Brian Finke, Photographer at The New York Photo Festival (NYPH) in the Dumbo section of, Brooklyn on May 15, 2008 ..Photography, one of the most important visual media of our lives, has been surprisingly uncelebrated, particularly in the United States. New York City, home to the most influential commercial and fine art photography community, has lacked?until now?a large-scale event dedicated to photography.. .powerHouse Books and VII Photo Agency have joined forces to launch the new, annual New York Photo Festival, the first international-level festival of photography to be based in the U.S.