PHOTOWALK 2025

Global Physics Photowalk 2025

Several of the world’s leading science laboratories will open their doors to amateur and professional photographers as they join together to host the Global Physics Photowalk competition.

The Photowalk will give participants a rare opportunity to visit and photograph physics facilities in Asia, Europe and North America — and to get a behind-the-scenes look at where the world’s most exciting science is being carried out today.

The Photowalk includes both local and national competitions. Winning photos from local competitions hosted by individual institutes will be submitted to a global judging panel. 

The Global Physics Photowalk is organized by the Interactions Collaboration, who will announce a global shortlist in September, followed by a public vote online. A selection of the winning photos will be published in CERN Courier and Symmetry.

Photographers are invited to register at one of these participating laboratories:

• Brookhaven National Laboratory (Brookhaven Lab), United States
• European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN), Switzerland/France
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), United States
• High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Japan
• National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (CNRS Nuclear & Particles), France
  • Annecy Particle Physics Laboratory (LAPP)
  • Hubert Curien Pluridisciplinary Institute (IPHC)
  • IN2P3 Computing Centre (CC-IN2P3)
  • Large Heavy Ion National Accelerator (GANIL)
  • Laboratory of Subatomic Physics and Cosmology (LPSC)
  • Marseille Particle Physics Centre (CPPM)
• National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Italy
  • Gran Sasso National Laboratories (MORE INFO IN ITALIAN VERSION)
  • Frascati National Laboratories
  • Legnaro National Laboratories
• Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF), United States
• SNOLAB, Canada
• TRIUMF, Canada

“Physics is beautiful. The Global Physics Photowalk celebrates this beauty and the ingenuity of some of the largest and most advanced research instruments ever built,” said Arnaud Marsollier, head of communications, education and outreach at CERN. “At CERN, we continue to push the boundaries of technology — we invent the future to study the past, as far back as the Big Bang. By opening our doors to international photographers, we would like to invite them to explore the future with us.”

There is limited space available for each local Photowalk and participants must register in advance. 

Dates and registration details for each local Photowalk can be found by clicking on the above links, which will continue to be updated, or contacting the local institutes.

Follow the Photowalk on social media with #PhysPics25.

 Photo in this article by: Mario Rinaldi (Photowalk 2012) - Nino Bruno (Photowalk 2012)

The Interactions Collaboration: 

The Interactions Collaboration (Interactions.org) seeks to support the international science of particle physics and to set visible footprints for peaceful collaboration across all borders. The www.darkmatter.com website was developed and is jointly maintained by the Interactions Collaboration, whose members represent the world's particle physics laboratories and institutions in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, with funding provided by science funding agencies from many nations.

Local contacts

Asia

KEK: Public Relations Office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Europe

CERN: Daniela Antonio (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

CNRS Nuclear & Particles: Perrine Royole-Degieux (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

INFN: Martina Galli (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Francesca Mazzotta (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

North America

Brookhaven Lab: Stephanie Kossman (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Fermilab: Ryan Postel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Madeleine O'Keefe (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

SNOLAB: Blaire Flynn (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

SURF: Matt Kapust (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

TRIUMF: John Biehler (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)