Photoville Education Field Trips: Josué Azor

Jun 82022

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Photoville Education Field Trips: Josué Azor

Featuring photographer Josué Azor discussing his exhibition Ayiti: Beyond Darkness

Speakers: Josué Azor

Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza

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Education talks at Photoville Festival 2022 were made possible in partnership with PhotoWings and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment

Featuring photographer Josué Azor discussing his exhibition Ayiti: Beyond Darkness

Our 2022 Photoville Education Day included field trips to our festival stomping grounds in Brooklyn Bridge Park, engaging conversations with professional artists, and a series of lively youth artist panel talks known as the Youth Artist Exchange, all tailored to middle and high school students.

Education talks at Photoville Festival 2022 were made possible in partnership with PhotoWings and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment

Speaker Bios

Josué Azor

Based in Port-au-Prince, Josué Azor has been traveling around Haiti since 2008 to merge his passion for photography and his appreciation of Haitian practices. Over the past five years, Azor has been exploring the night in Port-au-Prince and the LGBTI community in Noctambules. He is also a member of Kolektif 2 Dimansyon, K2D, a collective of young Haitian photographers based in Haiti dedicated in photojournalism and visual arts.

Organizations

PhotoWings

PhotoWings believes that photography has the power to influence the world. As such, we invest in strategic collaborations and programs that help make photography better understood, created, utilized, seen and saved. We also have a rich archive with hundreds of hours of original interviews and partner presentations from both within and outside the photo world, as well as curricula, tool kits, resources and community activities. We believe that meaningful engagement with photography can foster deep thinking, communication and help people better understand and navigate the world.

PhotoWings has been a proud partner of the Eddie Adams Workshop since 2015 and Photoville since 2017.
NYC Media & Entertainment

The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment’s mission is to support and strengthen New York City’s creative economy and make it accessible to all. In 2019, the creative industries accounted for more than 500,000 local jobs and have an economic impact of $150 billion annually. MOME comprises five divisions: the Film Office, which coordinates on location production throughout the five boroughs; NYC Media, the city’s official broadcast network and production group; the Office of Nightlife, which supports the city’s nighttime economy; the Press Credentials Office, which issues press cards; and Programs and Initiatives to advance industry and workforce development across NYC’s creative sectors.

Related Exhibitions

Ayiti: Beyond Darkness

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Empire Fulton Ferry Lawn

Presented by Haiti Cultural Exchange

Featuring the talent of cutting-edge Haitian photographers across the island, this exhibition invites foreigners to experience internal conversations about Haitian culture and community.

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