ICP PhotoSLAM: Homecoming

Join us for the next installment of the ICP PhotoSLAM series. During this fast-paced, open mic event, photographers, the ICP community, and audience members are invited to compete in a live story telling competition, driven by photographs.

Come to join the program as a visual storyteller or to enjoy the stories as part of the audience judging panel! Our returning host for the ICP Photo SLAM is Idris Talib Solomon.

The winning photography story will receive:

• A year individual member to ICP which includes free access to the museum ($75 value!)
• And an ICP Swag Bag!

The theme for the next ICP PhotoSLAM is Homecoming.

How it works:

5:45 – 6:15 PM | Library

If you want to tell your story based on the theme, Homecoming, register in advance or arrive between 5:45- 6:15 PM on the day of event to submit your name and images in person.

Registering in advance is strongly recommended. Register as a participant to reserve a spot for the chance to share your images and tell your story with ICP's audience here.

Participants can also arrive between the submission time to enter your name for a chance to take the stage that evening. Come prepared to digitally share the images you will use in your story, if selected. ICP recommends preparing 10-15 images on a USB drive and/or on a file-sharing digital link.

6:25 PM | Library

Up to Six names will be blindly selected. If selected, each photographer must have their images ready to share via a digital link or USB drive immediately. Failure to produce your images will result in loss of your time-slot.

6:30 PM | Library

The competition begins! Each selected storyteller will take the stage for exactly 5 minutes.

After each performance the audience will vote in teams. At the end of the evening, a new PhotoSLAM winner will be crowned!

Community Guidelines

ICP does not control the content or know what stories will be shared on stage ahead of the event.

All participants will be asked to sign a community agreement prior to taking the stage. If in violation of our community guidelines, performers will be stopped and disqualified.

Viewer discretion is advised.

Tips for Photo Storytellers

The theme for each PhotoSLAM is open to interpretation of the participants but your photography series and story should relate to the theme or themes. We recommend letting the images drive the story and practicing your 5-minute story ahead of the PhotoSLAM.

There will be a short amount of time to digitally transfer images to the program laptop. For upload time purposes, we suggest preparing 8-15 images to use with your story.

Please have a link you can share via email or bring your images on an USB- jumpdrive or an external drive.

Images will be uploaded to ICP’s computer and will be projected behind the storyteller during their 5-minute slot.

The photographs will be projected during the stories and a clicker will be given to the storyteller to advance each image. We cannot guarantee the ability to set images to change automatically.

About the Host

Idris Talib Solomon is a Brooklyn native and multimedia storyteller who uses imagery to highlight the depth, culture, and everyday beauty within Black communities. His work centers on authentic storytelling that builds meaningful human connection.

With a background spanning advertising, marketing, photography, and podcasting, Idris brings a multidisciplinary approach to creative problem-solving and narrative development. He is also the creator and host of The Black Shutter Podcast, a platform dedicated to amplifying the voices and contributions of Black photographers.