Held across ten days FOTOFEST brings creativity out into the streets of Hastings, from not just one venue but multiple spaces including laneways, businesses, walls and alleyways across the city. Diego's mum (Maribel Pottstock) will be exhibiting in the Fotofest.

With more than 20 exhibition’s throughout the CBD using retail windows and laneways as well as two pop up galleries, the 10 day event is for locals and visitors to the Bay to enjoy, “with or without a camera”.   This year two international exhibitors join the lineup alongside a range of local and national photographers, contributing to a focus on advocacy and humanity.

Maribel Pottstock, a Chilean photographer with her series of images from Easter Island and the moai ,monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in eastern Polynesia between the years 1250 and 1500 and
French Canadian photographer Arianne Clement with her exhibition, How to live to 100, which captures beautiful images of the elderly living within “blue zone” countries, places renowned for the vitality and well-being of their elderly.

“It is all about bringing people into the city to enjoy viewing great photography in fun and different ways. Plus there are events for the kids to enjoy from a street photography workshop through to a selfie background celebrating Hastings 150th. Napier also has a presence with a live gig exhibition, From the Pit and a series of exhibitions at CAN gallery.