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The visual arts festival Images is the first open-air photography festival of Switzerland. Every two years, it produces unseen monumental photography exhibitions in the streets of Vevey and also proposes numerous exhibitions in various regional institutions dedicated to the image. The festival is also an opportunity to introduce the winning projects of the two competitions it organises: the Vevey International Photo Award and the European First Film Award. Entirely free, the Festival Images is a true open-air museum and a quality platform for Swiss and international artists. For the 2010 edition, it had organised 50 exhibitions and events, welcoming over 30’000 indoors visitors and some 80’000 outdoors. The next edition will be held in September 2012.