▁to ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Ob serve ▁held ▁its ▁first ▁group ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁Sta ed t ische ▁Galerie ▁in ▁I ser lo hn , ▁Germany . ▁The ▁exhibition ▁was ▁linked ▁to ▁an ▁international ▁contest , ▁them ed ▁Under ▁Const ruction . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁same ▁gallery ▁organ ised ▁its ▁first ▁international ▁street ▁phot ography ▁festival ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Ob serve , ▁Observ ations ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁festival ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁ 1 4 – 2 3 ▁July ▁and ▁included ▁various ▁exhib itions ▁at ▁seven ▁separate ▁locations ▁in ▁I ser lo hn . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁exhib itions ▁included ▁the ▁final ists ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Down ▁by ▁the ▁River ▁Compet ition , ▁while ▁another ▁included ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Ob serve ▁members . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Ob serve ' s ▁Jason ▁Re ed , ▁Nick ▁Tur pin ▁from ▁In - Public , ▁and ▁Ho xt on ▁M ini ▁Press ▁organ ised ▁Street ▁London , ▁a ▁street ▁phot ography ▁sym pos ium ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁festival ▁included ▁tal ks ▁by ▁Sieg fried ▁Hans en , ▁David ▁Gib son ▁and ▁Doug ie ▁Wal lace . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Ob serve ▁was ▁a ▁featured ▁collect ive ▁at ▁the ▁A uss ie ▁Street ▁Phot ography ▁Festival ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Australia . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁a ▁dedicated ▁exhibition , ▁four ▁members ▁of ▁Ob serve ▁( Dan ielle ▁H ought