AIPAD Today: Evolution of the world’s oldest photography art fair

Subtext and Discourse | Art World Podcast

This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show.

AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary work that pushes the boundaries of the medium, from April 23 – 27 at The Park Avenue Armory in New York City.

Go to www.aipad.com/show for more information and to plan your visit.

The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) encourages public support of fine art photography through education and communication by enhancing the confidence of the public in responsible photography collecting.

First organized in 1979, AIPAD and its current members span the globe with members in North and South America, Australia, Europe and Asia. AIPAD has become a unifying force in the field of photography and is dedicated to creating and maintaining high standards in the business of exhibiting, buying and selling photographs as art.

- AIPAD official website https://www.aipad.com/
- Follow AIPAD on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aipadphoto/
- Talks programme by AIPAD on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@aipadphoto

Lydia Melamed Johnson is the Executive Director of The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) and has been in this role since autumn 2023.

She first joined AIPAD in late 2021 in the role of Show Director for The Photography Show presented by AIPAD. Prior to this Lydia was in charge of Corporate Partnerships and the VIP Officer of Paris Photo New York. Earlier still she founded October Art Week while serving as Director of Robert Simon Fine Art in New York.

Lydia is also a member of the Board of the Art History Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

- Follow Lydia on Instgram https://www.instagram.com/lydiamelamedjohnson/

Martijn van Pieterson is the President of The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) and has been in this role since spring 2023.

He is the co-founder of IBASHO Gallery which he opened in 2015 together with his wife Annemarie Zethof. IBASHO means "a place where you can be yourself" in Japanese, and the gallery specialises in Japanese photography. The gallery has been an AIPAD member since 2018; Martijn joined the board in 2019 and the executive board in 2021.

Born in Holland and based in Belgium, Martijn is the first European President of AIPAD.

- IBASHO Gallery official website https://ibashogallery.com/
- Follow IBASHO Gallery on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ibasho___gallery/

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This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 14. March 2025 between Perth (AU), Antwerp (BE), and New York City (US).