PHOTOVILLE is a new Brooklyn-based photo destination - a veritable village of freight containers transformed into temporary exhibition spaces, taking place this summer from June 22 to July 1, 2012. 

Photoville will feature a feisty mix of exhibitions, lectures, hands-on workshops, nighttime...

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A group exhibition that spans from the 9/11 disaster to the present, with emphasis on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It aims to show the scope of their toll, both at home and abroad. 



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Tent Life: Haiti takes the viewer inside the tents where over a million Haitians lived in the aftermath of the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010. Two months after the disaster, photographer Wyatt Gallery and five...

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A gripping look behind prison walls. By request of Noorderlicht, guest curators Hester Keijser and Pete Brook have brought together work by eleven women photographers, presenting quite unexpected photography of great variety, revealing life behind bars. 
Artists include: Araminta de Cler...

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Photo District News (PDN), the award-winning monthly magazine for professional photographer, will present winners from “The Curator”, PDN’s annual platform for outstanding and undiscovered fine art.

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We are showing work by young photographers called, ‘Underage’. The work we’ve chosen is pretty broad, but ongoing themes throughout the show are first love, experimentation, and the search for adventure and belonging.

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The shooting location for “Worshippers” was mainly at the Jokhang Temple Square and the Eighth Gallery Street in Lhasa. The Jokhang Temple was used as the center, and from morning to evening, with this period as a point of reference, the Buddhists coming from all over the world to visit we...

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"The Wonder of Women" is a group show of 28 Dutch photographers that pays tribute to women.


Artists: Jaap Bijsterbosch, Jenny Boot, Rinze van Brug, Gon Buurman, Frank van Delft, Martin Dijkstra, Tara Fallaux, Aloys Ginjaar, Carli Hermés, Dutch J. den Hollander, Barend Houtsmuller, L...

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The work in this exhibition will be work from the 2011 Tierney Fellows. 


Artists: Kristoffer Axén (International Center of Photography), Nicholas Calcott (NYU, Tisch) Luo Dan (Three Shadows Photography Art Center), Ishaan Dixit (National Institute of Design), Gabrielle Goliath (Wit...

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The works in this exhibition represent a collective conversation being undertaken by this current generation of emerging artists. These artists are unapologetic in their pursuit to locate themselves and activate their ideas in this rapidly evolving world. They seek to impact the present and...

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MediaStorm founder and executive producer Brian Storm will make a presention on digital storytelling and the cinematic narrative. Storm will discuss how the digital age gives filmmakers, documentary photographers and photojournalists extraordinary and unprecedented new ways to tell stories. 

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Bruce Gilden documented the areas worst afflicted by the U.S. housing market crash, including Fort Myers, FL; Detroit, MI; Fresno, CA; and Nevada. Only by showing the human cost of the housing crash is there any hope for systemic change. 
Millions of Chinese citizens come from a...

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During our annual crazy camping trip of photo-splosions, we each take probably hundreds or thousands of images, some of them really special. This year each camper will have to pick one photo to show at the Photoville event just four days after camp. 


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Dutch portraits have been famous for ages. In a straight line from Rembrandt into the contemporary photography our Dutch portraits have been known around the globe. However the world get's smaller in many ways. We fly to NY in a few hours and it is possible to talk and see someon...

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Between Destinations. An exhibition and book of images taken through and framed by train windows across the United States, from the inside looking out while passing by. The physical journey becomes a metaphor for the psychological one. A review in FAZ, Germany, remarks,

 “Traveling ...

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Random Interference explores the afterlife of images and the experience of looking at photographs as a disruptive encounter. The installation at PHOTOVILLE will include a time-based projection as well as approximately 5,000 front-page sections of The New York Times saved since March 1999 ...

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After one year of a continuous creative process, the work of 8 emerging Guatemalan photographers comes out. In a region where photography is still developing, these artists aim to redefine, through continuous exploration, the shape, voice, and future of the photographic movement in Latin ...

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Salt students have been documenting Maine for almost 40 years. Whatever preconceived notions you have about Portland (our home base) and the rest of the Pine Tree state will most likely be challenged (in a good way) by the beautiful work and unexpected stories that our students discover. We are ...

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The exhibition is all about discovery -- of emerging music photographers who are just beginning to refine their craft and their personal voice; of accomplished photographers who are only now making their work available as fine art for the first time; of unseen works that were shot de...

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Based in Vienna, the experimental photography collective Lomography will present a collection of analog photos either inspired by or taken in New York City. Photos were submitted online by the community worldwide and now form the LomoWall. Presented by Lomography.

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Brazilian artist André Feliciano has been commissioned by United Photo Industries to create an interactive art installation featuring over 3,000 of his signature fabricated “camera flowers,” with cameras blooming out of tulips, lilies, sunflowers myriads, and over a dozen other kinds...

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Recently, there seems to be an over abundance of technology, stimulation and connectivity, which is rapidly influencing and impacting our relationships, communication and understanding of ourselves.The exhibition is an exploration of identity inspired by and in response to media...

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Winner of the 2012 Pulse Prize, Estonian photographer Sigrid Viir delights in creating new situations that surprise, amuse, and make us feel uncomfortable, all at the same time. In "Routine Crusher," she plays around with everyday objects and understanding. 



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In "Becoming Visible," Josh Lehrer has created a portrait series of homeless transgender teens using platinum and palladium printing techniques.



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A community-sourced exhibition of photos taken from East River Ferry vessels or of East River ferry vessels. The show celebrates both the success of the East River Ferry and the creative nature of the people they serve.

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Brooklyn-based photographer Russell Frederick will present work from "Dying Breed: Photos of Bedford Stuyvesant" documenting a culturally diverse community at risk. The work raises important questions on the evolution and potential breakdown of traditional neighborhoods. 

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The FotoVisura Pavilion Sponsored by the Viso Lizardi Family
. Curated by Adriana Teresa and Graham Letorney, FotoVisura's International Photography Community celebrates a night projection dedicated to Women in Photography. Featuring personal projects by emerging artists worldwide, this pr...

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The exhibition is on urban gangs and criminals in Port Moresby capital of Papua New Guinea. It looks inside the world of cults and kustom and tribal culture: what happens to men from traditional society when urbanisation and globalisation take over. The portraits are a window into th...

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Dumbo Arts Center will present an outdoor multi-artist interactive project for Photoville. The project is based on the photo stand-ups that are typically available at tourist attractions such as carnivals, fairs and amusement parks. These stand-ups allow the viewer to become part of...

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