The first two editions of the Delhi Photo Festival were in partnership with the India Habitat Centre and were hosted at the IHC.
[2] Its central exhibition based on the theme "Affinity, emphasising kinships and the movement of the inward gaze" included 35 Indian and 39 international photo portfolios from about 24 countries.
It featured works of Kanu Gandhi, who extensively photographed Mahatma Gandhi and Raghu Rai, a veteran photographer, besides talks and workshops by Prabuddha Dasgupta, Raghu Rai, Dayanita Singh,[3] Ketaki Sheth, Swapan Parekh, Ram Rahman, Pablo Bartholomew, Sam Harris, Shahidul Alam, Sohrab Hura, Vidura Jang Bahadur and Nitin Upadhye.
The festival will also host talks, seminars and workshops by Aveek Sen, Sumit Dayal, Munem Wasif and Raghu Rai.
[8] The 2015 edition was held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) from 30 October to 8 November 2015.