Miami Street Photography Festival
By Billy Kung
As the only festival of its kind in the United States, the Miami Street Photography Festival (MSPF) has come a long way since its inaugural inception four years ago. Born out of the Miami Street Photography Club—a non-profit organization with a vision to elevate Miami as a center for photography—the first annual MSPF opened in the Wynwood art district during Miami Art Week in 2012 and featured Magnum photographer Alex Webb, poet Rebecca Norris Webb, National Geographic’s Maggie Steber, and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Rick McCawley.
Today, the MSPF shows significant and rapid growth, with more than 55 countries represented in the 2015 edition. With the additional support of Susan Meiselas and other master photographers, alongside a large social media following and the continued support of global partnerships, MSPF has now found a new home at HistoryMiami’s newly established Center for Photography, a Smithsonian affiliate.
