Photo Book Speed Date with Josh Aronson

South Florida, join us at the Downtown Miami Library on Saturday, March 7, from 2-5pm for the biggest run yet of Photo Book Speed Date. Bring a favorite art or photo book from your own collection. Pair up. Share it in timed rotations. Think of this like a speed date, but for ideas; for all the art book lovers, photo book lovers, and zine lovers alike.

It's free! Just RSVP. And come dressed in your Saturday best because EXILE Projects will be on-site making portraits of Photo Book Speed Date guests with their favorite art and photo books in hand. Portraits will be published in a new zine about Miami art and photo book culture. Come, bring your favorite book, and get featured.

See you at the library!

Photo Book Speed Date is a playful, artist-led program by Miami-based photographer Josh Aronson. Designed to spark connection through a shared love of photo books and art books, this lively exchange mimics the format of a traditional speed date—without the romance. Bring a beloved photo book or art book and share selected pages in quick, timed rotations, creating brief but meaningful conversations inspired by images, stories, and personal reflections. Read about Photo Book Speed Date in , on , and on 's Art Shows To Leave The House For.

Josh Aronson is a Miami-based artist whose work examines identity, community, and belonging. Raised in Miami, he discovered photography as a high schooler, later developing a practice that explores masculinity and Florida. Drawing from archival imagery and personal experience, he collaborates with Miami’s emerging arts community, casting local talent and inviting participants to perform in his images. Beyond his photographic practice, Aronson cultivates artistic dialogue through public programs. He founded Photo Book Speed Date, now in its seventh iteration, to connect South Florida’s arts community through a shared engagement with photo books.

EXILE Projects is a nonprofit press based in Miami that champions experimental artists’ publications and nurtures a vibrant print‑culture community. Through workshops, talks, exhibitions, and fairs, we expand access to independent print culture while celebrating diverse creative voices.

This event and publication are made possible through the generous support of the Miami Downtown Development Authority, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the South Arts Literary Arts Grant.

Photos by Richard Ramos from Vizcaya Late: Photo Book Speed Date with Josh Aronson (2025).

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