Dedicated to young photo artists, BROOKLYN TRANSIT strives to create a cultural platform between Africa and America, two worlds that attract, ignore and are fascinated by each other.

For an entire week, a tribe of image lovers, the “underdogs” of world photography, will gather to participate in various events where all kinds of photography, both past and present, will meet. The festival will give preference to the work of unknown or barely known photographers without however excluding established artists. Each selected project will have a link with Africa, without necessarily portraying the continent itself. BROOKLYN TRANSIT will promote high quality images and all applicants will be considered on an equal footing regardless of their origin.

Rather than using established venues, the exhibitions will take place in various locations around Brooklyn, which through their diversity will give the festival greater visibility and will serve as a reminder of the popular roots of photography.

BROOKLYN TRANSIT will not only be the first photo festival ever organized in New York but also on the east coast of the United States. Brooklyn is the perfect choice to host such an event: a unique place in the world and a world in itself, a rich cultural history in a new country. This dynamic borough has become the hub of New York’s artistic life.

Brooklyn is emblematic of what an urban area with great racial mixing can be, where the encounter of photography with diversity should therefore be celebrated.

Philippe Dollo – 19 October 2005

 

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