Join us at the International Center of Photography for the launch of the fall Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer lectures series featuring a conversation discussing the role of the image in the age of the climate crisis with world renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky and environmentalist and journalist, Bill McKibben. The conversation will be moderated by ICP Creative Director, David Campany, who also curated Burtynsky’s career spanning retrospective on view at ICP through September 28, 2025.
The program will be followed by a book signing with Bill McKibben for his latest publication, Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization and with Edward Burtynsky for the Steidl published catalog featuring all 72 works from the exhibition, The Great Acceleration. Purchase your book in advance and explore publications related to our exhibitions through ICP’s shop.
About the Series
ICP is thrilled to honor Naomi Rosenblum’s contribution to the field and to further her life’s work through this lecture series. Naomi Rosenblum was one of the leading photography historians of her generation and the author of A World History of Photography and A History of Women Photographers. The 2025-2026 Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series is made possible through generous support from the Rosenblum Family.
This program is being offered both in person at ICP, located on NYC's Lower East Side, and online. Current ICP students and faculty of the One-Year Certificate programs are automatically enrolled and invited to attend all lectures.
The 2025-2026 Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series is made possible through generous support from the Rosenblum Family.
About the Guests
Edward Burtynsky is regarded as one of the world's most accomplished contemporary photographers. His remarkable photographic depictions of global industrial landscapes represent over 40 years of his dedication to bearing witness to the impact of humans on the planet. Burtynsky's photographs are included in the collections of over 80 major museums around the world. . Burtynsky’s distinctions include the inaugural TED Prize in 2005, which he shared with Bono and Robert Fischell; the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts; the Outreach Award at the Rencontres d’Arles; the Roloff Beny Book award and the 2018 Photo London Master of Photography Award. Burtynsky was also a key production figure in the award winning documentary trilogy Manufactured Landscapes (dir. Jennifer Baichwal, 2006), Watermark (dir. Baichwal and Burtynsky, 2013) and ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch (dir. Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Burtynsky, 2018). All three films continue to play in festivals around the world. Burtynsky currently holds nine honorary doctorate degrees.
Bill McKibben is the author of more than twenty books, including the bestsellers The End of Nature, Falter, and Deep Economy. Founder of Third Act, a project organizing people over sixty for progressive change, he lives in Vermont with his wife, the writer Sue Halpern.
Image: Edward Burtynsky, Salt River Pima and Maricopa Indian Community / Suburb, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, 2011
