The Inglewood Photo Festival (IPF) is a nonprofit photography festival based in Inglewood, California, dedicated to inspiring and educating youth while bringing photographers, artists, students, and the public together through exhibitions, artist talks, workshops, screenings, mentorship, and community-centered programming. 

Founded on the belief that photography should be accessible, public, and rooted in meaningful cultural exchange, IPF expands access to the photographic arts by creating opportunities for learning, artistic collaboration, and creative discovery. Through educational programs, hands-on workshops, mentorship, and its annual world-class photography festival, IPF nurtures the next generation of photographers while providing a platform where established and emerging artists can share their work, ideas, and experiences with the broader community. 

By connecting communities, cultures, and countries through photography, the Inglewood Photo Festival celebrates visual storytelling as a powerful tool for creativity, education, dialogue, and human connection, strengthening both the local community and the global photographic community  

Our Mission
Our mission is to inspire and educate youth while connecting communities, cultures, and countries through the power of photography. Through immersive educational workshops, mentorship, exhibitions, artist talks, and the Inglewood Photo Festival, we expand access to the photographic arts, foster cultural exchange, and empower people to tell their stories through visual storytelling. We cultivate the next generation of photographers.

What We Do
The Inglewood Photo Festival presents:

Photography exhibitions
Artist talks and keynote presentations
Panel discussions
Workshops and educational programming
Student and community engagement
Partnerships with photographers, publishers, cultural organizations, and local businesses

Our goal is not simply to host an event, but to build a living photography platform that grows year after year and contributes to the cultural life of the city.

Why Inglewood
Inglewood is one of the most culturally important cities in Los Angeles County, yet it has often been left out of larger conversations around photography and visual culture. IPF was created to help change that.
By building the festival in Inglewood, we aim to create a space where local community life and contemporary photography meet directly, where residents, visitors, and artists can gather around images, ideas, and shared experience.

A Nonprofit, Public-Facing Festival
The Inglewood Photo Festival is a nonprofit organization committed to keeping photography accessible to the public. We believe cultural programming should not be reserved for a small audience. It should be something people can encounter, learn from, and participate in together.
That commitment is reflected in our exhibitions, talks, educational partnerships, and public programming.

Leadership and Board
The Inglewood Photo Festival is led by a board of professionals working across photography, publishing, exhibitions, production, law, and community engagement.

Amadou Kante — President and Founder of the Inglewood Photo Festival and Publisher of Interpubliq   ( Contemporary Photo Magazine ) , Amadou leads the vision and development of IPF as a community-rooted photography platform in Inglewood.

Nicholas Fahey — Vice President and Co-founder. Nicholas brings gallery and exhibition experience ( High Desert Art Fair ) through his work with Fahey/Klein Gallery, contributing to the festival’s curatorial and strategic development.

Krishna Malhotra — Co-founder , Treasurer & Legal Krishna  supports the festival through legal and organizational guidance, helping strengthen its nonprofit and operational foundation.

Rathin Ramesh — Strategy, Operations, and Business Development Rathin ( Icon LA )contributes to festival strategy, operations, partnerships, and development, helping expand the reach and structure of IPF.

Motoki Tomatsu — Director of Operations Motoki  ( Mt Melvil ) supports the operational and production side of the festival, helping bring the event to life on the ground.
 
Together, the board helps guide the long-term growth of the festival while keeping it connected to its mission, its audience, and the city of Inglewood.

Building for the Long Term
Each edition of the festival is part of a larger vision: to establish Inglewood as an important place for photography in Los Angeles and beyond.
As IPF grows, we hope to continue expanding our exhibitions, partnerships, educational initiatives, and public programs while remaining rooted in the city and community that gave the festival its purpose.

Get Involved
We welcome support from photographers, artists, educators, community organizations, sponsors, volunteers, media, and anyone who believes in building a meaningful photography festival in Inglewood.