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2012: Exhibitions

2084

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

The School of Visual Arts (SVA) will present “2084“, an independent curatorial initiative by Assembly Projects, focusing on photography and multimedia.

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A Decade of War

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

The New York Times will present 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.

The exhibition will include work by photographers Lynsey AddarioStephen CrowleyTyler HicksChang Lee, and Joao Silva among others.

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Andre Feliciano’s Greenhouse

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

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 20 varieties of plants including tulips, lilies, sunflowers and myriads. These colorful sculptures will fill a custom built greenhouse.

A widely collected artist in his native Brazil, Feliciano’s installation will be the first public viewing of his work in America.

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Becoming Visible

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

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

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Between Destinations

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

In “Between Destinations,” presented by United Photo Industries, American photographer Candace Gaudiani has created a series of images taken through and framed by train windows across the United States.

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Blinded By the Light

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

Rock Paper Photo will present “Blinded By the Light,” a group show of new and iconic music photography. The exhibition features the work of 25 photographers and spans the 1960s to the present.

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Charterparty

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

Work from current MFA Photography students at Parsons The New School of Design will be featured in the exhibition “Charterparty: Works by 1st and 2nd year MFA Photography students from Parsons The New School for Design“.

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Cruel & Unusual

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

Cruel and Unusual,” curated by Hester Keijser and Pete Brook, and presented by Noorderlicht, takes a gripping look behind prison walls through the work of eleven photographers, including Amy Elkins, Brenda Ann Kenneally, Deborah Luster, and Lizzie Sadin.

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Documenting Maine

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

Documenting Maine” showcases the work by students of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies and introduces the viewer to the unique landscape of Maine.

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Dying Breed: Photos of Bedford Stuyvesant

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

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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East River Ferry Images

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

The East River Ferry is presenting a community-sourced exhibition of photos taken from East River Ferry vessels or of East River ferry vessels.

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Elliniko

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

Elliniko” is an ongoing project by Greek photographer Alexandros Lambrovassilis, documenting the declining state of the former international airport of Athens. A once powerful symbol of an era that marked Greece’s transition to modernity the airport’s infrastructure was effectively abandoned in 2001, despite its underlying real estate value.

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Geometria

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

La Fototeca will present “Geometria,” an exhibition of eight emerging photographers from Guatemala.

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Let’s Face It

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

Highlights from the Fotofestival Naarden are showcased in “Let’s Face It.” The Fotofestival Naarden is a month-long event that helps to promote the work of contemporary Dutch photographers.

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Magnum Foundation Presents Bruce Gilden & Sim Chi Yin

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

The Magnum Foundation will present Magnum award-winner Bruce Gilden and his series “No Place Like Home: Foreclosures in America” as well as Beijing-based Sim Chi Yin, member of the VII Photo Agency Mentor Program, and her series “China’s Rat Tribe,” which peers into the lives of young migrant workers literally living underground in Beijing.

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NYC Lomowall

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

Based in Vienna, the experimental photography collective Lomography will present a collection of analog photos either inspired by or taken in New York City.

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Phoot Camp 2012

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

Phoot Camp 2012” is a group exhibition created during Phoot Camp, a creative retreat and photography workshop hosted by Laura Brunow Miner, founder of Pictory and former editor in chief of JPGMagazine.

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Photo Stand-ins

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

Dumbo Arts Center will present an outdoor interactive project based on tourist photo stand-ups. Invited artists will create their own non-traditional versions, in the shape of crystalline forms, mutants, a statue of the Greek sculpture Winged Victory, and more.

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Random Interference

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

In “Random Interference,” presented by United Photo Industries, Lorie Novak explores the afterlife of images and the experience of looking at photographs as a disruptive encounter. The installation will include a time-based projection as well as approximately 5,000 front-page sections of The New York Times saved since March 1999 when NATO bombed Belgrade during the Kosovo war.

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Raskols: The Gangs of Papua New Guinea

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

In “Raskols: The Gangs of Papua New Guinea,” Australian photographer Stephen Dupont presents a series of portraits that explores the world of cults, custom and tribal culture in Papua New Guinea.

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Routine Crusher

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

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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Tent Life: Haiti

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

In “Tent Life: Haiti,” the Open Society Foundations will present American photographer Wyatt Gallery, who spent a year documenting the tragic living conditions in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.

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The Curator

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

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

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THE FENCE at Photoville

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

In celebration of the launch of PHOTOVILLE, United Photo Industries joined forces with Photo District News and Brooklyn Bridge Park to curate and produce THE FENCE, a summer-long outdoor photo exhibition that attracted an audience of more than one million visitors!

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The Wonder of Women

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

Curator Aloys Ginjaar will present a group show of 28 Dutch photographers that pays tribute to women titled “The Wonder of Woman.”

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Underage: work by young photographers

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

Feature Shoot presents “Underage: work by young photographers,” which highlights 5 young photographers who document the joys and travails of growing up; a time of first loves, experimentation, and the search for belonging.

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Work from the 2011 Tierney Fellows

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

Work from the 2011 Tierney Fellows” showcases a group of emerging photographers, all recent recipients of the 2011 Tierney Fellowship.

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Worshippers

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 3

High Noon Culture & Art Corp presents “_Worshippers_” from Chinese artist Li Hao. The work explores the lives of worshippers of Jokhang Temple, a Tibetan Buddhist temple in Lhasa.

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2012: Sessions and Events

An Introduction to Impossible Film and the Polaroid 600 Camera

This workshop is designed to explore the full potential and versatility of any Polaroid 600 series camera.

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An Introduction to Impossible film and The Polaroid SX-70 Camera

Delve into the magical world of the iconic Polaroid SX-70 camera with the new Impossible Project film.

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Artist Talk: Using Your Photography to Make A Difference

Wyatt Gallery talks about his show “Tent Life: Haiti” and discusses his experience with HealHaiti.org. Discover how you can use your style of photography to make a difference.

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Beyond the Picture: The Art of Selling Music Photography

What does it take for music and entertainment photographers to successfully market and sell their work?

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Community Collaborations

Community-based art is a hyphenated field in which artists collaborate with people whose lives directly inform the subject matter to express collective meaning, help participants find their voice, and build community.

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Copyright 2.0

Copyright 2.0 will review key provisions of the Copyright law that all photographers should know, and will challenge listeners to think about how the law and user’s behavior must be reformed to make the law more effective.

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Cruel and Unusual: The Prisons, the Photography or Both?

Pete Brook talks about documentary, institutional, vernacular and legal photography and the political uses of images by media, activists and families.

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Crusade for Collecting

A talk about Crusade for Collecting, a mission to cultivate a new crop of art lovers, patrons and collectors.

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Ed Kashi “Photojournalisms: Images and Journals from Ed Kashi’s New Book”

Kashi will discuss the evolution of this unique and personal project, shedding light on what it means to be balance the rigorous work of a traveling photojournalist while also raising a family.

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Embracing the Impossible

This is the story of how a handful of passionate analog instant film enthusiasts saved the last remaining Polaroid plant and all the adversities they had to overcome.

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Film Winding

Wind exotic 35mm cinematography film into re-usable still film canisters. Tools supplied are Bulk Loader, Dark-room Bag, Canister, and know-how. Presented by George Campbell

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Foot in the Door

Getting your “Foot in the Door,” is a seminar for emerging photographers and photo-based artists looking to prepare themselves for new opportunities, and take their marketing to the next level.

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FotoVisura’s Women in Photography

Adriana Teresa Letorney will showcase a selection of work by emerging women photographers from the FotoVisura community.

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How to Make a Camera out of Anything

This workshop takes a quick look at the history, theory, and practice of pinhole photography and participants make their own camera. Presented by Liz Sales

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Human Rights Through Visual Story Telling

Matthieu Rytz will describe how photography should be used as a visual narrative to speak about human rights.

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Janelle Lynch “Los Jardines de Mexico”

Lynch will discuss her recent work, including the work from her book “Los Jardines de Mexico.”

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Li Hao “Worshippers”

This work attempts to pry into the worshippers’ inner world and their ethos at the Jokhang Temple Square and the Eighth Gallery Street in Lhasa.

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Nighttime Projection: Photos from the Fence

A presentation of juror highlights from The Fence, UPI’s summer-long outdoor photo exhibition exploring the multi-faceted theme of ‘community.’

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One Day Tintype Workshop

This will be an intensive one-day introduction to the tintype process that was the leading mode of photography in the 1850′s and 1860′s.

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Panel Discussion: The New Documentary

This panel discussion will explore where documentary photography is heading in the second decade of the 21st century.

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Photographs Not Taken

A fascinating discussion of photographers’ essays about failed attempts to make a picture.

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Photography as Activism

This presentation will include a brief history of activist photography, and then a panel of committed photographers will present current projects and discuss their role as advocacy journalists.

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Presentation: Show-and-Tell

Show-and-Tell is exactly what it sounds like: People can bring an object of personal significance and talk about it for up to three minutes.

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Running or Ruining Your Photography Business

Van Driel speaks about the mistakes of talented photographers who ruin their businesses, only because they neglect commercial ‘rules’.

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Storytelling @ MediaStorm

MediaStorm founder and executive producer Brian Storm will present 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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Surface Tension

A curatorial discussion of recent exhibitions which present work by photographic artists which free the medium of its traditional documentary impulse, instead creating images which push our understanding of what a photograph could and should become via gestures of abstraction, deconstruction, and manipulation by the artists’ hand.

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Talk: “Crash Course in Stock – A Stock Market Report from WIN-Initiative”

This talk will help you get to understand stock in today’s marketplace, explain the needs and expectations of clients, and provide insight to you, the image maker.

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The Art of Fashion Portraiture

Fashion is much more than glossy magazines and designer labels. Discover how to translate a portrait into an iconic fashion image.

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The Center for Alternative Photography/The Penumbra Foundation

Each artist will give a brief presentation and discussion of their work. This lecture will serve as an introduction to the history and initiatives of the Penumbra Foundation and the CAP.

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The Decisive Moment: Leica Camera M-System

Leica Camera invites you to a seminar featuring the famed rangefinder M-System.

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The Future of Photography

Are we over saturating our culture with imagery or is visual imagery simply the foremost way we communicate?

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The State of the News Photo

Publisher of the award winning visual politics and photojournalism site, BagNewsNotes, Michael Shaw assess the current state of the news photo.

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Tintype Photo Booth

If you are looking for a portrait photograph that captures the passion of your unique, individual personality, step into our portable tintype photo booth and experience the magic of this 19th century photographic process!

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Tintype Photo Booth

If you are looking for a portrait photograph that captures the passion of your unique, individual personality, step into our portable tintype photo booth and experience the magic of this 19th century photographic process!

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Walking Tour: Photographing DUMBO with a Leica Digital Rangefinder

Follow the path of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and Elliott Erwitt by experiencing the extension of art, craftsmanship and philosophy of the Leica brand. Today, Leica’s flagship M-System remains the preferred tool of photojournalists and documentary photographers worldwide.

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Workshop: Conveyor Arts’ Kiddy Zines [Suggested Age Group 6 – 12]

Zines are an exciting part of the photography scene right now. Teens can participate by making their very own zine. You are also welcome to bring your own images to use!

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Workshop: Conveyor Arts’ Teen Zines [Suggested Age Group 13 – 19]

Zines are an exciting part of the photography scene right now. Teens can participate by making their very own zine. You are also welcome to bring your own images to use!

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Workshop: Diana F+

Join us to learn the basics of the Diana F+ camera while getting some useful tips & tricks on how to get the best images. Afterwards, we’ll head down to the water for a walk in the summer sun. A long, romantic walk with the Diana! What more could you want from life? Don’t have a Diana? Don’t worry, we’ll have lender cameras available and a free roll of film!

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Workshop: Editing Your Portfolio

A seminar filled with tips on how to build a strong, cohesive body of work, followed by a group critique. Participants are encouraged to bring a work-in-progress portfolio, some prints, their CV and artist statement.

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Workshop: Great Portraits in 15 Seconds – A Portrait of New York

Led by British photographer, David Graham {www.photograhams.com} who believes that anyone can take a great portrait quickly if you know how.

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Workshop: Great Portraits in 15 Seconds – A Portrait of New York

Led by British photographer, David Graham {www.photograhams.com} who believes that anyone can take a great portrait quickly if you know how.

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Workshop: Gum Printing

Come hang out with Bushwick Community Darkroom and learn this simple and beautiful process.

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Workshop: Introduction to Lomography

We’ll explain how the history and philosophy of Lomography. Afterwards, try out a Lomography camera for yourself as we take a photowalk around the park. Lender cameras and one free roll of of film included!

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Workshop: La Sardina Skylines

Say hello to the 35mm sardine can camera, La Sardina! With a wide-angle lens, multiple exposure capabilities and rewind dial, this skipper is just waiting to submerge you in the wild world of experimental analogue photography.

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Workshop: La Sardina Skylines

Say hello to the 35mm sardine can camera, La Sardina! With a wide-angle lens, multiple exposure capabilities and rewind dial, this skipper is just waiting to submerge you in the wild world of experimental analogue photography.

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Workshop: Lomographic Lightpainting

Light up Brooklyn with color-splashed, flash-popped, light-streaked Lomographic masterpieces. We’ll teach you ways to play with light and color you’ve never dreamed possible.

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Workshop: Meet the Lovely Diana Mini

This little wonder is actually two cameras in one. In this workshop we explore all the tricks and techniques that the Diana Mini is capable of!

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Workshop: Plastic Fantastic

From multi-lens marvels like the Actionsampler, Supersampler, Oktomat, and Pop 9, to the 170 degree-grabbing magic of the Fisheye and Fisheye2. In this workshop, we’ll discuss each of the plastic cameras while opening up a world of new shooting possibilities.

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Workshop: The Legacy of the LC-A

The ultimate meet and greet to the camera that started it all: The Lomo LC-A! Discover the LC-A’s history from its early days as the Russian everyman camera, to when it came to the spark that ignited the fire in the hearts of a million Lomographers around the world!

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Workshop: The Magic of Multiple Exposures

One of the best reasons to shoot with Lomography cameras is the ease of creating magical multiple exposures. Here, we’ll cover all the bases of double and multiple exposure photography, including tips, tricks, and techniques to get the best shots with a wide range of Lomography cameras.

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