Photoville is New York City’s free premier photo destination. The festival is a venue built from re purposed shipping containers. Photoville gives you an opportunity to engage with a diverse audience. It’s located at Brooklyn Bridge Park in DUMBO. Its like a photography village with over 65 shipping containers turned into into galleries. Photoville is open to the public all ages and dogs as well making it unlike any other photo festival in the world.

The exhibit that really caught my attention was called “Battles Won”. Presented by the U.S. Marine Corps.

Photo 1: Marines Battle Against The Unknown

Photo: SSgt Dengrier Baez

Location: Jordan. Date: April 21, 2018

The first thing that caught my eye was the green smoke coming towards their direction. The way the photo was taken in motion and the perspective it is in.

Photo 2: Marines Battle Against Obstacles

Photo: LCpl Ginnie Lee

Location: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Date: January 11, 2018

The Marines are in a Assaultman Course detonate a timber charge during a demolition and explosive training exercise.  As well as for this picture, the explosion takes up a lot of the background giving it a contrast of different colors from the fire which makes the image so powerful.

Photo 3: Marines Battle Against Lawlessness

Photo: GySgt Robert Brown

Location: Gulf of Aden. Date: December 17, 2016

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, on an inflatable boat to conduct a visit, board, search and seizure mission. I love how the Marines are the main focus in this picture. The colors from the water and the sunset in the background give it a dramatic effect.