ICPPJ Picture of the Year 2015


With sadness, trepidation and excitement this is the last ICP PJ blog for the 2015 year. On Friday night we shared a beautiful opening at ICP with hundreds of guests visiting our final Show. Sunday was graduation, and the last two days have been frantic last minute printing and prep for tomorrow’s portfolio reviews.

For this last post, I asked PJ students to submit not the best picture they made this year, but the one that they connected with the most. For some it may be the image that helped them kickstart their project, or an image of a subject with whom they formed a special bond. For others, perhaps, it is a frame that takes them back to a moment when things “clicked” (no pun intended…okay, pun intended), and when it all started coming together.

It has been a most wonderful, challenging and exhilarating year. Thank you to all those around the world who have supported us this year, it has meant the world to us and we could not have done it without you. But most especially thank you to each student who lived this year in New York as a photographer. We did it together, and we shall keep doing it together. After all, there’s no turning back now.

– G


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Meadowmere.
Picture: Natasha Srour
New York 150417 Almost a year after the death of Eric Garner, a small group of protestors led by his family members meet occasionally to demonstrate against police brutality and in demand for justice.  Picture: Gareth Smit
This was my “jump picture”. It was the picture that opened the doors and helped me conceptualise an approach to photographing my project about Tompkinsville, the community in which Eric Garner was killed by police almost a year ago. It was the picture that helped me learn that photographs are about more than what is actually happening. They rise above mere facts, and communicate – for very good reasons – in a way that is difficult to put into words.
Picture: Gareth Smit
A woman waits for the the ferry in the Paulus Hook Station, in Jersey City, on Oct. 3, 2014.
A woman waits for the the ferry in the Paulus Hook Station, in Jersey City, on Oct. 3, 2014.
Picture: Beatriz Arango
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Picture: Elise Jacob
A Survivor of Many Things
A Survivor of Many Things
Picture: Sophia Guida
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Street Portrait.
Picture: Mikael Krantz
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Picture: Elena Hermosa
I took this image the first day I met Ashley, and somehow I still feel it represents the core feeling of the project. She is allowing herself to be seen, but remains so very guarded, with clenched fists. Just a few weeks before this photo was taken she had come out as openly transgender to her friends and family. Two self portraits of her as a boy is on the wall behind her.
I took this image the first day I met Ashley, and somehow I still feel it represents the core feeling of the project. She is allowing herself to be seen, but remains so very guarded, with clenched fists. Just a few weeks before this photo was taken she had come out as openly transgender to her friends and family. Two self portraits of her as a boy is on the wall behind her.
Picture: Moth Dust
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Ronnie – The Beauty of Will
Picture: Barbara Gracner
Jack Danielak, born in Lublin, Poland, in Schaller and Weber Meat Market, March, 2015, New York City.
Jack Danielak, born in Lublin, Poland, in Schaller and Weber Meat Market, March, 2015, New York City.
Picture: Miguel Winograd
©2015 Esteban Kuriel
Poppa and Daddy.
Picture: Esteban Kuriel
Helen, who turned 100 on June 1, is one of the people I connected with most this year, as I worked on my project "Alive and Amazing" about elderly women born before 1930 who live alone in NYC
Helen, who turned 100 on June 1, is one of the people I connected with most this year, as I worked on my project “Alive and Amazing” about elderly women born before 1930 who live alone in NYC.
Picture: Yolande Daeninck
After working, KoKo and Ken enjoy their moment in KoKo's balcony, Manhattan, New York. May 13, 2015.
After working, KoKo and Ken enjoy their moment in KoKo’s balcony, Manhattan, New York. May 13, 2015.
Picture: Shih-Chieh Wei
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The family at the ICP full-time show opening that Mansi Bhajanka documented for her project “Dale and Juliette”.
Picture: Mansi Bhajanka
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ICP PJ student, Sara Frisby with Mikey Mike, a fishermen she photographed during her project “Montauk: End of the World”.
Picture: Akshay Bhoan
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Transience.
Picture: Alexandra Madden
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Picture: David Steinberg
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The ICP PJ 2015 Class at graduation on June 21st.
Picture: Jacobia Dahm

Pictures of the Week, June 10th, 2015


The end of this adventure is finally approaching. The work for the show is being hung on the walls (opening Fri June 19! More info: http://bit.ly/1d1VVps) and everyone is frantically spending very late nights in the labs editing and printing portfolios, and preparing for career day portfolio reviews.


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Evening Light/Elena Hermosa

021 Colour 007

Mikael Krantz

Alive and Amazing - Ursula Alive and Amazing – Ursula/Yolande Daeninck

Alive and Amazing - SylviaAlive and Amazing – Sylvia/Yolande Daeninck

Alive and Amazing - NaomiAlive and Amazing – Naomi/Yolande Daeninck

©2015 Esteban Kuriel ©2015 Esteban Kuriel ©2015 Esteban Kuriel

Esteban Kuriel

10__D7A3295Barbara Gracner

11__D7A3417Barbara Gracner

12__D7A3537Barbara Gracner

Antonio's Pizzeria, Jim ThorpeAntonio’s Pizzeria, Jim Thorpe/Moth Dust

A Converted Gulf Station, Now Ice Cream BoothA Converted Gulf Station, Now Ice Cream Booth/Moth Dust

Rest Stop near Jim ThorpeRest Stop near Jim Thorpe/Moth Dust

new_hampshire_nde_0515 009 Alexandra Madden

new_hampshire_nde_0515 021Alexandra Madden

april_1_2015 012Alexandra Madden

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Garifuna/Griselda San Martin

22_mansi_bhajanka_POW (1 of 1)-2A Whiff of Childhood/Mansi Bhajanka

23_mansi_bhajanka_POW (1 of 1)-3A Whiff of Childhood/Mansi Bhajanka

24_3P3A3149A Whiff of Childhood/Mansi Bhajanka

25_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-4Montauk end of the World/Sara Frisby

 

26_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-3Montauk end of the World/Sara Frisby

 

27_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-2Montauk end of the World/Sara Frisby

 

28_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-1Montauk end of the World/Sara Frisby

 

Mauch Chunk Lake, 12AMMauch Chunk Lake, 12AM/Moth Dust

 

30_mansi_bhajanka_POW (1 of 1)-5Mansi Bhajanka

 


Pictures of the Week, May 27th, 2015


Memorial Weekend,school was closed for the day and PJ students are frantically working to complete their preparations for the final show that opens June 19th. More info: http://www.icp.org/exhibitions/one-year-certificate-programs-2015-student-exhibition


1_Boxes_BGracner_1 Boxes/Barbara Gracner

2_Boxes_BGracner_2Boxes/Barbara Gracner

3_Boxes_BGracner_3Boxes/Barbara Gracner

4_Daeninck_POW_150515_03Time Running Out – Helen/Yolande Daeninck

5_Daeninck_POW_150515_02Time Running Out – Ursula/Yolande Daeninck

6_Daeninck_POW_150515_01Time Running Out – Ursula/Yolande Daeninck

7_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-4 Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

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Dance Parade DanceFest 2015,Tompkins Square Park/Shih-Chieh Wei

9_Wei_ DanceFestNYC02_20150520Dance Parade DanceFest 2015,Tompkins Square Park/Shih-Chieh Wei

10_Wei_ DanceFestNYC03_20150520Dance Parade DanceFest 2015,Tompkins Square Park/Shih-Chieh Wei

12_003-Edit-2Mansi Bhajanka

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Mansi Bhajanka

11_001Mansi Bhajanka

14_3P3A1503Mansi Bhajanka

15_150522__DSC3521Leaving Staten Island/Gareth Smit


Pictures of the Week, May 13th, 2015


Midway through the final semester, PJ students have been busy!


1_Awhiffofchildhood 1 A Wiff of Childhood/Mansi Bhajanka

2_Awhiffofchildhood 2 A Wiff of Childhood/Mansi Bhajanka

3_Awhiffofchildhood 4A Wiff of Childhood/Mansi Bhajanka

Time running out / Edith Time Running Out – Edith/Yolande Daeninck

Time running out / Helen Time Running Out – Helen/Yolande Daeninck

6_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-1Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

7_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-2Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

8_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-3Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

150511 Jewel Miller, 38 and her daughter Legacy Jayleen Garner, 1, at their home in Tompkinsville, Staten Island. Legacy is Eric Garner's youngest daughter. Staten Island Ferry/Gareth Smit/em>

Flushing,Queens Flushing,Queens/Shih-Chieh Wei

Subway_7train 7 Train, Subway/Shih-Chieh Wei

Mother and daughterMother and Daughter/Shih-Chieh Wei

14_Sala_Seduction#2 Seduction/Fabiana Sala

15_Sala_SeductionSeduction/Fabiana Sala

16_Sala_Black&White_Tillithappenstoyou#2Till it Happens to You/Fabiana Sala

17_Sala_Black&White_tillithappenstoyouTill it Happens to You/Fabiana Sala

knickerbocker 2 003 Knickerbocker/Mikael Krantz

knickerbocker 2 002Knickerbocker/Mikael Krantz


Pictures of the Week, May 5th, 2015


The show submissions are in, and PJ students have had a few sleepless nights thinking about matte boards, calculating proportions for frames, and arguing with photoshop templates. Here’s a look at what PJ students have been up to this week:


1_150501__DSC1958 A protestor is arrested at the May Day march near Union Square. Many were marching in solidarity with demonstrations in Baltimore calling for police officers to be held accountable for the death of Freddie Gray in custody/Gareth Smit

2_150505__DSC2414Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan won the 11th congressional district during a special election on May 5th, 2015. As Richmond county DA, Donovan was the prosecutor in the case that saw a grand-jury decide not to indict NYPD officer Dan Pantaleo for the death of Eric Garner/Gareth Smit

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6_Hermosa_siluetes (3 of 5) 7_Hermosa_siluetes (4 of 5) 8_Hermosa_siluetes (5 of 5)

Double exposures form sillouettes of Times Square/Elena Hermosa

9_growing up 4 Growing Up/Mansi Bhajanka

10_Master Processed-9685-EditGrowing Up/Mansi Bhajanka

11_3P3A1765-EditGrowing Up/Mansi Bhajanka

12_Mansi_2_BW-EditGrowing Up/Mansi Bhajanka

Mobile office, musician, Bryant parkMobile office, musician, Bryant Park/Shih-Chei Wei

Mobile office, musician, Bryant parkMobile office, musician, Bryant Park/Shih-Chei Wei

15_Wei_festival01_20150430Malan Breton’s film ” A Journey To Taiwan” shows in New York City international film festival 2015. The woman’s dress designed by Malan/Shih-Chei Wei

18_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-1 Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

19_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-4Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

20_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-2Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

21_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-3Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

Time running out / Helen Time running out-Helen/Yolande Daeninck

Time running out / UrsulaTime running out-Ursula/Yolande Daeninck

Spring time in Central ParkSpring time in Central Park/Yolande Daeninck


Pictures of the Week, April 27th, 2015


Spring has finally arrived in NYC and the PJ students at ICP have been hard at work on their long term projects. With one week left to finalise submissions for the final show – it’s crunch time!


Time running out / Gloria Time running out-Gloria/Yolande Daeninck

Time running out / Gloria's living room Time running out-Gloria’s Living Room/Yolande Daeninck

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Crossdresser – Dual Lives/Mansi Bhajanka

©2015 Esteban Kuriel ©2015 Esteban Kuriel ©2015 Esteban Kuriel

Construction workers on site at 30th Street between 6th and 7th Ave, April 15, 2015/Esteban Kuriel

Portrait at "Garifuna Survival Day Celebration: 218 Years" Portrait at Garifuna Survival Day Celebration: 218 Years.

Portrait at Garifuna Survival Day Celebration: 218 Years/Elena Hermosa

Portrait at "Garifuna Survival Day Celebration: 218 Years"
Portrait at Garifuna Survival Day Celebration: 218 Years/Elena Hermosa

treeoflife 002 Tree of Life/Alexandra Madden

april_1_2015 015 Alexandra Madden

18_150424__DSC1272Staten Island Ferry Arrival/Gareth Smit

Griselda-PortraitRosaMartinez (2 of 2) Griselda-PortraitCherlyThomas (1 of 1)

Rosa Martinez/Cherly Thomas/Griselda San Martin

13_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-1 Montauk End of The World/Sara Frisby

14_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-2Montauk End of The World/Sara Frisby

15_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-3Montauk End of The World/Sara Frisby

GOGOGOGo Go Go/Shih-Chieh Wei

subwayYou Miss the View Behind You – Subway/Shih-Chieh Wei


Pictures of the Week, April 19th, 2015


First week of the final trimester at ICP. Let’s have a look at what ICP PJ students have been up to:


1_Kauai_2_BGracner Kauai/Barbara Gracner

Staten IslandCarroll Street/Gareth Smit

Technicolour Afternoon Grand Central Station Technicolour Afternoon/Grand Central Station/Mikael Krantz

Processed with VSCOcam with f2 preset Montauk/Mansi Bhajanka

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Gary Douglas, U.S. Navy veteran/Kamaleon Negro (Black Chameleon), Mexican wrestler/Mr. Kasper, musician/Griselda San Martin

©2015 Esteban Kuriel Esteban Kuriel

©2015 Esteban Kuriel Esteban Kuriel

11_Kauai_1_BGracner Kauai/Barbara Gracner

12_Kauai_4_BGracner Kauai/Barbara Gracner

Light and Shadow Light and Shadow

Light and Shadow/Yolande Daeninck

©2015 Esteban Kuriel Times Square/Esteban Kuriel

©2015 Esteban Kuriel ©2015 Esteban Kuriel ©2015 Esteban Kuriel

Times Square/Esteban Kuriel

image (1) Shih-Chieh Wei

20_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-214April Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

21_sara frisby - montauk end of the world-114AprilMontauk End of the World/Sara Frisby


Pictures of the Week, April 4th, 2015


It’s the last week of the winter term, and PJs have been churning out some great work on their projects, and other assignments. Let’s have a look!


Fabiana Sala

1_1sara frisby - montauk end of the world-1Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

2_5sara frisby - montauk end of the world-5Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

3_3sara frisby - montauk end of the world-3Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

4_4sara frisby - montauk end of the world-4Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

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Times Square/Khadim Baluch

 

11_Burlesque (Dual lives)_-3Burlesque (Dual Lives)/Mansi Bhajanka

 

13_Burlesque (Dual lives)_-6 Burlesque (Dual Lives)/Mansi Bhajanka

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Burlesque (Dual Lives)/Mansi Bhajanka

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Times Square/Yolande Daeninck

031615 001 Near Death/Alexandra Madden

031615 001Near Death/Alexandra Madden

nde_fred 006Near Death/Alexandra Madden

Times SquareTimes Square/Shih-Chieh Wei

Times SqaureTimes Square/Shih-Chieh Wei

Times SquareTimes Square/Shih-Chieh Wei

22_dddLoubna Mrie

23__AGA9202Loubna Mrie

24_Somaia02Loubna Mrie


Pictures of the Week March 25th, 2015


Check out what PJ students at the International Centre of Photography were up to this week.


1_3P3A0372Mansi Bhajanka

2_3P3A0447Mansi Bhajanka

3_3P3A0613-EditMansi Bhajanka

4_3P3A0557Mansi Bhajanka

5_arango_pwp_150318Beatriz Arango Garcia

FujiRPDIII1 003 Mikael Krantz

New York 006Mikael Krantz

8_Mikael_Frank_Franca_light2Mikael Krantz

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Shih-Chieh Wei

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Shih-Chieh Wei

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Brulesque Dancer – Double Exposure/Fabiana Sala

Portrait - Delphine Portrait – Daphine/Yolande Daeninck

New York 14Times Square/Gareth Smit


Pictures of the Week March 13th, 2015


Check out what PJ students at the International Centre of Photography were up to this week.


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Light and Shadow/Soumita Bhattacharya

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Light and Shadow/Soumita Bhattacharya

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Light and Shadow/Soumita Bhattacharya

Grand Central TerminalGrand Central Terminal/Yolande Daeninck

Grand Central TerminalGrand Central Terminal/Yolande Daeninck

Grand Central TerminalGrand Central Terminal/Yolande Daeninck

7PlayingPortraitCamilaSvensonPlaying with Portrait – Camila Svenson/Griselda San Martin

8PlayingPortraitCJPlaying with Portrait – Shih-Chieh Wei/Griselda San Martin

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Playing with Portrait – Fabiana Sala/Griselda San Martin

sara frisby - montauk end of the world-1Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

10sara frisby - montauk end of the world-2Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

11sara frisby - montauk end of the world-3Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

12sara frisby - montauk end of the world-4Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

13sara frisby - montauk end of the world-5Montauk End of the World/Sara Frisby

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Portrait – Esteban Kuriel/Shih-Chieh Wei

15Wei_portrait02_20150310Portrait – Esteban Kuriel/Shih-Chieh Wei

16Wei_portrait03_20150310 Portrait – Griselda San Martin/Shih-Chieh Wei

New York 14 Arrival on Staten Island/Gareth Smit