions on contemporary photography and art.
Informative speeches delivered by international professionals enable photography lovers to have much closer contact with the professionals and learn their insights. This is surely a great chance that you cannot miss!
Event Information
| Date: 2025/05/09 (FRI.)、05/10 (SAT.)
| Venue: Huashan1914 Creative Park M4A/Red Wine Factory
| Fee: Early Bird: NTD 600 (until 04/31); Normal Ticket: NTD 750
Schedule
5/09 (FRI.) 2:00 PM
★Philong SOVAN（Cambodia）
Photography in Cambodia
In 2008, as a young amateur photographer, Philong was assigned to document the first edition of Photo Phnom Penh, organized by the French Cultural Center. This experience revealed to him that photography could transcend mere "beautiful pictures" or "postcards." Later, as a photojournalist for The Phnom Penh Post, Philong began developing personal projects, which led to exhibitions. His most significant work, In the City by Night—a decade-long project—has been widely exhibited and published as a book and limited-edition portfolio.
Alongside his practice, Philong began teaching photography at the French Institute, nurturing a new generation of Cambodian photographers. In 2008, there were only a few local photographers (notably Mak Remissa); today, thanks to the festival and education initiatives, Cambodia boasts a vibrant community that has evolved from documentary to conceptual work. Last year, we launched Studio Images House of Photography—the country’s first dedicated photography school—where Philong now serves as Director, further solidifying Cambodia’s place in Asia’s photographic landscape.
5/09 (FRI.) 3:40 PM
★ Natasha EGAN (United States)
In Real Life, In Artificial Light: Photography and AI’s Influence on Creativity
As artificial intelligence reshapes creative practices, artists are both embracing its possibilities and questioning its impact. This lecture explores how photographers and digital artists use AI as a tool and a subject, expanding the boundaries of image-making. Drawing from In Real Life, a 2020 exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP), the talk examines how machine learning, algorithmic interventions, and synthetic media challenge ideas of authorship, originality, and truth. Through a critical and creative lens, it asks: What does it mean to create in an era of machine-generated imagery?
5/10 (SAT.) 5:30 PM
★ Christine BARTHE (France)
Photographers in Africa
After a focus on the historical background in the 19th century, we will make a survey on the 20th century shift, before and after the independencies, related to the colonial context. Finally we will look at the emergence of a market in the 1990s and how biennales played an important part in this process.
