Miami Street Photography Festival at Art Basel Miami Beach 2016
Art Basel, the world's premier modern and contemporary art fairs, is returning to Miami Beach to showcase the latest and wildest in arts and performances of all kinds.
Very popular with art lovers, collectors and resellers, Art Basel Miami Beach has confirmed year after year its status of not-to-miss art event in the Magic City.
For its 5th year of existence, the Miami Street Photography Festival (MSPF) will feature world-class photographers Richard Kalvar, Alex Webb, Rebecca Norris-Webb, Maggie Steber, Jill Freedman, and Matt Stuart.
Within the HistoryMiami Museum, photographers from more than 50 countries will expose some of their best work through exhibitions, lectures, workshops, photo walks, and portfolio reviews.
Those guest photographers will be starring in dedicated exhibits: Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris-Webb are presenting their illustrated voyage in Cuba, an interesting prospective in the light of the recent loss of the late legendary leader Fidel Castro.
Photojournalist Carl Juste curates the monumental exhibit The Big Picture, a display of 16 colossal images from around the world, by sixteen renowned fellow photojournalists that has been regularly presented at in Miami's Little Haiti Cultural Center for the past few years.
The Big Picture, exhibition curated by Carl Juste
The Miami Street Photography Festival's galleries will remain open until January 15, but there are many special events, exhibits, guided tours, lectures, and workshops scheduled during Art Basel Miami Beach Thursday through Sunday.
Miami Street Photography Festival 2016 Exhibits
| MSPF Finalists 2016 |
| Miami Photo Series 2016 |
| Guest Exhibit- VIOLET ISLE – Images of Cuba by Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb |
| Collective Exhibit- STREET PHOTO THAILAND (20+ MEMBERS)- Projected or Displayed |
| Courtyard Exhibit- THE BIG PICTURE – Photojournalism project by Carl Juste |
| LensCulture Screening |
Miami Street Photography Festival 2016 Full Events Schedule
| Date & Time | Exhibit / Activity |
| THURSDAY, DEC. 1 | |
| 10am-7pm | GET YOUR HANDS ON A LEICA-CAMERA LOAN |
| 11:00 | GALLERY TOUR WITH PROFESSOR RICK MCCAWLEY |
| 1:00-2:00 | STREET PHOTOGRAPHY TALK WITH PROF. RICK MCCAWLEY “Roots of Street” and “Street Rights” |
| 3:00-4:00 | STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THEIR PROJECTS: LAUREN WELLES “From Lawyer to Photographer-Finding my voice” |
| 5:00-7:00 | OPENING RECEPTION open to the public, together with GALLERY WALK/TALK OF “VIOLET ISLE” EXHIBIT WITH ALEX WEBB AND REBECCA NORRIS WEB |
| 7:00 | JILL FREEDMAN ARTIST TALK/ AV PRESENTATION “MADHATTAN”, images from New York |
| FRIDAY, DEC. 2 | |
| 10am-7pm | GET YOUR HANDS ON A LEICA-CAMERA LOAN |
| 11:00 | WALK AND TALK GALLERY TOUR WITH PROFESSOR RICK MCCAWLEY |
| 1:00-2:00 | STREET PHOTOGRAPHY TALK WITH PROF. RICK MCCAWLEY “Roots of Street” and “Street Rights” |
| 3:00-4:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION “Documentary vs. Street Photography” with Thomas Lazar,Chris Suspect, Lauren Welles |
| 5:00-6:00 | CARL JUSTE, Miami Herald Photographer presentation |
| 7:00 | RICHARD KALVAR ARTIST TALK/ AV PRESENTATION |
| SATURDAY, DEC. 3 | |
| 10am-7pm | GET YOUR HANDS ON A LEICA-CAMERA LOAN |
| 11:00 | WALK AND TALK GALLERY TOUR WITH RICK MCCAWLEY |
| 12:00- 1:00 | LEICA TALK BY STEPHEN VANASCO “Passion before Profit”, the integrity of recognizing moments and opportunities in photography, followed by |
| 1:00-3:00 | LEICA ‘Instameet and Photowalk with @witness_x and @cynlagos’. |
| 2:00-3:00 | “MSPF STREET PHOTO SLAM”-photo critique by accomplished street photographers. |
| 3:30-4:30 | “A CONVERSATION WITH AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL: JILL FREEDMAN”- with Maggie Steber |
| 5:00-5:30 | WORKSHOP STUDENTS SLIDESHOW |
| 6:00 – 7:00 | MARTIN PARR ARTIST TALK/ AV PRESENTATION |
| 7:00-10:00 | Awards Ceremony, Closing Party with DJ (open to the public), and special VIP Lounge |
| SUNDAY, DEC 4 | |
| 12-5pm | GET YOUR HANDS ON A LEICA-CAMERA LOAN |
| 1:00 | “STATE OF THE COLLECTIVE”- a conversation with Street Photography Collective members |
| 3:00 | FILM SCREENING “DON’T BLINK-ROBERT FRANK””, a portrait of a quintessential artist, by Laura Israel |
The Miami Street Photography Festival is located at HistoryMiami, 101 West Flagler Street. The galleries are open 10 am to 10 pm (Dec. 1-3), and noon to 5 pm (Dec. 4). For more information visit http://www.historymiami.org.