




Featuring:
Cire Wilson, senior
Dest’N Montague, senior
John Monaco, senior
Kaniyah Swann, senior
Laila Johnson, senior
Locke Randall, senior
Madeline Waldman, senior
Sharon Patrick, senior
Violet Ferrari, freshman
Duke Ellington School | Cinematic Arts and Media Productions Department presents Duality, taking viewers on an emotional journey through high schoolers’ experiences as they navigate the complexities of self-discovery while managing the demands of academics, friendships, and future aspirations. Through raw and intimate imagery, Duality explores the tension between personal identity and external expectations, revealing the highs and lows of teenage life—from moments of joy and connection to quiet struggles and vulnerability. This exhibit invites viewers to witness the resilience and authenticity of today’s youth, offering a powerful glimpse into their world as they balance who they are with who they aspire to become.
Organizations
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Duke Ellington School of the Arts Cinematic Arts & Media Production Department
Duke Ellington School of the Arts Cinematic Arts & Media Production Department is a unique program that builds proficiency in the integrated skills necessary for success in writing, creating, producing, and directing creative work across an increasingly broad array of platforms. With writing, storytelling, and concept development at its core, the program develops a foundation in the theory and practice of crafting fiction, non-fiction, and documentary narratives.
Student-artists explore spoken performance, documentary journalism, photography, television, film, and digital media and learn through a progressive process of lecture, discussion, critical analysis, master classes, and hands-on project-based learning. By Grade 12, student-artists will have the skills to produce self-driven projects for public distribution and knowledge of the legal, financial and entrepreneurial aspects of producing creative work.
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Photoville
Founded in 2011 in Brooklyn, NY, Photoville was built on the principles of addressing cultural equity and inclusion, which we are always striving for, by ensuring that the artists we exhibit are diverse in gender, class, and race.
In pursuit of its mission, Photoville produces an annual, city-wide open air photography festival in New York City, a wide range of free educational community initiatives, and a nationwide program of public art exhibitions.
By activating public spaces, amplifying visual storytellers, and creating unique and highly innovative exhibition and programming environments, we join the cause of nurturing a new lens of representation.
Through creative partnerships with festivals, city agencies, and other nonprofit organizations, Photoville offers visual storytellers, educators, and students financial support, mentorship, and promotional & production resources, on a range of exhibition opportunities.
For more information about Photoville visit, www.photoville.com
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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.
Duality
Featuring: Various Artists
Curated by: Dee Dwyer Kaniyah Swann Locke Randall Michelle Dunkley
Locations
View Location Details Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza1 Water St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
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Recipient of the 2025 Photoville & PhotoWings Educator Exhibition Grant.
The views and opinions expressed in this exhibit are those of the exhibition artists and partners and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Photoville or any other participants and partners of the Photoville Festival.