Our purpose.

Make photography a shared cultural experience—and give more people the opportunity to learn, create, and tell their own stories.

IPF brings exhibitions, conversations, and education into the life of Inglewood, connecting local audiences with established and emerging photographic voices.

What brings us together.

01

Exhibitions

Encounter photography and the people behind it.

02

Conversations

Exchange ideas through talks, screenings, and panels.

03

Education

Build access to creative learning and mentorship.

Rooted here. Looking outward.

Inglewood is the festival’s home. IPF creates space for residents, artists, and visitors to gather around images and ideas.

The proposed Inglewood Sees education initiative extends that work toward high-school youth, in partnership with the Miracle Foundation.

Explore Inglewood Sees →

Leadership.

Amadou Kante

President and Founder

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 through his work with High Desert Art Fair and Fahey/Klein Gallery, contributing to the festival’s curatorial and strategic development.

Krishna Malhotra

Co-founder, Treasurer & Legal

Krishna (Malhotra Law) 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.

Be part of what comes next.

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Your support funds exhibitions, educational programming, 
artist talks, workshops, and community events in Inglewood
.