Come Find Your Community
FUJIKINA NYC 2026 is a three-day photography festival that celebrates the rich history and future of photography, marking the 200th anniversary of the art form.
Anchored at ICP, and with eight walkable venues across the Lower East Side, FUJIKINA invites attendees to choose their own adventure, with exhibitions, workshops, keynotes, gallery tours, photowalks, and more—all within a five- to eight-minute walk of one another.
Fujikina Tickets:
For tickets and to learn more about all programs taking place throughout the festival, click here.
ICP members receive free access to Fujikina. Please email [email protected] to receive your discount code.
Fujikina at ICP
Friday, October 16, 2026 +
11:00 AM ICP Gallery | Curator Tour—“Laia Abril: On Rape and Institutional Failure” with Sara Ickow Join ICP Associate Director of Exhibitions, Sara Ickow, on a walking tour of the exhibition, Laia Abril: On Rape and Institutional Failure , examines different forms of violence against women throughout history. Content warning: This program includes discussion of sexual violence, which may be distressing or triggering for some attendees. |
2:15 PM – 4:00 PM ICP Library | Artist Talk—Yuki Tawada Join us at ICP for a special artist conversation and book signing with I'm So Happy You Are Here photographer, Yuki Tawada, on her new monograph. |
4:00 PM ICP Library | Making of I'm So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Woman Photographers from the 1950s to Now Get a behind the scenes look at the making of the exhibition and book, I'm So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Woman Photographers from the 1950s to Now. Curators Lesley Martin and Pauline Vermare will be joined by book contributor Carrie Cushman to discuss how the projects developed. |
Saturday, October 17, 2026 +
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM ICP Library
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Snap the Sweep: Youth-Led Photography & Community Action Meet the high school students behind Snap the Sweep: NYC at Work, a youth-led initiative using photography to celebrate NYC sanitation workers and bring attention to the people who keep the city running. Following a short presentation, participants will head into the Lower East Side for a photo walk and neighborhood clean-up, combining photography with community action.
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2:00 – 4:00 PM ICP Galleries, meet at the school | |
2:30 – 3:30 PM Seward Park Educational Campus | David Campany x Alec Soth Panel Talk Join David Campany and Alec Soth for a conversation about Soth’s new exhibition, Alec Soth: Three Teens, which documents the lives of three teenagers in an intimate, coming-of-age story of youth and identity. |
3:00 – 7:00 PM ICP Lighting Studio | Tintype Portrait Pop Up with Larson Harley Step back in time with a historic tintype portrait session, led by ICP staff and faculty member Larson Harley.
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Sunday, October 18, 2026 +
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ICP Lighting Studio | Group Critique with Michael Ackerman For a taste of ICP’s master class, the Crit Lab is designed to take your photography to the next level. Come work with Michael Ackerman - an internationally acclaimed photographer known for his raw, atmospheric, and emotionally charged imagery - to refine your vision, strengthen your portfolio, and develop your unique voice as an imagemaker. Bring physical prints, or a hard drive and a device to view images on. |
Credits
FUJIKINA New York 2026, presented by FUJIFILM
