25 for 250: New Orleans Culture Celebrates America Photographs By Charles Muir Lovell
Gallery Huracan
Sat, Dec 5, 2026 - Sat, Feb 27, 202725 for 250: New Orleans Culture Celebrates America Photographs By Charles Muir Lovell is a solo photography exhibition featuring 25 documentary photographs of New Orleans traditions including second lines, jazz funerals, and social aid and pleasure clubs, highlighting the unique culture of our city.
Opening: Saturday December 5, 2026, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
ANTI-IMMIGRANT HYSTERIA: & Latin American Workers in New Orleans
ArteFutruro José Torres-Tama Studio
Sat, Dec 5, 2026ANTI-IMMIGRANT HYSTERIA:& Latin American Workers in New Orleans Photography of Post-Katrina Protests 2010 - 2019
Opening: SAT, DEC 5, 2026 from 5-9pm
Budapest, Vienna, Prague
Joseph Walton Photography Gallery
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 - Sat, Oct 31, 2026Featuring 50 new works from Joseph Walton’s most recent photographic project, this collection explores the architectural beauty of Budapest, Vienna, and Prague. Captured during his travels throughout the region, the photographs highlight the intricate details of Art Nouveau architecture alongside a diverse range of striking historic façades, each offering a glimpse into the character and visual richness of these remarkable cities.
Opening: Opening: Saturday December 5, 6pm-8pm
Confluence: The Tina Freeman Collection of Photographs
New Orleans Museum of Art
Fri, Nov 20, 2026 - Sat, Jul 4, 2026To celebrate the opening of "Confluence: The Tina Freeman Collection of Photographs," join us and PhotoNOLA in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts for an intergenerational conversation about the exhibition and career experiences in the field of photography.
Diptych Pics: Show Us Your Pair
NOLA ‘Nacular
Sat, Dec 5, 2026 - Sun, Dec 27, 2026In the main gallery room, Diptych Pics: Show Us Your Pair. A group show of pairs of photos that have something to say to each other, curated by Eric Cartier and Logan Lott.
Opening: Saturday December 5, 6pm-10pm
Do Whatcha Wanna!
Bar Redux
Thu, Dec 10, 2026 - Sun, Jan 31, 2027This exhibition,“Do Whatcha Wanna “ takes its name from The Rebirth Brass Band’s song, as it sums up the city’s diverse music culture . This photography exhibition celebrates the rhythm and soul of the New Orleans Music Scene in the 21st. century.
Opening: December 10th, 8pm to 11pm
Electric Box Graffiti: Photography & Collage By Ric Kasini Kadour
LeMieux Galleries
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 - Thu, Dec 31, 2026Riffing on Joseph Kosuth's 1965 conceptual artwork, One and Three Chairs, "Electric Box Graffiti" by Ric Kasini Kadour is twenty-one analogue collages and four photographs presented in a grid and offered to the viewer as twenty-five images of the same thing.
Opening: Saturday, December 5, 6-9 PM
Holding Ground: On Gathering
The Art Spot
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 - Sun, Jan 31, 2027The New Orleans Photo Alliance invites photographers to explore gathering as both a hidden influence and a beacon of resilience. From elite networks wielding unchecked global power to community demonstrations of joy and protest — including Mardi Gras here in our own city — we seek images that reflect how communities, large and small, convene in an uncertain world
Opening: Dec 5th 2026 6-8pm
HOW TO BUILD AN ALTAR: The Self-Portraits of John and Sienna Pinderhughes
NIKKI Gallery
Sat, Dec 5, 2026 - Sun, Jan 17, 2027A collection of self-portraits by photographers John and Sienna Pinderhughes, alongside a 2-channel video installation.
Opening: December 5, 2026 6:00-9:00PM
In Rooms | Brittany Markert
In Rooms Foundation
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 - Thu, Dec 31, 2026An intimate exhibition of silver gelatin photographs by Brittany Markert, presented within her historic French Quarter studio and artist-led space, In Rooms Foundation. The exhibition features a selection of new large-format 16 × 20-inch silver gelatin prints alongside new works in progress.
James Barbee: Somewhere In Between
Gallery Huracan
Sat, Dec 5, 2026 - Sat, Feb 27, 2027hotographer James Barbee will present, Seeking the Rapture: Exploring the People, Places, and History of the Lower Mississippi River Valley and Beyond which presents photographs inspired by that portion of the Mississippi River between Cairo, Illinois and New Orleans from his recently published 120-page hardcover book published in 2026 by George F. Thompson Publishing, LLC.
Opening: Saturday, December 5 2026, 5 pm to 8 pm
Photo N.O.w
Sullivan Gallery and Cuneo Glass
Thu, Dec 3, 2026 - Sat, Jan 30, 20273 Photographers Toby Armstrong: Summertime in December Dennis Brady: Urban images that summarize the collective Jackson Hill: Constructed imaginary portraits of working New Orleans photographers
Opening: Saturday December 5, 2026 5-8pm
SHOOTERS working pictures
Sullivan Gallery and Cuneo Glass
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 - Tue, Jan 30, 3027Shooters is an homage to a number of New Orleans photographers I have known over the last 45 years. I have worked for them, hired them, photographed them, or worked alongside them. Some are young, some old, and at least one is long dead.
Opening: Saturday December 4, 2026 5-8pm
Snap Happy Variety Show
Petite Rouge Coffee
Sun, Nov 22, 2026 - Sun, Dec 13, 2026Snap Happy is a fun little collective of photographers and models that meet up once a month for a fun photoshoot. In celebration of PhotoNOLA we are displaying a collection of photos from our various meetups. The always delightful Petite Rouge is hosting us.
Opening: November 22 1pm
Still Life in New Orleans
Press Street Garden
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 - Mon, May 3, 2027"Still Life in New Orleans" is a new project by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. The series isolates objects of cultural and historical importance to New Orleans and enshrines them in a floral still life that is a celebration and memorial.
Opening: 3pm at Press Street Garden 800 Homer Plessy Way (formerly Press Street)
Walls: Levees & Empires
Studio 1A
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 - Sat, Dec 5, 2026This pop-up exhibition presents the first public showing of photographic diptychs from Levees & Empires, a developing book project by Tina Freeman in collaboration with writer Morgan Molthrop. Conceived as a place for viewing and exchange, the exhibition invites visitors to contribute observations, questions, and critical feedback while the project is taking shape.
Opening: Fri, Dec 4, 6 pm
What We Are Given
Low Point Coffee
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 - Sun, Jan 3, 2027What We Are Given brings together photographs by Jade Thiraswas and Camille Farrah Lenain exploring the possibilities and limits of portraiture.
Opening: Saturday Nov. 14 and Closing Saturday Dec. 12
