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— by Paul McInnes: Art and photography are often seen by many as exclusive and elitist. For an arts festival to be truly inclusive it needs to bind communities together, have them involved in the artistic process and, most importantly, showcase a vision which relates to and incorporates people, spaces and location. Kyotographie, one of the leading photography festivals in Japan, manages to do this and takes the idea of encompassing a city with art to a new level…

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