This exhibition invites a slow and attentive way of seeing. Moving between the intimate and the immense, it reveals the quiet architecture of the natural world—its rhythms, textures, and hidden harmonies. These images ask us to pause, to look more deeply, and to remember our place within a living, breathing system far larger than ourselves. In attending to beauty, fragility, and interconnectedness, the work offers an invitation not only to witness the world, but also to care for it.
Artist Bios
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Jon McCormack
Jon McCormack is a photographer and conservationist whose work has been featured by National Geographic, TIME, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, UNESCO, The Guardian, CNN, and The Telegraph. Alongside his photographic practice, he leads camera software engineering for iPhone at Apple, a parallel that echoes in his fascination with the underlying patterns, structures, and logic of the natural world.
To see more of his work, visit www.jonmccormack.com or @jonmccormackphoto.
Organizations
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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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South Street Seaport Museum
The South Street Seaport Museum, located in the heart of the historic seaport district in New York City, preserves and interprets the history of New York as a great port city. Founded in 1967, the Museum houses an extensive collection of works of art and artifacts, a maritime reference library, exhibition galleries, education spaces, working 19th century print shops, and an active fleet of historic vessels that all work to tell the story of “Where New York Begins.” seaportmuseum.org
Elements of Wonder: When Nature Becomes Art
Featuring: Jon McCormack
Locations
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View Location Details The South Street Seaport Museum207-211 Water St.
New York, NY 10038
Location open 24 hours
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.
