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In its sophomore year, the Photoville festival is making its mark. Exhibited in shipping containers at Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, its aim is to attract as many curious tourists and non-photo people as it is to congregate photography enthusiasts. Co-founder and creative director Sam Barzilay has described his team's efforts as those to "create a feel of a country fair … but for photography." As such, Photoville is free.
There's a dog run, sculpture, a walk in Camera Obscura, workshops, night time projections, a beer garden and, crucially, a breathtaking view of the Lower Manhattan skyline. You're not going to find fine-art editioned prints worth six figures here. Nothing for sale. Exhibitors include Magnum Foundation, Open Society, TIME, New York Times, Foto Festival Naarden, Institute, La Fototeca, PDN, Tierney Fellowship and many more.
But what really distinguishes this year's Photoville from the last is the expanded rich program of talks and panels. If you wanted to hear a comparable selection of photographers, curators, editors and thinkers elsewhere you'd have to drop a pretty penny on a conference which, let's face it, can sometimes be a bit stiff.
Many Raw File favorites will be taking the stage over the next two weekends, so here's our recommendations. In order of appearance.
(All talks mentioned take place at the Photoville Talk Area – located at the storefront of One Brooklyn Bridge Park at 360 Furman St Brooklyn, NY.)
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Friday 9/20 | 7:00 – 7:50pm
