New York Photo Festival Opens Today (May 17) in DUMBO

Jen DeNike
Yamini Nayar

The New York Photo Festival 2012 will be held May 16 through May 20 in DUMBO, Brooklyn. A site locator of the area’s exhibition sites and amenities can be found here.

The festival opens to the public Thursday, May 17, 11:00 am; tickets are not required to view exhibitions, but will be required for presentations and receptions. (Special events schedule here.)

Featured exhibitions include: "What Do You Believe In" at 56 Water Street and 37 Main Street; "The Curse and the Gift" at Powerhouse Arena, 37 Main Street; "On the Razor's Edge: Between Documentary and Fine Art Photography," also at Powerhouse; and "Sinfonia Antarctica (The Book of Ice)" by DK Spooky -- a special outdoor exhibition which will be presented as iceberg floes throughout the streets of DUMBO in special BackPack Galleries.

Satellite exhibitions are also taking place at Powerhouse and 111 Front Street. Details here.

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