Overall, the experience was saved by the beautiful Brooklyn Bridge Park which you have to walk through to get to the exhibit located at Pier 3 - which is quite a trek when you're pushing a stroller along gravel and cobble stone. Plus, it was almost 100 degrees out and I felt so bad for M stuck in the stroller, which I was convinced was trapping the heat.
When we finally arrived, it was underwhelming. For a photo show, the setup wasn't exactly pleasing to the eye (so much so I that I realized I didn't take pictures!). Each photographer had their own shipping container for the exhibit. I get the whole industrial-cool look they were going for, but it was just not very attractive and uncomfortable inside because of the heat. The exhibit felt like it was in a parking lot nowhere and didn't take advantage of the beautiful water views.
As for the photography itself, I wasn't able to see much since I had M in the stoller and obviously, I couldn't bring him inside or else no one else would be able to fit. So my husband and I took turns. Despite the marketing, Photoville didn't live up to the hype. For example, I was disappointed with the dog park that was described so alluringly but it turned out to be a space on the concrete they "fenced in" with some wire - sad.
Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy myself and made the best of it. The best part was the journey there - along the walk there is a photo exhibit displayed along a fence.
I suppose it's not easy taking an infant around so my experience of the exhibit is a bit skewed. For everyone else, I say check it out - at the very least you get a spectacular view of the Brooklyn Bridge.