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Did you know Letizia Battaglia began her photographic career while in her forties? Born on this day in Sicily in 1935, Battaglia began making images of the Sicilian Mafia in 1974 during her time as the photography director of L’Ora, Palermo’s left-wing daily newspaper.

We are beyond excited to introduce the ICP Incubator Space! For the debut of ICP’s Incubator, ICP alumni ‘22 Mackenzie Calle presents a work-in-progress installation of her project The Gay Space Agency. Learn more at bit.ly/4hTfnGp.

We take a look at this amazing Crown Graphic camera that one of our visitors brought by ICP! Used by Weegee (whose work is on view now) back in the day to make his images on the streets of NYC, this hefty camera is no joke.

On March 11, join us at ICP for a conversation between Keisha Scarville and Carla J. Williams, in person and online, the second talk in the Naomi Rosenblum Spring ICP Talks series! Find tickets at bit.ly/3D76wSk. Image: Keisha Scarville

Do you know the work of P.H. Polk? More people should. This selection of images from ICP's collection show the Black photographer's breathtaking ability to use light, framing, and setting to depict the inner life of his portrait subjects. ⁠ ⁠ Image credits on IG.

On March 20 at 6 PM, we host the next ICP PhotoSLAM. Tell a five minute image-based story, or join the audience to watch the stories unfold and vote for a winner! Learn more at bit.ly/4hCk72R.

"Photography does not sit still." — ICP's Senior Curator Elisabeth Sherman stopped by The Art Pod to chat photography, ICP, and her path to making a career in the art world: youtube.com/watch?v=7W3mZN…

On March 5, @ErinSchaff, political photojournalist and staff photographer for @nytimes, joins Dr. Deborah Willis, Chair of the Dept of Photography at Tisch NYU, for the first conversation in the spring 2025 Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks. Learn more: bit.ly/434SniX.

Just announced—join us for the Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer’s Lecture Series Spring 2025 season, as we sit down with photographers + ask critical questions about the medium. Find all talks at icp.org/events. © Erin Schaff / © Keisha Scarville / © Johnny Miller

On Feb 27, 6 PM, visit as Accra Shepp, documentarian of the Occupy Wall Street movement, joins host Idris Talib Solomon at ICP for a live taping of Black Shutter Podcast. Find tickets at bit.ly/4hBcv0H. Image © Accra Shepp, Courtesy Convoke NYC

Join us online on Feb 28, 1 PM, as photographers Sirui Ma and Nick Sansone discuss the landscape of labor, from Ma’s portraits of MTA conductors to Sansone’s exploration of the city’s iconic bodegas. Learn more + register for this free conversation at icp.org/events/the-lan…

Fashion Week is here — we're taking a look at some of the best accessories in the collection. ⁠ ⁠

Did you know 2025 is the year of the snake? To celebrate — a few slithery images from the collection.⁠ Image credits on IG.

Happy Lunar New Year!⁠ ⁠ Images:⁠ ⁠1: Weegee, [Chinatown Lion dance], New York, Bequest of Wilma Wilcox, 1993 © International Center of Photography (14541.1993)⁠ ⁠ 2: W. J. Moulton, Son, Moon & Stars, ca.1864, Elmire, New York, Museum Purchase, 2003 (140.2003)⁠

Thank you again to all who visited for the opening of 2025 winter exhibitions! Weegee: Society of the Spectacle, To Conjure: New Archives in Recent Photography, and American Job: 1940–2011 are all now on view through May 5—visit us soon and experience the exhibitions in person.

See newly preserved films by Weegee in Weegee's Camera Magic, a series presented by ICP and Anthology Film Archives! Here, a few moments from ANIMATION MONA LISA, ETC, which feature Weegee's experiments in distorted portraiture. Find all showtimes at bit.ly/4h6P677

Moments from ICP's VIP opening and staff and ICP student walkthroughs last night! Visit tonight for $5 admission (every Thursday evening from 5–8 PM) to see these brand new exhibitions. More at icp.org/exhibitions.

Now in ICP's shop! A look at the beautiful To Conjure zine, by Matarile Ediciones on the occasion of ICP's exhibition To Conjure: New Archives in Recent Photography. Learn more at icp.org/toconjure.

How can photographers help us reimagine the past and re-envision new futures? Learn more at icp.org/toconjure. Image: Widline Cadet, Ghost Feelings, 2023. © Widline Cadet. Courtesy of the artist and Nazarian / Curcio

Add these to your reading list now 👆️ Five excellent photobooks to curl up with this winter. Visit to find these titles and hundreds more in the ICP shop, in-person or online at shop.icp.org.