Join us at ICP for a conversation between ICP Creative Director David Campany and photographer Michael Kenna, whose exhibition, Japan / A Love Story, is on view through September 28. Following the conversation, Kenna will be signing copies of Japan / A Love Story (Published by Nazraeli Press) in the ICP shop. About the SpeakersMichael Kenna (he/him) is a British photographer based in the United States, best known for his black-and-white landscape photographs that capture quiet, atmospheric moments often made with long exposures at dawn or night.In addition to his personal work, Michael’s photographs have been exhibited widely in galleries and museums across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, and are held in major public collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He has published numerous monographs and continues to influence generations of photographers with his minimalist and meditative style.David Campany is Creative Director of the International Center of Photography, New York. He has worked worldwide with institutions including MoMA New York, Tate, Whitechapel Gallery London, Centre Pompidou, Le Bal Paris, ICP New York, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Photographer’s Gallery London, ParisPhoto, PhotoLondon, The National Portrait Gallery London, Aperture, Steidl, MIT Press, Thames & Hudson, MACK and Frieze. Red Crown Crane Feeding, Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005. © Michael Kenna/Courtesy Peter Fetterman Gallery

Explore photobooks from the ICP Library and connect with fellow photobook enthusiasts at ICP's Photobook Club. Each month, browse hand-picked selections from special guests and ICP community members. This program takes place every month and is free to attend with RSVP.This month’s Photobook Club is hosted by Miwa Susuda, photobook consultant at Dashwood Books and the founder and director of Session Press. About Miwa SusudaMiwa Susuda is a photobook consultant at Dashwood Books and the founder and director of Session Press, an independent photobook publisher based in New York. With over 20 years of experience in the photobook industry, she has become a pivotal figure in the international photobook community. Miwa plays a key role in fostering dialogue and exchange between Asia and the United States through publishing, curation, and education. She also leads a YouTube interview series for Session Press—developed in close collaboration with Anh Nguyen and James Maher—featuring in-depth conversations with New York-based photographers about their creative practices and publications. Dedicated to championing the photobook as a vital form of artistic and cultural expression, Miwa supports artists, collectors, and institutions with her curatorial insight and deep industry knowledge.About ICP LibraryICP’s reading library contains over 20,000 books and periodicals. The reading room is currently open to the public during ICP’s monthly Photobook Club, to researchers by appointment, and to members during Library Member Hours.Learn more about ICP’s Library here. Learn more about ICP’s Library here. Image by Pasinee Pramunwong

This event is free with museum admission.Join us for a guided walking tour of the exhibitions Edward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration and Sheida Soleimani: Panjereh, led by a museum educator.About the ExhibitionsEdward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration The first solo institutional exhibition of world-renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky’s work in New York City in over twenty years, The Great Acceleration reveals the depth of Burtynsky's investigation into the human alteration of natural landscapes around the world, revealing both their present fragility and enduring beauty.This retrospective features over seventy photographs—including many of Burtynsky’s landmark images, some never before exhibited—alongside three ultra high-resolution murals and a visual and narrative timeline of his creative life. The Great Acceleration serves as both an urgent call for environmental awareness and an invitation to appreciate the sublimity that persists in the landscape, deepening our understanding of the global challenges we face today.Sheida Soleimani: Panjereh In Panjereh, Soleimani uses her family’s history—specifically her parents' flight from Iran as political refugees following the 1979 revolution—as a framework for exploring how meaning and memory are shaped by migration.Known for her studio-based constructions that layer photographs, props, live animals, and her parents into magical realist tableaus, Soleimani expands this approach in Panjereh while also debuting a new body of work: a series of close-up analogue photographs of injured birds. These works draw from her practice as a federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator and founder of Congress of the Birds, a care tradition she inherited from her mother.In these new images, Soleimani draws attention to the plight of migratory birds, many of whom are wounded on their journeys through populated areas, using them as metaphors for the social, political, and environmental barriers faced by displaced people around the world. The exhibition also includes a new site-specific wall drawing created especially for ICP’s galleries. Program Format/Accessibility InformationThis is a walking tour of the gallery; no seating is provided. For accessibility questions or requests, please email [email protected]. Image © Pasinee Pramunwong

Don’t miss your final chance to experience Edward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration—a landmark exhibition reflecting on humanity’s profound impact on the natural world.Featuring over 70 photographs, including some never before seen and several monumental murals, this timely retrospective invites visitors to explore the tension between fragility and resilience, destruction and beauty. From open-pit mines to oil fields and farmlands, Burtynsky’s images offer both critical insight and breathtaking detail.Presented during Climate Week NYC, this exhibition continues ICP’s commitment to photography that challenges, informs, and inspires. The Great Acceleration closes on September 28. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness the full scope of Burtynsky’s urgent visual legacy. Image: Edward Burtynsky, Salt River Pima and Maricopa Indian Community / Suburb, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, 2011

Sheida Soleimani’s Panjereh explores the intersections of migration, memory, and political resistance through richly layered and visually striking photographic work. Centered on her family’s flight from Iran following the 1979 revolution, Soleimani’s poignant visual storytelling draws from her acclaimed Ghostwriter series to reflect on the complex narratives of displacement and survival.The exhibition features a blend of intricate, studio-based photographic tableaus—composed with photographs, props, live animals, and her own parents—as well as a new series of close-up analogue portraits of rehabilitated migratory birds, created through her practice as a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. These poetic images expand the Ghostwriter series with a distinct visual language and metaphorical resonance. A site-specific wall drawing created for ICP rounds out this immersive body of work.As the exhibition comes to a close, visit ICP to experience this powerful meditation on care, resilience, and the layered relationships between personal histories and the geopolitical forces that shape them. Sheida Soleimani, Khoy, 2021 © Sheida Soleimani, Courtesy Edel Assanti, London and Harlan Levey Projects, Brussels

Join us online to learn more about ICP’s One-Year Certificate Program in Documentary Practice: Visual Storytelling Online, led by Program Chair Karen Marshall and Alum from 2023.Karen will provide an overview of the program’s curriculum, structure, admissions process, and how to apply.You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions and hear directly from both the Program Chair and members of the Alum.Applications for the 2026 Academic Year Are Now Open. The priority deadline for merit-based scholarship consideration is October 19, 2025. ICP’s Online One-Year Certificate Programs begin in mid-January 2026.About the Event FormatThis is an online event held via Zoom. If you have questions, please contact: [email protected]. Image © Abdul-Haqq Mahama (DOC Online '24)

The leading photography book fair is back!Join us at the International Center of Photography from October 2–5, 2025, where 70 visionary local and international publishers gather to showcase the art of the photobook.This three-day, building-wide celebration of the best in photography publishing includes exclusive photographer book signings, drop-in workshops, and illuminating conversations to shape the future of photobook making. Whether you’re a collector, a creator, or simply curious, this is where the next chapter of photography unfolds.Tickets now on sale!VIP Preview Tickets Friday Tickets Saturday Tickets Sunday Tickets For the full list of publishers, programming and book signings, click through to the full Photobook Fest 2025 page below. Lean More About Photobook Fest Thank you to our partnersSponsorsPhotobook Fest is supported by Sunboy.Media Partner