Designing the Future 20th Anniversary: 2020 HSFI Student Exhibition

Celebrating twenty years of collaboration, the International Center of Photography and the High School of Fashion Industries welcome you to our virtual exhibition.

This gallery features photographs created by high school students in ICP’s Community Partnership with HSFI. The yearlong program includes an in-school foundation photography course, an after-school beginner’s class, and an intermediate documentary workshop.

As visual thinkers and creators experiencing these unprecedented times, our students had the opportunity to take pause and explore from the inside out. Using their camera phones and other digital devices, students photographed their daily lives, exploring the visual and cultural elements of their homes, families, and neighborhoods during this period.

As the overarching goal is to support the next generation of storytellers, we congratulate our students and are proud to share their talents with you.

Image: © Mahlah Walker

A picture of someone doing an online class.

A picture of a mother and daughter with a microphone.

A Black man sitting with his arms folded under his chin

A person standing in front of the spotlight.

A March calendar half crossed out, with the word QUARANTINE written over the third week.

Two hands raised towards each other with a clear plastic barrier between them.

A table where a N95 mask and a bottle and hand sanitizer lay.

An altar to the Virgin Mary and the Baby Jesus.

A fist raised in front of the Dominican flag.

A blurry selfie of somebody in a white undershirt, holding a mug.

Two black and silver gloves dangling from a wardrobe cabinet.

The hand of someone on their firescape, brownstones in the background.

A woman sleeping on the couch with a blanket, the TV remote by her side.

A house next door, as seen through a worn down window.

The window's reflection of a woman at her desk.

Two children laying in a bed, the younger sister is asleep while the older brother is looking at us.

A half drawn curtain in a run down apartment, looking out onto the street.

Black and white image of a man laying on a bed, reading a sheet of paper, while a boy looks on in the background.

Black and white image of a facetime screenshot

A tree pendant dangling in the reflection of a victorian mirror.

A purse hung up next to an open NYC apartment window.

Victoria Ronzon

Black and white photo of the the front of commercial buildings

Image of a nintendo switch with animal crossing game

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Special Thanks

ICP’s Community Partnership with the High School of Fashion Industries has been made possible with generous support from the William Talbott Hillman Foundation, the Keith Haring Foundation, and the New York City Department of Education.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.