International Center of Photography

Here's a rundown of events at Nifty Fifty! On Saturday October 19, visit ICP to celebrate our 50th birthday—we have a full day planned with free talks, exhibition tours, film screenings, an Art Happy Hour, and hands-on activities like Polaroid portraits, zine-making, and more.⁠ ⁠ During the day, we also welcome Community Partners: Artists Alliance Inc, Baxter Street Camera Club, Black Painters Academy, Chinatown Basketball Club, En Foco, and VICE Media into our space. Check back tomorrow, where we'll be posting more detailed info about their work and activities.⁠ ⁠ Nifty Fifty takes place during FABNYC's Open Arts LES. Explore more than 20 cultural organizations in the Lower East Side during this day, completely free.⁠ ⁠ See the full schedule for the day and reserve your free tickets at icp.org/niftyfifty.⁠ ⁠ @aai_nyc @baxterstccny @blackpaintersacademy @chinatownbasketballclub @enfocoinc_ @vice

We are thrilled to share that ICP will honor acclaimed photo editor and photographer Kathy Ryan at the twelfth annual ICP Spotlights Luncheon, taking place on November 13 in New York City. Known for her indelible contributions to the field of photography, Ryan served as the Director of Photography at The New York Times Magazine for 37 years. Her innovative approach and keen eye for compelling imagery have shaped visual journalism and inspired photographers worldwide. Ryan’s dedication to the craft has earned her a distinguished place in the field, and her leadership has brought attention to some of today’s most important imagemakers. Learn more about Spotlights and Kathy Ryan at icp.org/spotlights. Image © Inez and Vinoodh

See your project come to life! Apps are now open for in-person One-Year Certificate Programs in Creative Practices / Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism (deadline March 3, 2025). Visit on October 17 for our on-campus info session and tour and envision yourself at ICP. Our alumni go on to accomplish incredible things, from winning major awards to being featured in key publications and important exhibitions. Some highlights include alum Tanya Navasiolava on the power of fungi for The Washington Post and Gabrielle Ravet's look behind the scenes of a Green Day show for The New York Times—two projects that came out of their time as ICP students. Also upcoming are an exhibition of Esther Horvath's work at Robert Capa Kortárs Fotográfiai Központ and João Pina's discussion of his new book Tarrafel—about the Portuguese concentration camp in Cape Verde—at Columbia University. And be sure to check out Kate Dumke's film Preconceived—now available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV, the film focuses on the rise of crisis pregnancy centers across the US—and Sebastian Sele's Kings Without Land, which follows asylum seekers as they navigate their first months in America. Learn more about our programs at oyc.icp.org. Images © Tanya Navasiolava, Gabrielle Ravet, Sebastian Sele

Tickets are still available! The 2024 Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series begins October 21 with Maddie McGarvey with Karrin Anderson.⁠ ⁠ McGarvey will discusses her career in photojournalism and covering U.S. elections from a regional perspective while in conversation with Karrin Anderson, Professor of Communication Studies at Colorado State University.⁠ ⁠ ICP is thrilled to honor Naomi Rosenblum’s contribution to the field and to further her life’s work through this lecture series.⁠ ⁠ This program is being offered in person at ICP, located on NYC's Lower East Side, and online. Get tix: https://lnkd.in/ey-N4dvP

"Walking into [ICP] on New York's Lower East Side is an exercise in expanding your understanding" — OkayAfrica Now on view! Expand your knowledge of street photography with We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets. "...you'll find the visually arresting fashion portraits South African photographer Trevor Stuurman has become known for alongside images snapped by Nigerian journalist Grace Ekpu of the #ENDSars protests. Both reveal the truth of their surroundings, from communities they are a part of, and their work showcases their individual perspectives and capture some of the dynamics they wrestle with along the way. There's also the black-and-white street photos of Algerian Youcef Krache, filled with graffiti, architecture and signage, that bring the interconnectedness of French and Islam into focus. Nontsikelelo "Lolo" Veleko's bold images capture Black identity like no one else can." Read OkayAfrica's full review, which focuses on the African street photographers in the show: https://lnkd.in/eJ77y4qG Images: 1: Installation view, We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets. © Anders Jones for ICP 2: Grace Ekpu, Protesters at the Lekki-Ikoyi tollgate calling for an end to the rogue police unit, Special Anti-robbery Squad, Lagos, Nigeria, October 2020. © Grace Ekpu 3: Youcef Krache, Algiers, 2014. Courtesy the artist and Collective 220

We're celebrating half a century of ICP! On October 19, visit for Nifty Fifty— a celebration of ICP's 50th birthday. Nifty Fifty is a free day of talks and hands-on activities, including Polaroid portraits, zine-making, film screenings, a conversation with Chinatown photographers, Art Happy Hour, tours of our exhibitions, and more. ⁠ ⁠ During the day, we also welcome @aai_nyc @baxterstccny @blackpaintersacademy @chinatownbasketballclub @enfocoinc_ and @vice into our space—come to learn more about these partners and participate in their activities.⁠ ⁠ Nifty Fifty takes place during FABNYC's Open Arts LES. Explore more than 20 cultural organizations in the Lower East Side during this day, completely free.⁠ ⁠ See the full schedule for the day and reserve your free tickets at icp.org/niftyfifty.

Find your people in an ICP course 📸 This fall, study street photo with artists on view in We Are Here, plus learn documentary practice skills, how to elevate your portraiture, and more with one of over 60 courses. Select upcoming courses include: ⭐️ Visual Literacy in the Age of AI (Online), Danielle Ezzo, Oct 20–Dec 15 ⭐️ Land and Place: How Environments Shape Photography and Experience, Jeanette Spicer, Oct 21–Dec 9 ⭐️ The Fundamentals of Portraiture (Online), Harvey Stein, Oct 22–Dec 3 ⭐️ Rituals in Motion: Performance Art’s Journey into the Occult (Online), Patricia Voulgaris, Oct 23–Nov 20 ⭐️ Conscious Visioning: New Ways of Seeing (Online), Sara Raza, Oct 24-Dec 19 ⭐️ Creative Documentary Photography: from Vision and Fundamentals to ⭐️ Masterful Storytelling (Online), Ismail Ferdous (recently shortlisted for the Aperture Paris Photo Book Award!), Nov 11–Dec 8 ⭐️ Photography as a Witness: Documenting the Many Phases of Transition (Online), James Muriuki, Nov 15–Dec 13 Have a question about these courses? Drop it in the comments below 👇️ Find the full course catalog at https://lnkd.in/dq7ywTgf Images © Ismail Ferdous, Harvey Stein, James Muriuki, Jeanette Spicer, Danielle Ezzo (AI image)

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