Local and Universal Symbols will constitute the main theme of this year’s IPF Art and Premier Photographic Exhibitions and will include portfolio reviews with esteemed Reviewers, Artist and Photographer Presentations, Panel Discussions, and more. All different types of artistic and lens-based projects will be represented in the exhibitions, including documentary, fine art, black and white, reportage, and interdisciplinary projects. This exhibition permit art and photo-based storytellers to bring their work to an international audience through the portal of industry leaders, editors, curators, and publishers.
 

Each Picturing Peace art work and photographs begins with a word concept. The artist or photographer expands on this concept so that a single image could represent a number of word concepts from one or all of the four categories: Space and Form, Qualities, Emotions/States, and People/Social.
 

• Peaceful Places: Images that embody “peace” or “peaceful” could be classified as the categories for Emotions/States or People/Social.
   

• Harmony and Balance in Nature: These art works and photographs reveal the natural sculptures, layered formations, and vibrant colours of nature and, therefore, demonstrate how the artist and photographer look to nature for inspiration to create interesting images of peace.
   

• Diversity, Community, and Cooperation: The category of People/Social includes word concepts for peace, community, diversity, and cooperation. The images reveal the photographer's understanding of diversity beyond ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
   

• Conflict in the Built Environment and Nature: The art works and photographs in this group have a strong social documentary dimension. The images respond to the inevitable social conflicts in the world around us, forcing the viewer to consider the surrounding realities of life.