New Orleans Festival of Photography
Loyola University’s Department of Design presents “A Tribute to Harold Baquet: Picturing Blackness,” a retrospective of the noted New Orleans photographer, in dialogue with 10 other Black and brown photographers. This exhibition is curated by L. Kasimu Harris. The exhibition of 55 photographs is on view on the 4th floor of Monroe Library at Loyola […]
Is it possible for a portrait to be abstract? What defines a portrait: the clarity of every detail captured in a photograph or can abstraction obscure recognizable features? What about the surreal, the real, and the interplay with three-dimensional space? This exhibition seeks to explore the multifaceted nature of portraiture through lenses of abstraction, surrealism, […]
Come see the collaged pages of the ANTIGRAVITY 20 Year Anniversary (June 2024) special edition, via large prints capturing just some of New Orleans’ “alternative to culture” over two decades. Featured Artist or Artists: various artists Artist Website: https://antigravitymagazine.com/ Venue Website: http://www.suisgeneris.com/ Venue address: Map It Venue Phone Number: (504) 309-7850 Venue Operating Hours: Friday […]
In a city where history whispers through live oaks and water rests just beneath the surface, “As Wind, Within Trees” invites viewers to journey into the intersections of ancestry, identity, and transformation. Through photography that bridges continents and generations, this joint exhibition illuminates the ways memory shapes and reshapes our collective and personal histories. Rooted […]
Have a question for a photography curator? Join us for a Q&A with Gregory Harris (Keough Family Curator of Photography, High Museum of Art) and C. Rose Smith (Assistant Photography Curator, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art). They will answer common questions from artists, such as: What is the process for photography acquisitions? How should an […]
Miniature cyanotype and palladium platinum photograms of auspicious objects. Hand coated prints in direct contact with objects that conjure a sense of luck or intuitions of a beneficial direction. The objects are at once common and glimmers of hope in dark or confusing times or maybe even serving as reassurance in lighter times. Ultimately, they […]
Baldwin Lee was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Manhattan’s Chinatown. He studied photography at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) with photographer Minor White. Later, he would receive an MFA from Yale School of Art, where he studied with photographer Walker Evans. In 1982, Lee became the first Director of Photography within […]
Allen Clark’s 16 year project makes its debut at Hey Cafe as a pop up and transforms these technological marvels into artistic symbols of exploration. Each image highlights the intricate details—scratched visors, lunar-dusted boots, and resilient fabrics—that tell the story of survival in the void of space. Breath Between Worlds is an inspiring tribute to […]
The mediums of collage and photography are bound together in an ongoing dialogue. The photographer makes pictures of the world. The collagist remixes those pictures to tell a story about the world we live in. What happens when the photographer begins collaging their own work? What happens when the collage artist picks up the camera? […]
Dimitri Staszewski will be officially launching his first photobook Close to the Bayou at the Thomas Mann Gallery and Studio. The exhibition will feature prints from the project alongside the book itself. Close to the Bayou is a journey of artmaking in the face of death and explores what is passed on through that process. […]
Exhibition Dates: December 13, 2024 – February 23, 2025 Opening Reception: December 13, 2024 New Orleans Photo Alliance & Ogden Museum of Southern Art Present: CURRENTS 2024: New Orleans Photo Alliance Members Showcase December 13, 2024 – February 23, 2025 The New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA), in partnership with Ogden Museum of Southern […]
We’re hosting a Diversify Photo Meetup near you during PhotoNOLA 2024! This meetup is open to Diversify Photo Full and Up Next members and others. You don’t need to be a member to attend. Photographers who identify as a person of color or non-Western are encouraged to join us. Venue address: Map It Venue […]
International House Hotel 221 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Workshop Description: While you are in town for PhotoNOLA, join Eliot Dudik and other like-minded folks for a Friday afternoon workshop designed to help you grapple with editing and sequencing strategies and solutions for your personal photobook projects. Participants will come together and get […]
Léone Julitte is a French photographer based in New Orleans committed to documenting communities rooted in radical self-expression. Her personal polaroid archive is shown here for the first time musing on local queer costuming and night life. Featured Artist or Artists: Leone Julitte Artist Website: www.leonejulitte.com Venue Website: www.bywaterframing.com Venue address: Map It Venue Phone […]
A solo show featuring works from the photographers catalog of Spain, France and French Quarter. Featured Artist or Artists: Joseph Walton Artist Website: JosephWaltonPhotography.com Venue Website: JosephWaltonPhotography.com Exhibition Link https://josephwaltonphotography.com/pages/photonola Venue address: Map It Venue Phone Number: (504) 434-2771 Venue Operating Hours: Monday-Sunday 10am-6pm Exhibition Start Date 12/01/2024 Exhibition End Date 12/31/2024 Will you […]
Gravitas is a visual journey representing complex and surreal realities. Name of Venue Second Story Gallery in the New Orleans Healing Center Featured Artist or Artists: Heather Weathers Artist Website: heatherweathers.com Venue Website: https://www.neworleanshealingcenter.org/ Exhibition Link https://www.secondstorygallerynola.org/ Venue address: Map It Venue Phone Number: (504) 459-9120 Venue Operating Hours: Mon – Fri: 9am […]
“Together, we celebrate and honor the resilience and spirit of the Lower 9th Ward, showcasing its cultural richness and spirituality within a working class community. The people of the Lower 9th Ward are at the heart of this exhibition, as much of what we’ve created stems from our long standing social activism and engagement with […]
From 2010 to 2019 award-winning interdisciplinary artist and photographer, José Torres-Tama, documented the many public protests of undocumented immigrants, who contributed to epic rebirth of post-Katrina New Orleans, and on view at his ArteFuturo Studio, he will display numerous black and white photos from this series and a number of photo assemblages he also created. […]
Join Artist Brittany Markert for an open studio of their ongoing photography project, In Rooms. Spiritualism in Art & Photography gained momentum in the mid 1800s and early 1900s alongside the surrealist movement. It gained widespread noteriety through mediums who communicated with deceased and hosted seances, but in a less advertised movement, this artistic expression […]
A group show Featuring Photography by Alexis Martino will open. Martino will present her new book for purchase at the opening. Martino’s photographs showcase thirty years of photography about intimacy, loss, and desire. Photography by A.R. Havel presenting a cast of wild queerdos desperate for some activity in the midst of a worldwide quarantine respond […]
Invented Truth is composed of 20 hand-selected photogravures with chine-collé on Japanese tissue. On display at A Gallery for Fine Photography through 2025 Artist Statement: THIS WORK WAS INSPIRED BY EMAHOY TSEGUÉ- MARYAM GYUÉBROU, THE ETHIOPIAN NUN AND COMPOSER WHOSE MUSIC TOUCHED THE VERY DEPTHS OF MY SPIRIT. The images in this portfolio are visual […]
Contemporary Louisiana photographers J. T. Blatty, Kristie Cornell, and Virginia Hanusik have turned their lenses on the vanishing environments and cultures of south Louisiana. Presented in conjunction with the annual PhotoNOLA festival, HNOC’s 2024 Jules L. Cahn John H. Lawrence Photography Lecture will bring these powerful artists together to share their projects, photographic practices, and […]
L. Kasimu Harris, a New Orleans-based artist, hosts an immersive late-night conversation and celebration for his “King & Blue” photographic exhibition at Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club. This experience will feature exciting surprises that epitomize the self-reflective spirit of New Orleans. This installation is a part of Prospect.6: The Future is Present, The Harbinger is Home, […]
Stop by the Loa Bar at the PhotoNOLA home base International House Hotel for the Kodachrome Cocktail–an herbaceous and refreshing cocktail that develops right in front of your eyes! Watch the colors change as you sip this delightful libation, specially made for the PhotoNOLA Festival by internationally recognized bartender Abigail Gullo. Name of Venue […]
Bar Redux & PhotoNOLA Present Marigny/Bywater Burlesque. A solo exhibit by photographer Vincent Simmons. Expressions of Identity captures the textures and facets of some of the myriad local flavor through portraits that reflect the identity of the subjects back to the viewer. The exhibition will be displayed December 7th through January 2023. Opening Night, Wednesday, […]
Learn to make photo zines with Jeff Phillips Thursday, December 12 10am – 11:30am International House Hotel PhotoLEARN Sessions are included with any/all festival passes! Purchase passes and learn more here.
Join us at Ferrara Showman Gallery on December 14 from 4-8 pm for Living Art: Bold, Modular Fashion, a unique photography experience held in conjunction with our annual photography showcase, Manifest, during the PhotoNOLA Festival. This interactive event invites you to dress in bold, eye-catching attire that celebrates striking colors, geometric shapes, and unconventional forms. […]
Each photographer will discuss their winning series with an accompanying slideshow projection. The Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography fund was established to honor the life and work of Michael P. Smith, one of New Orleans’ most legendary and beloved documentary photographers. The fund awards cash prizes and exhibition opportunities to Gulf Coast photographers […]
Nola community’s newest rock shop in old Gretna presents photographs of penguin by Julie Dermansky she created in Antartica including images of Emperor penguin, one of a growing number of species threaten by climate change. Dermansky traveled to Snowhill, a remote island in Antartica, that like South Louisiana, where she is based, faces quickening sea […]
A group exhibition of the darkroom members and friends featuring analogue / traditional process prints. Featured Artist or Artists: Members & friends collective show… Artist Website: https://www.nolacommunityprintshop.org Venue Website: http://www.johnnie-b.com/ Exhibition Link https://www.nolacommunityprintshop.org/darkroom-members-friends-photonola-2024 Venue address: Map It Venue Phone Number: (985) 691-7161 Venue Operating Hours: 6-9 Exhibition Start Date 12/07/2024 Exhibition End Date 12/07/2024 […]
Recent New Orleans resident, Ethan Dawes, aims to capture New Orleans as the city has introduced herself to him; in smiles and celebration. Full of people that say “yes” to the moment. Dawes aims to share his experience here by exhibiting his work in such a way that celebrates the Crescent City’s accessible beauty. The […]
“Palette of Perception: Reimagining the Familiar” showcases a collection of nine images by photographer Garret DeReus, marking his debut exhibition. This series represents a exploration of color and form, transforming everyday scenes into captivating visual experiences. DeReus, a local New Orleans civil rights attorney with a passion for photography, brings a unique perspective to his […]
J August Knoblach’s exhibition features seven years of performances on bodies of water in Louisiana, handmade cypress frames, & new multimedia sculptures. Photographer collaborators include Kinsey S, Caitlyn Ridenour, Leone Julitte, Gabby Garcia Steib, Mayaba Liebenthal, Sarrah Danziger, Alahna Moore, & Kristina E. Knipe. Featured Artist or Artists: J Knoblach (& collaborators) Artist Website: www.jknoblach.com […]
David Joshua Jennings will show his work called “Color exploring New Orleans”.A part of the show is present right now at Ogden museum. Brittainy LAUBACK will show the work of her book “Infinite Bonheur”. Title of Exhibition PHOTO NOLA colourful – The Colourful South. Name of Venue Boulier Gallery Featured Artist or Artists: David […]
PhotoNOLA Photobook Fair Saturday, Dec 14, 11-5:00pm | Free and open to the public Independent publishers and photographers with recent book releases will present their titles in a day-long book fair. This event offers viewers the chance to peruse a beautiful array of contemporary photobooks & zines, and engage with the artists and publishers who […]
SEEING BLACK: Panel discussion with authors Eric Waters and Shana M. griffin, and artists Ashley Lorraine, Christine “Cfreedom” Brown, and Tod Smith. Published by University of New Orleans Press, SEEING BLACK features over two hundred images by nearly ninety Black photographers whose work embraces the camera’s visual power—discerning, beholding, and documenting people, places, events, collective […]
This exhibition details a history of the extensive overlap between photography and writing. If a picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes, photographers – and users of photography – have routinely found reasons to add a few more words into the mix for good measure. The exhibition includes straight-forward pictures of signs, […]
Southern hospitality refers to the warm, welcoming, and courteous behavior that is traditionally associated with the southern United States, particularly in social interactions. This cultural practice emphasizes generosity, kindness, and an open-hearted approach to local community members and visitors alike. In New Orleans, Southern hospitality reflects a culture steeped in tradition, family ties, and community […]
This exhibit showcases a journey of Amy James photography work that provided; inspiration, interpretation, contemplation through observation. Life often provides all of the above and in capturing it on film, allows for all of the above. Featured Artist or Artists: Amy James Artist Website: https://www.batonrougegallery.org Venue Website: Chais Delachaise.com Venue address: Map It Venue Phone […]
The Front Collective presents 4 solo shows by 3 collective members, Dani Leal, Elliot Stokes and Lily Brooks, and one guest artist, Tiranee Moody: Survival Mode by Tiranee Moody (Room 1) Statement: The reality of an African American woman is restless. In particular, the personal reality of a southern, family oriented, African American woman living […]
Throughout history, trees have been symbols of the transition of time and “the keepers” of wisdom of not only what lies behind us, but a hope for what comes in the future. In this small body of work by Ashleigh Coleman, the majestic live oak, a prevalent visual and environmental marker throughout the South, is […]
Some of us have grandparents and maybe even great grandparents. Some of us are clueless about our elders and their history. Never knowing my grandparents or any of my elders, creates a multitude of made up memories and dreams. I do have a box full of family photos, so I do know what my grandparents […]
In his latest project, A Tribe at the Crossroads: 20 years in Ethiopia, Dome delves into the struggles faced by the Mursi tribe as they navigate the challenges of modernity while striving to preserve their traditional ways of life. The months he has spent living among the Mursi ensures that Dome’s lens portrays them not […]
“What We Leave Unsaid” is also James Hayman’s first solo exhibition at LeMieux Galleries. Hayman has always worked with images and media, alternating between his dedications to film, photojournalism, and photography. In this exhibition, Hayman takes a humanist approach to street photography which reads as a love letter to the city of New Orleans. Preferring […]
Michelle Dunn Marsh was employed in the publishing industry for two decades before conceiving and launching Minor Matters a dozen years ago. This lecture and conversation around making, selling, owning, and earning a living (or not) from visual books will be informed by her love of books as a vehicle for words and pictures, her […]
