This striking exhibition celebrates a decade-long collaboration between Coca-Cola Global Design and photographers Guy Aroch and Anna Palma in their quest to redefine the brand’s visual language through human-centered storytelling. Contour explores how photography became central to Coca-Cola’s global identity–blending lifestyle, design, and emotion with cinematic intimacy.The exhibition marks the first time their extensive archive has been brought together in one place. Shot across continents, the images collapse the distance between local intimacy and global reach. Contour showcases never-before-seen photographs, production archives, and campaign imagery from landmark initiatives such as Taste the Feeling and Real Magic. At its heart is the Contour Bottle—Coca-Cola’s iconic silhouette—which appears throughout as both muse and marker.Contour considers how design and photography intersect to create visual storytelling that resonates across cultures and generations. Marking 110 years of the Contour Bottle, the exhibition invites viewers to reflect on the emotional, aesthetic, and symbolic power of a brand deeply woven into the fabric of our global culture.

Join us for an evening of connection and celebration with One-Year Certificate Program (OYC) recent graduates, alumni, and portfolio reviewers, all while enjoying the ICP Recent Graduates Exhibition and Portfolio Review Day.This is a private event exclusively for OYC students, alumni, and portfolio reviewers. An RSVP will be sent out in early May to confirm attendance. *Light refreshments and drinks will be provided.If you have questions, please contact: [email protected]. Image © Lucia Burricelli

Visit ICP during Late Night for the ICP Community Maker’s Market to shop homemade prints, goods, and items from ICP’s incredible community including students, faculty, alumni, and staff. Participating Vendors Hari Priya Vangaru ICP Alumni 2024 Josefina Fernandez Moran Sofia Kayumova Amy Touchette Value Form Studio 21 Alina Patrick Matthew Logan Silvia Saponaro Yuvan Kumar Patricia Voulgaris Alexey Yurenev Lili Bradford + Quiddity Collective Tickets are $5 and include admission to "Look Up: 2025 ICP Graduates Exhibition."Image by Asher Selle

Join us for a screening of “The Fracturing of the American Dream,” a short film produced by ICP community members, Maximilian Ihlenburg, Stephen Cummings, Carolina Herrera, and Kenna Beban. After the screening, ICP alumni João Pina will moderate a panel discussion around the considerations journalists face when covering sensitive topics. About our speakersMaximilian Ihlenburg (b. 1997, Germany) is a filmmaker and photographer with an academic background in Visual Geographies. His work includes the long-term photo project Not The Amazon, which focuses on research in Europe’s last wild forests, and the documentary Blood Wood about endangered old-growth forests in Romania, which premiered at the UN Environment Program in 2024. Since 2023, he has produced video contributions on forest protection for ARD Germany and the European Parliament. After moving to New York in 2024, he began UNseen Diplomacy, a photo project documenting behind-the-scenes work at the UN Environment Program. Since October 2024, he has been working on The Seaport That Never Was and the short film New York’s Birdman, which addresses the conflict of protecting the endangered Piping Plover in New York.Stephen Cummings is a photographer and artist based in Brooklyn, New York. He studied painting and drawing at Arizona State University (BFA 2007) and the University of Washington (MFA 2010), and is a recent graduate of the documentary photography and visual journalism program at the International Center of Photography. He has worked in politics, including on presidential campaigns for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and has photographed for campaigns and causes including When We All Vote, Cory Booker for President, and Sunrise Movement.Carolina Herrera is a multimedia visual storyteller based in New York City, focusing on migration and identity. Her work often centers on Latino families, with a special emphasis on children, while also turning inward to examine her own family history and generational trauma. Through a documentary lens, she weaves the personal with the political, highlighting overlooked narratives with empathy and depth. Born in Buenos Aires to Peruvian parents, Herrera studied Graphic Design and photojournalism before transitioning from to visual storytelling. Her volunteer work has taken her from animal rescue efforts in Argentina to educational support in Kenya and child advocacy in India. She founded Amico, a pet photography studio, in 2021 and contributed to OhMyDog magazine, capturing the connection between public figures and their pets. Her personal projects include Querida Caro, a reflection on her identity, and The Weight We Carry, which explores generational grief in her family. Currently, she is documenting a Colombian family’s asylum journey in A Long Road Home produced as part of the One-Year Certificate Program in Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism at the International Center of Photography. Herrera brings quiet optimism and emotional sensitivity to every story she tells—both personal and collective.Kenna Beban is a photographer and journalist from the Bay Area, California. She studied Journalism at NYU and is a recent graduate of ICP, where her work focused on the role of church and ritual in forming communities, and the impacts of changing immigration policies on refugee resettlement programs.João Pina is a freelance photographer born in Portugal in 1980. He began working as a professional photographer at age eighteen, and graduated from the International Center of Photography’s Photojournalism and Documentary Photography program in New York in 2005. Pina’s photographs have been published in D Magazine, Days Japan, El Pais, Expresso, GEO, La Vanguardia, New York Times, New Yorker, Newsweek, Stern, Time, and Visão, among others. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 2017/2018 and is a faculty member of the International Center of Photography in New York, and a regular lecturer and teacher of photography workshops.

Join us for a free, all-ages evening celebrating creativity, connection, and learning at the International Center of Photography. Whether you're interested in taking your first class, are a returning student seeking to learn a new skill, or looking to explore options for a child or teen, ICP offers a variety of programs for all.Open House Programs Include:Info sessions for educational offerings at 6 and 7 PMA guided tour of classrooms, darkrooms, and studios at 5:45, 6:15, 6:45 and 7:15 PMFaculty, staff, and current student meet-and-greetBookmaking demoStudent guided tours of Look Up: Recent Graduates Exhibition OpeningCamera Q&ACheck out our cameras and bring your own if you have any gear questions Faculty guided critique sessionsBring 3-10 images printed or digital files on a thumb drive to participate Cyanotype printing workshopBring large negatives, digital negatives, or found items to contact print Portrait studioBring your best smile! RSVP here. Image by Sara Konradi

Explore ICP’s photobook library during ICP’s Photobook Club, a community meet-up for book enthusiasts, photographers, and lovers of printed images. Bring your favorite photobook, zine, or other image focused publication to share while exploring monthly selections from the ICP stacks during this community-building event.From 11AM - 12PM, explore selections from photographer Tommy Kha in celebration of Asian Heritage Month. At 12 PM, Kha will share about his practice and the photobooks that have inspired him.ICP’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.Tommy Kha (b. Memphis, Tennessee) lives in Brooklyn, NY. Kha received his Photography MFA from Yale University where he now teaches. He is a recipient of the Hayes Prize, previously, he received the Next Step Award, Foam Talent, and NYSCA/NYFA Photography Fellow.His work has been published in The New York Times, the New Yorker, and Foam. He has had solo shows at Higher Pictures Generation, Baxter St. at the Camera Club of New York, and Blue Sky Gallery.He joined Higher Pictures Generation in 2022. His first major publication, Half, Full, Quarter was published by Aperture in February 2023. His first museum show will open at the Addison Gallery of American Art in September 2025.

As we prepare to say goodbye to Look Up: 2025 ICP Recent Graduates Exhibition, we honor the creativity and hard work of the students whose work has filled our galleries with new stories and fresh energy. June 1 marks the closing of this year’s graduate exhibition, and we encourage you to take this final opportunity to view the projects, support the artists, and be inspired by what’s possible when education, experimentation, and passion come together.