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84 Ludlow Entrance

Photography Lives Here

The International Center of Photography is the world’s leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture. Through exhibitions, education programs, community outreach, and public programs, ICP offers an open forum for dialogue about the power of the image, and is a gathering place for the photography community to meet, exchange ideas, and support one another.

The School at ICP

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Dayanita Singh

ICP Alum & Infinity Award Winner
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Ian Lewandowski

Ian Lewandowski

ICP Faculty
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Jon Henry

ICP Faculty
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Keisha Scarville

ICP Alum and Faculty
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The School at ICP was established in 1977 and services more than 3,500 adult and teen students annually.

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Your donation enables us to continue to champion concerned photography as a reflection of our world. With your support, we can stage world-class exhibitions and activate the communities around us through engaging public programs. Thank you!  

Upcoming Events

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Members New Year Get Together
Join us on Saturday, January 10, 2026, from 9:30–11:30 AM for a Members New Year Get Together. You’ll get to mingle with fellow members over a light breakfast and get behind-the-scenes access to ICP's darkroom and library, including a chance to make your own cyanotype to take home.⁠Space is limited, so reserve your spot early and make this gathering part of your New Year tradition!RSVP at [email protected] a member? Register online to join us and benefit from member perks all year long. ⁠
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Cameras and Coffee: Community Meet-Up Hosted By Nice Film Club (January 2026)
Connect with ICP's community during our monthly Cameras and Coffee social meet-up for photographers, collectors, and camera enthusiasts! During the event, grab a Deadbeat Club coffee and pastries, available in the ICP café.This session of Cameras & Coffee is hosted by Nice Film Club—a full-service film lab and community platform dedicated to empowering film photographers.Drop your favorite photo in this folder to receive complimentary 4x6 prints from Nice Film Club for sharing and connecting with fellow Cameras & Coffee enthusiasts, then afterwards at 1 PM join the Nice Film Club photowalk through the Lower East Side.Cameras and Coffee is held at ICP the second Saturday of each month. The event is free to attend with RSVP. About Nice Film Club Nice Film Club is here to empower the film photography community through modern film photography services. Born in Brooklyn, NY out of a love for those beloved imperfections found on every roll of film. At Nice, we're determined to serve film photographers through high quality photo lab services and a modern web experience. Our service is made for you and we'reexcited to grow our offering with you alongside us. You can drop off your film orders directly at the International Center of Photography (ICP) for development and scanning services by Nice Film Club. Image by Scott Rudd
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Photo credit; Gabrielle Ravet 
Fall 2025 Exhibitions Tour
This event is free with museum admission.Join us for a guided walking tour of the exhibitions Graciela Iturbide: Serious Play, Naima Green: Instead, I spin fantasies, and Sergio Larrain: Wanderings, led by a museum educator. About the ExhibitionsGraciela Iturbide: Serious PlayThe first ever retrospective of Iturbide’s work in New York City. This landmark exhibition, organized in collaboration with Fundación MAPFRE and curated by Carlos Gollonet, Chief Curator of Photography at Fundación MAPFRE, features nearly 200 photographs spanning five decades of her groundbreaking career.Iturbide learned photography under renowned Mexican modernist Manuel Álvarez Bravo. Throughout her career, Iturbide traveled extensively throughout Mexico–and beyond–turning her attention to communal life, indigenous communities, and the interactions between nature and culture.Naima Green: Instead, I spin fantasiesThe exhibition grapples with the concept of pregnancy through constructed self-portraits, landscapes and still-lifes—blurring the line between documentary and performance. Green probes the conventional expectations and representational tropes of motherhood, while also creating an expanded space for considering the experience of pregnancy in America.Curated by Guest Curator Elisabeth Sherman, Instead, I spin fantasies brings together dozens of new works, including photographs printed using the historical technologies of albumen and lumen printing processes, along with a site-specific vinyl installation that utilizes the architecture of ICP’s third floor galleries.Sergio Larrain: WanderingsAn exhibition consisting of prints drawn entirely from the Magnum Photos archive. Curated by Agnès Sire, former Director of the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris, the exhibition primarily highlights the work Larrain made during the first twenty years of his career, in cities such as Valparaíso, Santiago, Paris and London.Wanderings provides a new perspective on Larrain’s inventive and humanist photography that for decades has remained little seen and seldom exhibited, looking at both the material and spiritual drama of rural and urban life while also charting the subtle evolution of Larrain’s style. 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 © Gabrielle Ravet
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Photo credit; Gabrielle Ravet 
Visita Guiada Exhibiciones (Español)
Este evento es gratuito con la entrada al museo.Acompáñanos a una visita guiada de las exhibiciones “Graciela Iturbide: Juego Serio”, “Naima Green: Prefiero inventar fantasías” y “Sergio Larrain: Andanzas” Imagen © Gabrielle Ravet
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Fall Exhibitions Closing Day
This event is free with museum admission.Join us at ICP for the final opportunity to see our Fall 2025 exhibitions before they close. Spanning continents, generations, and approaches, these shows invite reflection on photography’s enduring ability to document, question, and inspire.About the ExhibitionsGraciela Iturbide: Serious PlayOrganized with Fundación MAPFRE and curated by Carlos Gollonet, this is the first major New York retrospective of the celebrated Mexican photographer. Featuring nearly 200 works spanning five decades, Serious Play illuminates Iturbide’s profound engagement with indigenous communities, ritual, and the poetic contradictions of everyday life.Naima Green: Instead, I spin fantasiesCurated by Elisabeth Sherman, this bold new series reimagines pregnancy through staged self-portraits, still lifes, and landscapes that blur fact and fiction. Green challenges familiar tropes of motherhood while expanding the visual language around reproductive experience in America.Sergio Larrain: WanderingsA landmark exhibition featuring works exclusively from the Magnum Photos archive, curated by Agnès Sire. Wanderings highlights two decades of Larrain’s inventive and humanist photography across Valparaíso, Santiago, Paris, and London, offering a rare look at his evolving style and elusive legacy. Image credit: ©Scott Rudd for ICP
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Tips for Application—One-Year Certificate Programs
Gain insight into what we look for in a successful application to ICP’s onsite One-Year Certificate Programs. The programs include:Creative PracticesDocumentary Practice and Visual JournalismIn this session, you’ll get an overview of the key admission dates, academic timeline, program structure, tuition and scholarship opportunities, and what makes a strong application. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the Admissions Team.Applications for Fall 2026 are open!Apply by March 1, 2026 for priority consideration and merit-based scholarship opportunities.ICP’s On-Site One-Year Certificate Programs will begin in mid-August 2026 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. ZOOM LINK HereIf you have questions about the event, please contact [email protected] by Matthew Septimus
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International Student Q&A—Onsite One-Year Certificate Programs
Do you have questions about studying at ICP as an international student? Join ICP's International Student Q&A, with International Student Advisors! This info session will cover:What it's like being an international student at ICPAdmission requirements for international studentsForm I-20 & F-1 student visa applications (visa interviews) and your obligations while studying in the United StatesEmployment opportunities while on an F-1 student visa (work-study & post-completion OPT)Applications for Fall 2026 are now open!Apply by March 1, 2026 for priority consideration and merit-based scholarship opportunities.ICP’s On-Site One-Year Certificate Programs will begin in mid-August 2026 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. ZOOM LINK HereIf you have questions about the event, please contact [email protected]. Image by ICP One-Year Program alum Evelyn Sosa

Plan a Visit

ICP's museum, school, bookstore, and café are located at 84 Ludlowm St. in New York's historic Lower East Side. 

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Become a Member

Members are the heart of ICP's community. Beyond their involvement in a robust network of imagemakers and image appreciators, ICP's members receive complimentary tickets to all exhibitions, reduced tuition for Open Education courses, invitations to members-only events, and much more.