Graz, the second-largest city in Austria and the capital of Styria, has been evolving into a location for producing and conveying progressive photography since the 1950s - to a greater extent than Austria's capital, Vienna, at that time. The protagonists made a significant contribution to establishing photography as an art form in Austria, creating important institutions (e.g. Camera Austria) and influencing younger generations in Graz's photography schools. With this tradition and through significant international art festivals such as Trigon (1963-1995) and steirischer herbst(since 1968), Graz became a fertile breeding ground for contemporary art and photography. photo_graz has dedicated itself proactively and continuously to the presentation and promotion of the modern photography scene in Graz and Styria since 2006. Photographers and groups are invited to submit their latest photographic work on any topic for biennial exhibitions. Handbooks with the participants' details are produced for these exhibitions, which enable contact to be established easily and networking to take place. With 195 contributions, photo graz 014 presented a multifaceted snapshot of the Styrian photography scene.photo graz selection displays a range of 27 positions that make the ex-ceptional diversity of this photography scene visible, juxtapose the working methods of various age groups and portray their current topics and personal approaches. The presentation ranges from methods of coming to terms with history, to identity issues, various changes in meaning, critique of the media, contemporary issues and society, and a critical review of photography itself as a medium. With the photogram, the analogue medium format and digital photography, photo-imaging experiments and the mobile-phone photograph, the entire technical spectrum is mapped.