Why We Look: Questioning the World Before Us
from 1 Jan 2026 at Brattleboro
· Windham County
Why We Look: Questioning the World Before Us is a group photography exhibition presented by the Vermont Center for Photography in 2026. Bringing together multiple photographers, the show invites viewers to reflect on the act of looking itself — the impulse, the habit, and the meaning behind turning our gaze toward the world.
Through a diverse range of photographic works, the exhibition poses fundamental questions about perception, attention, and the stories we construct from what we see. It is a meditation on photography not merely as a recording tool, but as a way of questioning reality and our place within it.
Through a diverse range of photographic works, the exhibition poses fundamental questions about perception, attention, and the stories we construct from what we see. It is a meditation on photography not merely as a recording tool, but as a way of questioning reality and our place within it.
About the venue
Brattleboro
· Windham County
Brattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located about 10 miles (16 km) north of the Massachusetts state line at the confluence of Vermont's West River and the Connecticut River. With a 2022 Census population of 12,106, it is the most populous…