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Get ready for Photoville Festival 2026! This spring marks 15 years of visual storytelling and free public art across NYC 🎉 Join us under the Brooklyn Bridge in @brooklynbridgepark and throughout all 5 boroughs for 85+ outdoor photography exhibitions, walking tours, panels, workshops and more this May! 📆 May 16–30, 2026 📍Opening Weekend: May 16–17, 2026 in @brooklynbridgepark . More details coming soon ✨ FREE! Thanks to our to our Lead Marquee Partner @VSCO ; Marquee Partners @brooklynbridgepark , @nycparks , @leicacamerausa , @nyculture , @photowings , @nyscouncilonthearts , @madein_ny , @twotreesny , and @dumbo_brooklyn ; and community partner @citypointbklyn #PhotovilleFestival #Photoville2026 #PhotovilleNYC

✨ 2025 marks Photoville’s 15th year of global storytelling! ✨ Fifteen years of impactful partnerships, creative collaborations, and a photo village that continues to grow, thrive, and inspire. 💛📸 As we look ahead to the future of our visual storytelling community, we’ve set an ambitious goal: raising $60,000 by December 31, 2025. Can we count on you to help carry us into the next chapter? Your support fuels our commitment to: • 💼 Creating and sustaining paid opportunities for visual artists & educators • 🌍 Producing free and accessible public art—worldwide, year-round • 🎓 Curating and delivering free educational, professional, and community programs for artists, students & educators ✨ Hit the link in our bio to learn more about the benefits of becoming a Photoville Member and to make your tax-deductible gift before December 31, 2025! And stay tuned—we’ll be sharing stories that show the real impact of your generosity. 💬 In the meantime, drop your favorite Photoville memory in the comments! Whether it happened at a festival, a public exhibition, or with a Photoville team member—your stories keep us inspired.

Today’s the day! It’s a beautiful sunny Saturday and we are so excited to open our doors today for the 15th annual Photoville Festival! Beyond our 90+ free exhibitions across all 5 boroughs, our opening weekend festivities in @brooklynbridgepark feature free workshops, photobooths, family-friendly activities, @smorgasburg , and more! Join us at 7:30 in the Beer Garden for our opening night, BOROUGHS IN FOCUS: a special presentation featuring work from 35 photographers celebrating the city we love. ____⁠  📅 May 16–30th, 2026 📣 Opening Weekend May 16th and 17th, 2026 in @brooklynbridgepark 📍 85+ exhibitions across all 5 boroughs + IRL & online public programming ✨ Link in bio to learn more! Thanks to Lead Marquee Partner @VSCO and Marquee Partners @brooklynbridgepark , @nycparks , @leicacamerausa , @nyculture , @neaarts @photowings , @nyscouncilonthearts , @madein_ny , @twotreesny , @dumbo_brooklyn , and @citypointbklyn #PhotovilleFestival #Photoville2026 #PhotovilleNYC

Returning to #BrooklynBridgePark for its 15th year, @photoville starts this weekend! Explore 60+ free photography exhibitions in Emily Warren Roebling Plaza + free workshops, family-friendly activities, a @smorgasburg pop-up and more thru May 30! 📅 May 16–30th, 2026 📍 Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park

PhotoWings is proud to continue our partnership with @photoville and celebrate their 15th Anniversary Festival! Come check out our PW cube today and see our new highlights during the Photoville Opening Weekend in Brooklyn! #nyc #photography

JUNK EDIT X @photoville SATURDAY, MAY 13TH 3-6PM! COULD NOT NAME A BETTER DUO! In partnership with the JUNK EDIT ™️ queen Sarai Garcia (@file.jpg ) is hosting her ever-sold out workshop for FREE! In the fresh air on the sweetest day! See u there!📝🎨🫟🌀 — The Junk Edit extends Fresh Mercado’s exhibition “Cafecito: What Keeps Us” into a community space, inviting participants to work with found objects and personal ephemera as raw material, the same way the exhibition treats the non-precious as essential to the archive. Participants can cut, layer, and collage to make their own journal page. Rooted in play and creative freedom, this session offers a low-pressure space to slow down and work with your hands. All ages welcomed. No experience needed. Come and go as you like. All materials are provided.

Fighting fiercely and without reservation, the women boxers in this series discover and expand the limits of not only their determination, will, and bodies, but of society’s expectations for them. Featuring: Marta Evry, “Fight Like A Girl” 📸 Marta Evry (@marta_evry ) 🔗 Link in bio to preview more of “Fight Like A Girl”, as well as all the 85+ public #Photoville2026 exhibits going up throughout NYC this summer!⁠ ____⁠ 📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park ▪️ Presented by Photoville ____⁠  📅 May 16–30th, 2026 📣 Opening Weekend May 16th and 17th, 2026 in @brooklynbridgepark 📍 85+ exhibitions across all 5 boroughs + IRL & online public programming ✨ Link in bio to learn more! Thanks to Lead Marquee Partner @VSCO and Marquee Partners @brooklynbridgepark , @nycparks , @leicacamerausa , @nyculture , @neaarts @photowings , @nyscouncilonthearts , @madein_ny , @twotreesny , @dumbo_brooklyn , and @citypointbklyn #PhotovilleFestival #Photoville2026 #PhotovilleNYC

@sara_swaty is a disabled documentary and portrait photographer based in Los Angeles, whose long-form storytelling examines identity, ableism, and gender. Grace Dances With Charlie is part of our @photoville exhibition, Portraits of Proximity, on view starting May 16 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. See the extended gallery at the link in bio.

Bolivia has been considered a society that preserves its traditions and culture. However, a large community of young Bolivians has created its own culture, which contrasts with traditional Bolivian society. Featuring: Wara Vargas Lara, “Identity” 📸 Wara Vargas Lara (@wara_vargas ) 🔗 Link in bio to preview more of “Identity”, as well as all the 85+ public #Photoville2026 exhibits going up throughout NYC this summer!⁠ ____⁠ 📍 Travers Park ▪️ Presented by Photoville ____⁠  📅 May 16–30th, 2026 📣 Opening Weekend May 16th and 17th, 2026 in @brooklynbridgepark 📍 85+ exhibitions across all 5 boroughs + IRL & online public programming ✨ Link in bio to learn more! Thanks to Lead Marquee Partner @VSCO and Marquee Partners @brooklynbridgepark , @nycparks , @leicacamerausa , @nyculture , @neaarts @photowings , @nyscouncilonthearts , @madein_ny , @twotreesny , @dumbo_brooklyn , and @citypointbklyn #PhotovilleFestival #Photoville2026 #PhotovilleNYC

The realm of insects is right in front of our eyes, filled with kaleidoscopic characters flaunting vibrant colors and dramatic action. But it’s so minuscule, it’s easy to miss. When a Japanese photographer hacked his camera, he revealed a strange and curious scene right underfoot. Featuring: Takuya Ishiguro, “Seeing Life Through a Bug’s Eyes” 📸 Takuya Ishiguro (@c_s_b.t.13 ) 🔗 Link in bio to preview more of “Seeing Life Through a Bug’s Eyes”, as well as all the 85+ public #Photoville2026 exhibits going up throughout NYC this summer!⁠ ____⁠ 📍 Washington Street ▪️ Presented by National Geographic (@natgeo ) ____⁠  📅 May 16–30th, 2026 📣 Opening Weekend May 16th and 17th, 2026 in @brooklynbridgepark 📍 85+ exhibitions across all 5 boroughs + IRL & online public programming ✨ Link in bio to learn more! Thanks to Lead Marquee Partner @VSCO and Marquee Partners @brooklynbridgepark , @nycparks , @leicacamerausa , @nyculture , @neaarts @photowings , @nyscouncilonthearts , @madein_ny , @twotreesny , @dumbo_brooklyn , and @citypointbklyn #PhotovilleFestival #Photoville2026 #PhotovilleNYC

We are beyond excited to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the incredible @Photoville  festival, a visionary organization that has transformed New York City into an open-air gallery where storytelling, photography, and community come together in public spaces accessible to all. For fifteen years, Photoville has created meaningful spaces for dialogue, connection, and discovery through the power of visual storytelling, and we are so honored to be part of this milestone year. Be sure to look out for three members of the @Vital.Impacts community featured in this year’s festival, including our founder, @AmiVitale , whose exhibition Wild Hope: Rethinking Our Relationship with Nature explores inspiring stories of resilience, coexistence, and renewal across the natural world. She will also be giving a short talk for the opening weekend on Saturday, May 16th at 7:30pm. Please join us if you are in town! Also featured is our 2026 Fellow and 2024 Mentee, Whitney Snow (@whitneytsnow ), whose project The Women’s Grasshighlights Indigenous leadership and cultural restoration through the stewardship of sweetgrass. And finally, don’t miss Jon McCormack (@jonmccormackphoto ) and his exhibition Elements of Wonder: When Nature Becomes Art, a celebration of the extraordinary beauty, patterns, and artistry found in nature. His book, Patterns: Art of the Natural World, generously donates 100% of proceeds to Vital Impacts. There are so many incredible exhibitions so if you’re in New York, walk the installations, spend time with the work, meet people, and experience how photography can shift perspective, spark connection, and deepen our relationship with the living world.

After the fall of the Assad regime, photographer Salwan Georges returned to Syria to photograph a country suspended between grief and hope, where personal memory and national transformation collide. Featuring: Salwan Georges, “The Syria I Found Again” 📸 Salwan Georges (@salwangeorges ) 🔗 Link in bio to preview more of “The Syria I Found Again”, as well as all the 85+ public #Photoville2026 exhibits going up throughout NYC this summer!⁠ ____⁠ 📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park ▪️ Presented by Photoville ____⁠  📅 May 16–30th, 2026 📣 Opening Weekend May 16th and 17th, 2026 in @brooklynbridgepark 📍 85+ exhibitions across all 5 boroughs + IRL & online public programming ✨ Link in bio to learn more! Thanks to Lead Marquee Partner @VSCO and Marquee Partners @brooklynbridgepark , @nycparks , @leicacamerausa , @nyculture , @neaarts @photowings , @nyscouncilonthearts , @madein_ny , @twotreesny , @dumbo_brooklyn , and @citypointbklyn #PhotovilleFestival #Photoville2026 #PhotovilleNYC