International Center of Photography

We are thrilled to introduce the 2024 fall season of the Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer’s Lecture Series! This season features: Oct 12—Maddie McGarvey with Karrin Anderson in a conversation on covering US elections and photographing political figures Nov 20–Sheila Pree Bright with Joseph Rodriguez, two photographers on view in We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets, in a discussion on photographing community Dec 4–Mark McKnight with Elle Pérez chat about their practices encompassing the notion of landscape and the echoes of photographic history, and how these themes are perceived through a queer lens Dec 11–Kiliii Yuyan shares nearly two decades of his work documenting and considering the intersection of climate, human perspective, and culture, including stories of indigenous and native sovereignty. Reserve your tickets to join us online or in-person and hear from these pioneering photographers at icp.org/events. ICP is thrilled to honor Naomi Rosenblum’s contribution to the field and to further her life’s work through this lecture series. Naomi Rosenblum was one of the leading photography historians of her generation and the author of A World History of Photography and A History of Women Photographers. The 2024-2025 Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series is made possible through generous support from the Rosenblum Family. Images © Maddie McGarvey, Sheila Pree Bright, Joseph Rodriguez, Mark McKnight, Elle Pérez, and Kiliii Yuyan

Don't miss this limited edition shirt! OBEY and the International Center of Photography have teamed up together to offer a shirt featuring photographer Feng Li’s Mirror Girl—available exclusively at ICP’s shop (84 Ludlow St) while supplies last. Feng Li’s work is currently on view alongside 33 other street photographers’ images in ICP’s exhibition, We are Here: Scenes from the Streets in New York. All funds raised by the shirt will be donated to ICP, registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. This is only the beginning of a larger collaboration between OBEY and ICP—slated to launch early 2025. "Photography has played a huge role in my artistic development and creative process, and I'm happy that OBEY is working closely with ICP on a series of upcoming projects. Their dedication to photography and the arts, as well as the opportunity they provide through their courses, workshops and community projects, are an important way to support the development of the next generation of photographers and visual artists.” - Shepard Fairey Model: Marz Photography: m. iamartino + Anna Selle

One-Year Certificate program alum Tanya Navasiolava's project during her time as a student at ICP focused on the world of fungi. We are thrilled to see her published in The Washington Post! https://lnkd.in/e-kzE5pS

Janette Beckman began her career at the dawn of punk rock working for music magazines and photographing bands from The Clash to Boy George. Ever since, she's photographed the incredible people on the streets of New York. See her work from the street in We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets during the exhibition's first weekend on view! Tickets: https://lnkd.in/eHU-5hUz

Josué Rivas dives into the making of an image in We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets, that features Chief Arvol Looking Horse in Standing Rock, North Dakota in 2016. We Are Here focuses on 34 photographers who make images of moments of connection and resistance that occur in public spaces.⁠ ⁠ See the show during its first opening weekend! Tickets: https://lnkd.in/eHU-5hUz

We Are Here is OPEN! On view through January 6, 2025, this exploration of the work of 34 global street photographers explores the genre from protest and community-building and fashion and self-expression. Visit icp.org/wearehere to see all artists on view and learn more. Here, a look at the some of the special moments that made up our artist opening. Images © Scott Rudd for ICP

Congrats to ICP alums Camille Farrah Lenain, Naima Green, Ana Rosa Marx, and Anh Nguyen who are all winners of the Aperture / Google Creator Lab Photo Fund. Learn more about their work: https://lnkd.in/gMkF3QuZ

One month left! The priority deadline for ICP's Documentary Practice: Visual Storytelling Online program is October 20. Send this over to a friend who is looking to hone their skills in photography and storytelling.⁠ ⁠ These images were created by Doc Online '23 alum Partha Sengupta, during his time in the program.⁠ Partha's project Matuas: The Undocumented Indians focuses on low-caste Hindu refugees who fled from East Pakistan due to religious discrimination during India's partition and Bangladesh's liberation struggle. Matuas remain stateless as they continue the fight to be recognized as Indian nationals.⁠ ⁠ In Doc Practice Online, Partha was able to work on this project and study with ICP faculty while remaining embedded in this community. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/exWiUs6s. ⁠ Images © Partha Sengupta

Leon Levinstein was born today, September 20, 1910 in Buckhannon, West Virginia. ⁠ ⁠ He attended high school at Baltimore City College (1923–27) and college at Maryland Institute of Arts, Baltimore (1927–28). Shortly after his discharge from the army in October 1945, he moved to New York City to work as an art director in his cousin’s advertising agency. ⁠ ⁠ In the 1950s and 60s, his work was published extensively in major magazines such as Popular Photography and U.S. Camera Annual, and won Popular Photography 1952's International Photography Contest. In 1956, Levinstein exhibited at Helen Gee's Limelight Gallery, the only solo show during his lifetime. Levinstein's photographs were included in nine group shows at the Museum of Modern Art. ⁠ ⁠ Levinstein rarely worked on assignment and never made photography books. He earned his living as a graphic designer, not as a professional photographer, and generally remained aloof from the art world (he received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1975). This lack of broader recognition did nothing to slow him down, and he continued to photograph throughout his life.⁠ ⁠ Text by Kirsti Svenning⁠ ⁠ Images:⁠ 1: Leon Levinstein, [Young man standing on steps smoking a cigar, New York], 1950s, Gift of Caryl and Israel Englander, 2014 (2014.57.25)⁠ 2: Leon Levinstein, No title, 1967, Lower East Side, New York, Gift of Stuart E. Karu, 1999 (209a.1999)⁠ 3: Leon Levinstein, Untitled, Woman and girl in mud, 1969, New York, Gift of Stuart E. Karu, 1999 (131.1999)⁠ 4: Leon Levinstein, Untitled (photo on a button), Lower East Side, New York, Gift of Stuart E. Karu, 1999, (219.1999)⁠ 5: Leon Levinstein, Untitled (boy with basket), 1969, Gift of Stuart E. Karu, 1999 (225.1999)⁠ 6: Leon Levinstein, Untitled (children in window), 1969, Lower East Side, New York, Gift of Stuart E. Karu, 1999 (147.1999)⁠ 7: Leon Levinstein, Untitled (man reading paper), 1969, Gift of Stuart E. Karu, 1999, (218.1999)

⁠We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets opens in one week! ⁠ ⁠ Guest curated by @Isolde_Brielmaier PhD, with @Noa.Wynn, We Are Here opens up important discussions on how street photographers document dramatic and everyday moments in our public spaces—from street style to protests— inviting viewers to confront the complexities and richness of our world.⁠ ⁠ Make your plan to come see the exhibition starting September 26. Visit https://lnkd.in/eHU-5hUz to learn more.⁠ ⁠ @BloombergDotOrg⁠ ⁠ Images:⁠ 1:Janette Beckman, Jean and Chris, East Village, New York City, 1995. © Janette Beckman⁠ 2: Feng Li, Mirror Girl, 2018. © Feng Li⁠ 3: Shoichi Aoki, FRUiTS_013-1998/06-#1009_#1010, 1998. Courtesy Shoichi Aoki⁠ 4: Nontsikelelo Veleko, Nonkululeko, 2003-2004. International Center of Photography, Purchase, with⁠ funds provided by Gregory Miller, 2005 (2092.2005) © Nontsikelelo Veleko