Southeast Museum of Photography — Attraction in Daytona Beach

Brilliantly curated exhibits. The current UCF thesis projects are fascinating. The Stand-Up Comedy exhibit featuring the stunning work of Andy Hollingworth, however, took me completely by surprise. The collection uses each wall of the gallery to highlight not only different subjects, but different contexts. Getting to see the many faces comedians wear on stage and off is fascinating. The contrast of Eddie Izzard in full show regalia versus another photo backstage in a moment of calm with a cup of coffee, for example, illustrates both sides of the performer: the persona they create for the audience against the actual person in a moment of authenticity and humanity. Hollingworth even brings personality and narrative context to inanimate objects, including Charlie Chaplin's cane, and Stan Laurel's bowler hat.

Even if you miss these specific exhibits, the staff at the museum go to incredible lengths to get the most out of each frame. Highly, highly recommended for...

While this was really cool to visit, I would not call this a museum of photography, but rather just a photography gallery. I was under the impression before visiting that there were a lot of different types of photos to see, based on the word "museum". However, there was only photos from one photographer, who only did portraits. We did not have to pay to see the gallery, though.

The photographer was great, and it was amazing to see how many different famous comedians they had photographed. Some of their work included Bo Burnham, Rowan Atkinson, and Noel Felding. They also photographed props from Charlie Chaplin and Robin Williams. I particularly enjoyed reading about the photographer's remarks about some of the comedians.

Overall, while misleading, this museum of photography was fantastic. I love photography, so it was amazing to see this exhibit. In the future, I hope to come back to see what new gallery is...

This museum is a hidden gem of Daytona Beach. It's free to enter, and they are constantly rotating their exhibitions. They provide a mixture of student work and established, well known photographers. So there's always something new and different to see. They also have a fantastic kid space with board games, books, and even computers with art programs that are very user friendly for children of all ages. So if you want to stop by, and you have a small child they can sit back in a bean bag chair and play some games. I'd encourage anyone to go check it out. It's something to do and like I said...