Add your photo to Living in the Shade

Call for photos

Show off the gardens, basketball courts, playgrounds, or public art just outside your front door!
The National Public Housing Museum invites all public housing residents across the country to send in photos of the outdoor spaces surrounding your home. A select number of photos will be featured in our exhibition Living in the Shade: Open Space and Public Housing (July 23–November 12, 2025) or on our social media.
The exhibition takes visitors on a visual journey through the changing landscapes of open spaces across the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), beginning with the early years of the organization. To expand the story to public housing communities across the country, a dedicated space in the gallery has been set aside to feature your photo submissions.
Do you have a photo that captures how you and your friends and family and community spend time in the outdoor spaces of public housing?
Photos (top to bottom) by Asa Taft and Jared Wellington.