Following the Photoville Festival youth panel, The Power of Photographic Storytelling, our teen ambassador delved deeper with a special peer-to-peer interview with the 2020 NYU Tisch Future Imagemakers.

Exhibitions at this year’s festival emanated an especially momentous tone on the backdrop of a dreary and dizzying 2020 that brought us a pandemic, social uprisings, and edge-of-your-seat elections. 

We virtually sat down with photographer, Kennedi Carter to discuss her Photoville Festival and FENCE projects, the importance of representation, and what she hopes people take away from her photography. 

In his winning series, Hashem Shakeri explores climate change, loss, and depopulation in one of the largest provinces of Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan.

Talented teen photographer, Denise Stephanie shares what motivated her to start photography.

For the third installment, we have visual storyteller Josué Rivas as he discusses his project Standing Strong.

Brian Otieno discusses his long term personal project, Kibera Stories.

Photographer Janette Beckman discusses the inspiration behind her Instagram series, X3.

Photographer Farah Salem discusses her incredible four-year (and counting) performance photography project, Disclosed.

A letter and call-to-action from photographer Robin Michals, who was featured on the 8th edition of The Photoville FENCE.

We had a quick one-on-one interview with 8th Edition Photoville FENCE Juror's Choice winner Miora Rajaonary.

An interview with The FENCE 2019 People's Choice winner Erik Paul Howard.