A museum and school dedicated to photography and visual culture. The International Center of Photography (ICP) is the world’s leading institution dedicated to the practice and understanding of photography and the reproduced image in all its forms.
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Through our exhibitions, school, public programs, and community outreach, we offer an open forum for dialogue about the role images play in our culture. Since our founding, we have presented more than 700 exhibitions and offered thousands of classes, providing instruction at every level. ICP is a center where photographers and artists, students and scholars can create and interpret the world of the image.
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ICP Talks: Mari Katayama on “Myself and the Others: Self-Portraits and this World”
Join us tomorrow, April 7 at 7:30 PM ET for an evening with Japanese artist Mari Katayama for her virtual talk, “Myself and the Others: Self-Portraits and this World.”
Katayama uses photography, sculpture, performance, and textiles to explore the relationship between self and physicality in her layered projects.
For more details, go to icp.org/events
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Join us for an evening with Japanese artist Mari Katayama for her talk, “Myself and the Others: Self-Portraits and this World" on Wednesday, April 7 at 7:30PM ET.
Katayama uses photography, sculpture, performance, and textiles to explore the relationship between self and physicality in her layered projects. Register today: https://www.icp.org/events/icp-talks-mari-katayama
Deborah Willis joins ICP for the keynote of the week-long series The Rules Are Broken: A Year in Imagemaking to discuss her recent book Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship
Tickets get you weeklong access to the whole series. Register today at icp.org/rulesarebroken
Deborah Willis joins ICP for the conclusion of the week-long series The Rules Are Broken: A Year in Imagemaking. In this keynote lecture, Willis will discuss her recent ...
“Place” is often a central theme in photography, be it descriptive, conceptual, declarative, or a state of mind. Over the last year in particular, our sense of place has drastically shifted.
Join us tomorrow (4/1) at 7 PM ET for an evening exploring the notion of place within photography.
Hosted by @kmphoto, chair of ICP’s One-Year Certificate Program in Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism and @brokentelepathy, chair of ICP’s One-Year Certificate Program in Creative Practices, along with four ICP alumni, @kathryn_harrison (CP 2014/2015), @poupayphoto (CP 2017), @lucia_buricelli (DOC 2018), and @yingang (DOC 2010).
The ICP alumni will share selections from personal projects and discuss photography's evolving role in the depiction and representation of place.
Tickets are now just $12 ($6 for alumni) and get you access to the whole series, running until April 2. Register today at icp.org/rulesarebroken
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“Place” is often a central theme in photography, be it descriptive, conceptual, declarative, or a state of mind. Over the last year in particular, our sense of place has drastically shifted.
Join Karen Marshall, chair of ICP’s One-Year Certificate Program in Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism and Darin Mickey, chair of ICP’s One-Year Certificate Program in Creative Practices, along with four ICP alumni, Kathryn Harrison (CP 2014/2015), Poupay Jutaharat (CP 2017), Lucia Burcelli (DOC 2018), and Ying Ang (DOC 2010) for an evening exploring the notion of place within photography. The ICP alumni will share selections from personal projects and discuss photography's evolving role in the depiction and representation of place.
Tickets get you weeklong access to the whole series, running Monday, March 29-April 2. Register today at icp.org/rulesarebroken
“Place” is often a central theme in photography, be it descriptive, conceptual, declarative, or a state of mind. Over the last year in particular, our sense of place has ...
📣 REDUCED PRICE 📣
General admission is now $12 / alumni price is $6! Admission gets you access to all remaining events for ICP Presents—The Rules are Broken.
See the full schedule: icp.org/rulesarebroken
Join ICP’s Community Programs department for an online conversation featuring current students and alumni in conversation about the roles that photography plays in fostering self-confidence, community building, and social change.
Moderated by Roy Baizan, photographers Nuvany David, Emma Rehac, and Steven Tovar-Campos will share recent work and discuss how their imagemaking has changed over this past year.
Tickets get you weeklong access to the whole series, running Monday, March 29-April 2. Register today at icp.org/rulesarebroken
Join ICP’s Community Programs department for an online conversation featuring current students and alumni in conversation about the roles that photography plays in fostering ...
In this online introductory class to digital photography, participants learn the basics of using a DSLR or mirrorless camera with manual settings.
2 class times available. Register at icp.org/classes
Join Esther Horvath, Stacy Mehrfar, and Todd Darling—all alumni of ICP’s One-Year Certificate Programs—as they show and discuss their recent photobooks in a conversation moderated by ICP’s Managing Director of Programs David Campany on Tuesday, March 30 at 6 PM ET.
Tickets get you weeklong access to the whole series, running Monday, March 29-April 2. Register today at icp.org/rulesarebroken
We are excited to welcome back Esther Horvath, Stacy Mehrfar, and Todd Darling—all alumni of ICP’s One-Year Certificate Programs—to show and discuss their recent ...
Join journalist, curator, and editor Stefano Tonchi for a conversation with fashion icon Tory Burch, fashion photographer and Editor In Chief of Blanc Magazine Teneshia Carr, and renowned photographer Tina Barney on how they have adapted their work during the pandemic, the impact of the digital revolution, and the importance of fashion and visual storytelling to incite new narratives, especially now.
Tickets get you weeklong access to the whole series, running Monday, March 29-April 2. Register today at icp.org/rulesarebroken
Nearly every industry was halted and experienced significant and lasting impacts this past year, the world of fashion being no exception. Join journalist, curator, and editor ...
By the end of this class, you will have a new arsenal of tools at the ready for making elegant, beautifully lit images—even with minimal lighting.
In the kick-off program of The Rules are Broken: A Year in Imagemaking, photographers Rania Matar, Philip Montgomery, Haruka Sakaguchi, and Black Shutter Podcast founder and photographer Idris Talib Solomon share recent projects from this past year made during and in response to the global pandemic.
Tickets get you weeklong access to the whole series. Register today at icp.org/rulesarebroken
In the kick-off program of The Rules are Broken: A Year in Imagemaking, photographers ...
How have photographers adapted to online media to build their photographic practice and connect with new audiences, especially in a year largely lived through our screens?
Join ICP alum and National Geographic’s Director of Instagram Josh Raab, along with photographers Kris Graves and Tasneem Alsutlan, for a conversation focused on the industry of photo-making led by Whitney Johnson, National Geographic Director of Visual and Immersive Experiences.
Tickets get you weeklong access to the whole series, running Monday, March 29-April 2. Register today at icp.org/rulesarebroken
How have photographers adapted to online media to build their photographic practice and connect with new audiences, especially in a year largely lived through our screens? Join ...
Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for the 2021–2022 One-Year Certificate Programs in either Creative Practices or in Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism.
The 2021-2022 programs have the option for students to either apply to join in-person at ICP or via online from anywhere.
Applications close tomorrow, Monday, March 29. For more details, and to apply, visit either icp.org/cp or icp.org/doc
Images by alumni: @violettefranchi (DOC 20) and @elisabetta_giriodi_photography (CP 20)
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Photographers Vanessa Winship, Gregory Halpern, Emanuele Brutti and Piergiorgio Casotti discuss the role of the photobook in relation to their projects on view at ICP in "But Still, It Turns: Recent Photography from the World."
Tickets get you weeklong access to the whole series. Register today at icp.org/rulesarebroken
Photographers Vanessa Winship, Gregory Halpern, Emanuele Brutti and Piergiorgio Casotti discuss the role of the photobook in relation to their projects on view at ICP in But ...
In the kick-off program of The Rules are Broken: A Year in Imagemaking, photographers Rania Matar, Philip Montgomery, Haruka Sakaguchi, and Black Shutter Podcast founder and photographer Idris Talib Solomon share recent projects from this past year made during and in response to the global pandemic.
Tickets get you weeklong access to the whole series. Register today at icp.org/rulesarebroken
In the kick-off program of The Rules are Broken: A Year in Imagemaking, photographers ...
How have photographers adapted to online media to build their photographic practice and connect with new audiences, especially in a year largely lived through our screens?
Join ICP alum and @natgeo Director of Instagram @joshbraab, along with photographers @themaniwasnt and @tasneemalsultan, for a conversation focused on the industry of photo-making led by @whitneycatherinejohnson, National Geographic Director of Visual and Immersive Experiences.
This is part of The Rules Are Broken: a weeklong event series presented by ICP starting this Monday, March 29. Tickets are just $16 for general admission, $12 for alumni, and free for members, and give you weeklong access to all 8 events.
To register and see the full schedule, visit icp.org/rulesarebroken
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Open to ages 14-19, ICP’s Teen Academy online classes provide an opportunity for teens to get creative and develop their skills as visual storytellers from anywhere.
Since 2001, ICP’s Teen Academy program has supported thousands of New York City high school students in using cameras as tools to tell their own stories, build community, and ...
ICP Presents—The Rules are Broken: A Year in Imagemaking kicks off on Monday at 6PM ET with a virtual conversation about Imagemaking and a Global Pandemic.
Join photographers @raniamatar, @philipmontgomery, @hsakag, and @blackshutterpodcast founder and photographer @idrissolomon in conversation with @yukikoyamagata, curatorial and deputy director for Culture and Art at Open Society Foundation. The photographers will consider the challenges imagemakers encountered in 2020, from depicting a virus and the impact and isolation experienced by many, to the changes in literal ways of making and experiencing photographs.
This is part of the weeklong series, The Rules Are Broken. Tickets are just $16 for general admission, $12 for alumni, and free for members, and give you weeklong access to all 8 events.
To register and see the full schedule, visit icp.org/rulesarebroken
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Only a few spots left! Register today:
Participants learn to navigate the intimate and, at times, intense process of creating a successful portrait, with an emphasis on photographing people in their personal environments, in and around their homes, in their workplaces, or on the street.
This course is intended for intermediate students and limited to 12 registrants–reserve your spot today.
“But Still, It Turns”—available now in the ICP Shop
Published by @mack_books in conjunction with the exhibition by the same name currently on view at ICP, “But Still, It Turns” is 268 pages of photographs and essays curated by Paul Graham.
Included are Gregory Halpern’s Californian waking dream “ZZYZX”; Vanessa Winship’s peripatetic exercise in empathy “she dances on Jackson”; the human assemblages of Curran Hatleberg’s “Lost Coast”; Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa’s rich and multitudinous “One Wall a Web”; the mortality-tinged America of Richard Choi’s “What Remains”; RaMell Ross’ visionary documentary work “South County”; the collaborative project “Index G” by Emanuele Bruti & Piergiorgio Casotti; and Kristine Potter’s disorientating exploration of the American landscape and masculinity in “Manifest.” The book also includes essays by Paul Graham, Rebecca Bengal, RaMell Ross, and Ian Penman.
You can purchase the book from the ICP Shop when you visit the exhibition or online at shop.icp.org
On March 30, join photographers Vanessa Winship, Gregory Halpern, Emanuele Brutti and Piergiorgio Casotti, and “But Still, It Turns” essayist Rebecca Bengel for an online discussion about the projects featured in the book as part of ICP Presents—The Rules Are Broken: A Year in Imagemaking. Free for members. Register and get tickets at icp.org/events
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"Without giving in to the temptation to the artifice of the studio or to the manipulation of images, these projects go beyond the traditional idea of documentary as we know it. They capture the nuances of a photographic form that originates from the attention to the knots and tangles of life."
Read more about our current exhibition "But Still, It Turns" in this interview with Vogue Italia: https://www.vogue.it/fotografia/article/but-still-it-turns-a-manifesto-for-photography-by-paul-graham
We talked with Paul Graham about his vision as curator for But Still, It Turns, a book and an exhibition featuring the work of 9 contemporary artists portraying the world as-it-is.
Register Now for Spring Teen Academy Classes with ICP. Open to ages 14-19, Teen Academy online classes provide an opportunity for teens to get creative and develop their skills as visual storytellers from anywhere.
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Register by April 5 for an Early Bird Discount. Scholarships applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. For more information and to register, visit icp.org/teens
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📸: Emmanuel Mashau, Myla Seder, Meghana Geetha, Saskia Lethin
Become a member today and get free weeklong access to ICP Presents—The Rules are Broken: A Year in Imagemaking, our series dedicated to exploring critical issues and their impact on imagemaking.
Applications close soon for the 2021–2022 One-Year Certificate Programs in Creative Practices and in Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism—available on-site or online
Apply by Monday, March 29, 2021
Images by past alumni: Hayley Lohn, Ahmed Gaber, Zoe Golden-Johnson, Lucia Vazquez, Matthew Dalton
Getting close is not just a physical aspect of photography, but an emotional one. In this online class, through group and independent shooting assignments along with group editing sessions, students learn how to photograph their subjects and collaborators with intimacy, dignity, and emotion.
This course is limited to 10 students–reserve your spot today.
Now On View—“But Still, It Turns”
“But Still, It Turns: Recent Photography from the World” is guest curated by Paul Graham and features the works of nine contemporary photographers:
Curran Hatleberg
Vanessa Winship
Richard Choi
RaMell Ross
Gregory Halpern
Kristine Potter
Piergiorgio Casotti
Emanuele Brutti
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa
Visit us today at our new location, which opened one year ago at 79 Essex Street in Manhattan. The exhibition is open now until May 9.
To reserve your tickets in advance, visit icp.org/tickets
© Gregory Halpern
Participants learn to navigate the intimate and, at times, intense process of creating a successful portrait, with an emphasis on photographing people in their personal environments, in and around their homes, in their workplaces, or on the street.
This course is intended for intermediate students and limited to 12 registrants–reserve your spot today.
Register Now for Spring Teen Academy Classes with ICP. Open to ages 14-19, Teen Academy online classes provide an opportunity for teens to get creative and develop their skills as visual storytellers from anywhere.
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Register by April 5 for an Early Bird Discount. Scholarships applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. For more information and to register, visit icp.org/teens
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📸: Emmanuel Mashau, Meghana Geetha, Saskia Lethin, Ava Grace Brosnan, Myla Seder
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"I think it's important to have more representation in fashion. It's something that we shouldn't even have to think about—we shouldn't even have to question...the industry is changing and I think that fashion images don't have to be a static image of the person wearing the clothes, it can be a story." – Nadine Ijewere, 2020 Infinity Award Recipient in Applied Click the link below to watch Nadine Ijewere, Applied Honoree, remark on her efforts to challenge beauty norms and diversify the world of fashion photography. https://youtu.be/mwrierSSHPE You can still support ICP and the Infinity Awards at icp.org/donate! The ICP Board of Trustees will match your gift dollar-for-dollar, for up to $200,000, doubling your impact. All proceeds from the Infinity Awards directly benefit ICP’s education and exhibition programs, providing critical crisis funding for the entire institution.
"It is a privilege to be given an award in documentary practice, a field that I always thought belonged to people who didn't look like me, by an institution that felt out of reach...The best thing anyone has ever done, has been to look at me and where I am from, and to see me as an equal." – Hannah Reyes Morales, 2020 Infinity Award Recipient in Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism Watch Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism honoree Hannah Reyes Morales recount the lessons she's learned on the field as part of the entire 2020 Infinity Awards celebration on ICP's YouTube channel. View the entire program at the link below. https://youtu.be/mwrierSSHPE You can still support ICP and the Infinity Awards at icp.org/donate! The ICP Board of Trustees will match your gift dollar-for-dollar, for up to $200,000, doubling your impact. All proceeds from the Infinity Awards directly benefit ICP’s education and exhibition programs, providing critical crisis funding for the entire institution.
"The 1619 Project was truly an experience of a lifetime...what we produced was something we hoped would really do justice to the experience of 400 years in this country, and the legacy of slavery in modern American life. So we are grateful to receive this type of recognition of the work..." – Nikole Hannah-Jones, 2020 Infinity Award Recipient in Online Platform and New Media for the 1619 Project Nikole Hannah-Jones was recently awarded the 2020 #PulitzerPrize for Commentary for her work on the New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project. Click the link below to watch Hannah-Jones and New York Times Magazine editor in chief Jake Silverstein reflect on the impact of this critical project as part of the entire 2020 Infinity Awards celebration on ICP's YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/mwrierSSHPE You can still support ICP and the Infinity Awards at icp.org/donate! The ICP Board of Trustees will match your gift dollar-for-dollar, for up to $200,000, doubling your impact. All proceeds from the Infinity Awards directly benefit ICP’s education and exhibition programs, providing critical crisis funding for the entire institution.
"...Being awarded this honor by ICP, makes me feel as if I'm a part of the family—the family of American photography, which I've always thought was the true home of photography." – Sir Don McCullin, 2020 Infinity Award Recipient in Lifetime Achievement Watch Lifetime Achievement honoree Don McCullin discuss his legendary work and career as part of the 2020 Infinity Awards. Click the link below to view the entire film. https://bit.ly/Infinity-Don-McCullin You can still support ICP and the Infinity Awards at icp.org/donate! The ICP Board of Trustees will match your gift dollar-for-dollar, for up to $200,000, doubling your impact. All proceeds from the Infinity Awards directly benefit ICP’s education and exhibition programs, providing critical crisis funding for the entire institution.
Elinor Carucci has been teaching at the International Center of Photography for 20 years. Here she is discussing her Thursday class at ICP, "Photographing the Familiar." She's amazing! #ICPEssex 📷 Michael Mooney for ICP
School's in session at ICP’s integrated center on the Lower East Side of Manhattan! Here's #ICPBardMFA faculty member Joanna Lehan before her class, "Writing for the MFA Degree." https://bit.ly/2saKKUp 📷 Michael Mooney for ICP #ICPEssex
"In my work, I often utilize laundry lines, not only as a poetic symbol but also as a reference to proverbial domestic space and the working Black body," — Tyler Mitchell "Tyler Mitchell: I Can Make You Feel Good" is live now, stop by our new home to check out the exhibition! It's beautiful. 📍 79 Essex Street 📷 Michael Mooney for ICP
Come visit ICP's new home at 79 Essex Street! A special shout out to those who attended ICP’s Opening Community Day last Saturday. Over 2,000 of you showed up to experience our new space and exhibitions, and learn about our programming and educational offerings. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3117vff ⬇️ Our Exhibitions ⬇️ "Tyler Mitchell: I Can Make You Feel Good" "CONTACT HIGH: A Visual History of Hip-Hop" "James Coupe: Warriors" "The Lower East Side: Selections from the ICP Collection" 📍 79 Essex Street 🎥 Michael Mooney for ICP
Cue the celebration music 🎉📷🎉⠀ ⠀ Our new home at 79 Essex Street in New York City is now open! We look forward to welcoming our Lower East Side neighbors and photography lovers from all over the world! ⠀ Stop by to celebrate with us and experience our four new exhibitions.
#ICYMI⠀⠀ “CONTACT HIGH: A Visual History of Hip-Hop has landed in New York City.” 📸 🔊🎤⠀⠀ See you on January 25! Our free Opening Community Day can't come soon enough. #CONTACTHIGH https://bit.ly/2NILPPF
Have you heard? We're opening on Saturday, January 25 and you're invited! Join us for Community Day to celebrate the opening of our new home at Essex Crossing on Manhattan’s Lower East Side (79 Essex Street). You'll learn more about our educational programs and public events for teens, adults, and families. Visitors will also have an opportunity to view our four opening exhibitions: "Tyler Mitchell: I Can Make You Feel Good," "CONTACT HIGH: A Visual History of Hip-Hop," "James Coupe: Warriors," and "The Lower East Side: Selections from the ICP Collection." Tickets are FREE, claim here: https://bit.ly/2NlgBxW
📷❄️ Happy Holidays from ICP ❄️📷 May they be bright, merry and filled with photography. We'll see you in 2020 at our dynamic new center at 79 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan (Essex Crossing)!
Drumroll, please! We are excited to share ICP's new brand identity. The International Center of Photography will be opening a new integrated center at 79 Essex Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side (Essex Crossing). https://bit.ly/2AItCus Pentagram
A new ICP is coming in 2020! It’s an exciting new chapter for ICP as we move to a new home and launch our rebrand. We are looking forward to welcoming you into our integrated center on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. https://bit.ly/2AItCus
School’s in session at ICP! 📷 We offer inspiration and education for imagemakers at every level, from Teen Academy to Continuing Education to Part-Time, One-Year Certificate and MFA programs. Join us this fall in Midtown or this winter at our new home at 79 Essex Street on the Lower East Side. Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/35Lkcwz
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