Discover everything you need to know about our Onsite One-Year Certificate Program! Join our Admissions Team virtually to explore key admission dates, the academic timeline, program structure, tuition and scholarship opportunities, and learn what makes a successful application.Applications for Fall 2027 are now open!Apply by March 1, 2027 for priority consideration and merit-based scholarship opportunities.ICP’s On-Site One-Year Certificate Programs will begin in mid-August 2027 at our New York City campus.About the Event Format This is an online event held via Zoom. Please register in advance for this free event.If you have questions about the event, please contact [email protected] by Matthew Septimus

Meet Makan, an artist-run publisher, and shop their latest photobooks, including their newest title, TAKE A SEAT, by photographer, Natalie Tischler, during this special photobook publisher pop-up in ICP’s shop.No tickets needed for the program. About MAKAN:MAKAN is an independent, artist-run publishing house founded in New York in 2024, dedicated to producing and circulating artist books that bring voices, places, and perspectives often absent from mainstream publishing into wider cultural conversation.Makan means “place” or “space” in Arabic, and that idea continues to guide the press: publishing can create a place for an artist’s work to exist, travel, and encounter new audiences.In two years, Makan has published eleven titles. What began primarily through photography from the Global South and its diasporas has grown into a broader publishing practice encompassing artist books, experimental photographic works, archives, and increasingly, writing and critical conversations around art. They are interested not in defining what an ideal photobook should look like, but in allowing the form of each publication to emerge from the work itself.Its publications reflect this range. Photography from Yemen brings together fourteen Yemeni photographers working across Yemen and its diaspora, allowing artists to narrate their practices in their own words. Ethan Lan’s A-Ma transforms an intimate family archive into a handmade object, Rhea Karam’s Drift translates her practice of cutting, layering, and intervening on urban surfaces into the physical language of a book; and Samantha Jensen’s Desert Notes expands our list through a woman photographer reconsidering the mythology and visual language of the American landscape. For Makan, publishing and circulation are inseparable. Makan carries its artists’ work across cities, countries, languages, fairs, bookstores, and institutional collections, while also circulating independently published work beyond our own imprint. Each table, publication, and collaboration becomes another opportunity to create encounters between artists and audiences who may otherwise never meet.Makan is operated by Yemeni American artist Ibi Ibrahim.For press or general inquires, please contact [email protected] Header image by Jutharat ‘Poupay’ Pinyodoonyachet

Join ICP CEO Bob Jeffrey and Creative Director David Campany for a special donor trip to Paris, timed to coincide with Paris Photo at the historic Grand Palais. Curated exclusively for ICP Trustees, Committee Members, and Visionary Circle members and above, this four-day trip offers behind-the-scenes access to the international photography world, including curator-led tours of Paris Photo, artist studio visits, private collection and museum tours, private breakfast with ICP alumni, and a reception with ICP's CEO. A detailed itinerary will be shared with registered participants.Participation Cost (Reserved Visionary Circle and above)*Individual: $800Dual Participants: $1,200*Airfare, accommodations, and additional meals are not included Image: Salon d'honneur at the Paris Photo (2016) by Frédéric Bisson is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Women drove the Algerian Revolution (1954–62) as combatants, nurses, and photographers on the frontlines, yet their role remains largely overlooked. Join us at ICP for a conversation led by Maura McCreight, PhD, that examines the women who shaped the history of the Algerian War, with a special focus on the late Elaine Mokhtefi, an American-born activist who became a celebrated heroine of the revolution. McCreight will be joined by Cynthia Young, Director of the Robert Capa and Cornell Capa Archive at ICP, and filmmaker Mila Turajlić to discuss the broader history of war photojournalism, as well as Turajlić’s film on Mokhtefi’s contributions to the resistance.This panel takes place alongside an exhibition at the Palais de la Culture in Algiers, opening December 2026. Funded by the International Association of Friends of the Algerian Revolution (AIARA), it features work by American photographer Kathryn Updegraff and is curated by McCreight.This program is being offered both in person at ICP, located on NYC's Lower East Side, and online. Tickets to attend the conversation in person are $5 and do not include access to ICP’s galleries. Image of Kathryn and Elaine:Unknown Photographer, Kathryn and Elaine in Algiers, 1962. The Degraff/Updegraff Archive. Image of Kathryn, Akila, and Hadja:Kathryn Updegraff, Akila, Kathryn, and Hadja in the maquis, August, 1957. The Degraff/Updegraff Archive. About the Speakers Maura McCreight completed her dissertation A Photographic Gendered History of the Algerian War of Independence in 2026 at the Graduate Center, CUNY. She is the Partnerships & Programs Manager in Open Education at the International Center of Photography (ICP). Before joining ICP, she was an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Art History at several CUNY campuses and a fellow in Interpretation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Cynthia Young is the Director of the Robert Capa and Cornell Capa Archive at the International Center of Photography. She has curated numerous exhibitions about mid-twentieth century photojournalism, particularly related to Robert Capa, Chim and Gerda Taro.Mila Turajlić is a Serbian filmmaker. She directed and produced award-winning films The Other Side of Everything and Cinema Komunisto. Turajlić was born in Belgrade, Serbia.. Turajlić studied film production at Belgrade University's Faculty of Dramatic Arts and political science at the London School of Economics. She then specialized in documentary film-making at the La Femis school in Paris and also obtained a PhD from the University of Westminster. She has worked as a researcher and production assistant for the BBC, Discovery Channel and Arte France. Additionally her experience includes working on the features The Brothers Bloom and Fade to Black as an assistant director, as well as on Apocalypto as a coordinator. She is currently the Julien and Virginia Cornell Distinguished Visiting Professor at Swarthmore University. Header Image of Kathryn and Elaine:Unknown Photographer, Kathryn and Elaine in Algiers, 1962. The Degraff/Updegraff Archive.

Visit ICP and meet our program chairs, Darin Mickey, Creative Practices Chair, and Karen Marshall, Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism Chair, to learn about the Onsite One-Year Certificate Program.Explore the program structure, curriculum highlights, faculty, student life, admissions process, our vibrant community, and more. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the program chairs and the Admissions team.At the end of the info session, enjoy a campus tour of the International Center of Photography’s Lower East Side facilities, including studios, state-of-the-art labs and darkrooms, the equipment room, and more. You can ask questions about the facilities and learn what it’s like to be an ICP student.All attendees will receive a complimentary museum ticket to view the current exhibition at the ICP Museum prior to the info session. For questions about the event, contact [email protected] for Fall 2027 are open!Apply by March 1, 2027 for priority consideration and merit-based scholarship opportunities.ICP’s On-Site One-Year Certificate Programs will begin in mid-August 2027 at our New York City campus.About the Event Format This is an onsite event held at the ICP Library. Please register in advance for this free event. If you have questions about the event, please contact [email protected] by Sara Konradi

Connect with ICP's community during our monthly Cameras and Coffee social meet-up for photographers, collectors, and camera enthusiasts! This session of Cameras and Coffee, hosted by ICP’s open education and Lower East Side camera store, K&M, co presented with Sony. Stop by to connect and chat camera with photographer and ICP's faculty Roni Aviv and a Sony Artisan of Imagery Tony Gale.Stop by K&M store, 54 Orchard St, anytime from 10:30 AM to drop off your camera for a sensor cleaning, then meet us at ICP from 11 AM to 1 PM!Cameras and Coffee is held on the second Saturday of each month and free to attend with RSVP.The free ticket for Cameras and Coffee does not include access to the ICP Galleries. Added your museum admission ticket and stay later to view I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now and Laia Abril: On Rape and Institutional Failure. About the ArtistRoni Aviv is a photographer and educator living in Brooklyn, New York. Aviv works with photography, text, and mark-making to give form to a psychological space of re-processing experiences. She holds an MFA in Visual Arts from Columbia University. Aviv is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Brooklyn College and the College of Staten Island, and a teaching artist with the Josephine Herrick Project and the International Center of Photography.Recent solo exhibitions include CEPA Gallery, NY and Real Art Ways, CT. Recent group exhibitions include Voltz Clarke Gallery, NY, The Bronx Museum, NY, Center for Book Arts, NY, Longwood Art Gallery, NY, and The Jewish Museum, NY. Aviv is a grant recipient of Artis Contemporary (2025, 2021) and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (2024). Residencies and fellowships include NARS Foundation (2021), Center for Book Arts NY (2022), AIM Bronx Museum (2023), Centrum (2024), ProjectArt (2024-25), Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts (2025), Ellis-Beauregard Foundation (2026), NooArts (2026) and Worthless Photographer in Residence (2026) Tony Gale is an award winning portrait photographer shooting for a range of advertising, editorial and corporate clients. Tony was raised in Bellingham, Washington (90 miles north of Seattle) and spent most of his time as a child exploring the woods behind his parents house. At 19 after visiting Bruce Lee's grave in Seattle, and taking his first photo with a disposable camera, he bought his first camera. He promptly broke it and bought his first SLR. At 21 he moved to Seattle to pursue photography and in fall of 2000 moved to NYC, the center of the world.Tony has taught photographic lighting at FIT in NYC and Parsons the New School for Design, judged photo contests, and has traveled the country leading workshops for American Photographic Artists and giving talks and presentations on photography.Tony is a Sony Artisan of Imagery and was the APA national president for six years. Special thanks to K&M for the generous public programs support.For over 50 years, K&M Camera has proudly served New York City's photography community as a trusted, family-owned camera store. Located in the Lower East Side, we offer an extensive selection of photo, video, audio, and production equipment, along with the city's largest collection of vintage cameras. We're committed to making the Lower East Side a vibrant hub for photography, creativity, and visual storytelling. Image by Scott Rudd.

Spirit of the Photobooth, is a new documentary that explores the history of the photobooth and the resurgence of classic booths all around the world. The film debuted at ICP in September 2026 on the 100-year anniversary of the opening of the first Photobooth and we are thrilled to offer a bonus screening.This program is free with museum admission. Film run time: 96 mins Image: Movie still from Spirit of the Photobooth, written and direct by Sam Anthony About the Film"2026 is the hundredth birthday of the photobooth. A fixture on Main Street, in malls, in the back of bars and in railway stations for decades, this overlooked and unsung part of photographic history looked set to be erased by the advent of the smartphone and The Selfie. But, that’s not the whole story.After all, who would pay and wait four minutes for self-portraits, when they could have as many as they like for free on their phone? For a while it didn’t look good for photobooths. The traditional analog booths, with their distinctive ‘real’ photographs were replaced by digital versions.Thousands of the old analog booths were destroyed or stuck in barns and warehouses.But 100 years after their invention, the ones that survived are now highly prized collectors items, using technology that has hardly changed and which still retains its old magic.Long lines of Gen Z users snake around the block in the world’s hippest cities to use them. And ironically, it’s digital technology and social media—on the face of it the booth’s greatest challenges—that have helped save them. Influencers have supercharged the vintage appeal of photobooths, and digital natives desperate for experiential “realness” have rediscovered the charms of holding four black and white shots in their hand after squeezing into the booth, drawing the curtain, and giving their best self to the camera. And most of them heard about it from some of the world’s biggest online celebrities.So now a new breed of ingenious photographic entrepreneurs have sprung up to service an insatiable demand. They scour the globe for old booths, restoring them to their former glory and spreading the word on Instagram and TikTok, because there’s money to be made: Big money.Truth is, there always was. When immigrant and inventor Anatol Josepho first launched the booth on Broadway in New York City on September 21, 1926, huge crowds gathered immediately, and he sold the patent six months later for an offer he couldn’t refuse.One hundred years later and the long lines have formed again, and the analog photobooth has never been hotter.So this is a film about how and why that happened. The story of the singular man who changed the way we take portraits, and the photobooth’s unique role in everything from the art of 1920s surrealists and Andy Warhol decades later, to the democratization of portraiture which gave the marginalized and overlooked a platform for photography on their own terms.Filmed all over the world, Spirit of the Photobooth is a social and cultural history as seen through the lens of the photobooth itself, and an account of photographic obsession that takes us to meet devotees in Australia, Europe, South Korea, and of course the United States.And it all starts with Anatol Josepho and his invention. A classic and extraordinary rags-to-riches origin story." —Sam Anthony, Writer and Director of Spirit of the Photobooth Image: Movie still from Spirit of the Photobooth, written and direct by Sam Anthony