Photoville Festival 2023

Returning for its 12th consecutive year, the annual Photoville Festival is excited to feature the return of their Photoville Village in Brooklyn Bridge Park with some of their classic shipping containers, in addition to open-air exhibitions throughout all five boroughs of New York City.

Opening Weekend
Leica Camera will once again lead workshops, and Penumbra is back with its tintype portrait booth. In addition to family activities with Creatively Wild and Brooklyn Bridge Parents, workshops with the International Center of Photography, artist-led walking tours with Adobe, and tours guided by Photoville founders, festival artists, and curators. And we can’t forget to mention the in-person photography and zine-making workshops (just to name a few!). And if you get hungry, they got you with scrumptious bites at the Smorgasburg Pop-up.

As the sun sets, join us for an evening of music, history, community, and (of course) beautiful visual storytelling! To commemorate its 12th year, Photoville will present an evening of photography that reflects how we see our history: including a centennial celebration of TIME Magazine, an intimate reflection on returning home to Iraq by Washington Post photographer, Salwan Georges, and celebrations of our local NYC communities from We Build The Block and Magnum Foundation. Topping it all off, they’re sharing a special preview of “Contact High,” showcasing the history of hip-hop photography.

And end the night as DJ LiKWUiD closes out with tunes and dancing under the stars!