Posts Tagged ‘Photography’
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
“To change a community, you have to change the soil.” - Ron Finley
I’d like to thank the students I had the chance to meet and work with at Westside Academy at Blodgett this year. We took a journey and learned from each other. After the first day I thought a lot about the Tony Danza Book I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had.
We did photo walks, technical research, contests and model shoots, and their skill levels continued to rise to the challenge. But soon I noticed that the children were teaching me as much about creativity and expression as I taught them about photography.
Visiting the Westside neighborhood daily was an eye-opening experience. The assignment helped me become a better photographer and a better person.
Also a special shout-out to Ms. Darby (the program director), Mr. Hicks (the principal), and Syracuse City School District alum Adrian Sicam (the multi-talented artist who allowed SIF to use his music for this piece).
Tags: 2013, Adrian Sicam, Blodgett School, Connective Corridor, Education, Maytime, Near West Side Initiative, Photography, Ron Finley, Say Yes to Education, SCSD, Tony Danza
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Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
It’s hard to imagine a way to share so many different views of the city that can be found in this current contest (Syracusescapes) without the proliferation of digital cameras (including phones, tablets, etc) and social media.
Tags: 2013, Connective Corridor, Digital Cameras, Photo Contest, Photography, Social Media, Studio C, Syracuse, Syracusescapes
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Saturday, April 20th, 2013
When DJ, photographer, comedian Binx visited the SIF studio, we played one of his favorite vinyl records from back in the day.
Today is
Record Store Day. The
Sound Garden (of Armory Square) is one of the participating stores and will feature an in-store performance today.
Tags: 2013, Comedy, Music, National Record Day, Photography, Sound Garden, Vinyl Records
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Monday, April 8th, 2013
“Hip Hop saved my life.”
Eldred Harris, educator (born in the Bronx)
Get Up State (Mural)
A collection of Hip Hop pioneers, scholars, historians and community residents gathered at the
History Center of Tompkins County on Saturday night to hear about the roots of a movement. During the discussion Eldred Harris, Afrika Bambaattaa, Joe Conzo, Grandmaster Cas gave the crowd peals of wisdom and the story behind the music. Harris even showed what he called the birth certificate for Hip Hop (a party flyer, circa 1974) and described the link between Soul music and Hip Hop (
DJ Grandmaster Flowers opened a concert for James Brown in NYC). The photographs during the lecture (and hanging on the walls as part of ‘Decay to DJ’) highlighted the brilliant creativity and youthful resilience it took to help birth a multi-elemental art form amidst the city’s crumbling infrastructure. Conzo put things in proper perspective by describing the South Bronx (which he photographed extensively–people and places) as his playground. My goal was to document my surroundings, he said.
Eldred Harris talks about the roots of Hip Hop.
Live Mural Painting at Cascadilla Street in Ithaca.
Jorge Pabon, aka Pop Master Fabel and a member of the Rock Steady Crew, talks about his experience in the early days of Hip Hop.
Pioneering DJ Grandmaster Cas meets with retired Ithaca ophthalmologist Ed Hart (right) at the History Center. Hart was one of the early supporters of Syracuse in focus.
Tags: 2013, African American Radio Personalities, Afrika Bambaataa, Charlie Ahearn, Cornell University, DJs, Edward Hart M.D., Eldred Harris, From Decay to DJ, Graffiti, Grandmaster Cas, Hip Hop Culture, Ithaca, Joe Conzo, Jorge Pabon, Music, Photography, Rock Steady Crew, Unbound From the Underground, Universal Zulu Nation, Urban Renewal
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Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Pioneering Hip Hop photographers Joe Conzo and Charlie Ahearn (right) visited Ithaca this weekend for Unbound from the Underground: A Community Celebration of Hip Hop Culture. They are pictured at The Tompkins County History Center where Conzo's collection of photos "Decay to DJ" are on exhibit.
Tags: Charlie Ahearn, Decay to DJ, Hip Hop Culture, History Center, Ithaca, Joe Conzo, Music, Photography, Unbound From the Underground, Wildstyle
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Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Darryl McDaniels, aka DMC (back-in-the-day)
Next week the elements of the Hip Hop scene (past, present and future) will collide in Ithaca New York to coincide with the exhibition of The Hip Hop Collection at Cornell University.
The three-day event will feature panel discussions, art exhibits and a concert series featuring Afrika Bambaata (see Dan Smalls Presents, Inc.). Of particular interest to SIF will be the talk by Hip Hop Photo-historian Joe Conzo (who also documented the Latin Music scene in the 70s and 80s).
For a complete schedule, click here. To brush up on your Hip Hop History, click here.
Tags: 2013, Afrika Bambaataa, Cold Crush Brothers, Dan Smalls Presents DSP, Graffiti, GZA, Hip Hop Culture, Hip Hop Music, Ithaca, Joe Conzo, Music, Photography, Unbound From the Underground
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Thursday, August 30th, 2012
Country Crooner Matt Chase, sang today in the Dairy Building at the NYS Fair (not pictured Thelma Chase).
National Public Radio (NPR) recently featured the work of photographer
Henry Horenstein, who reminds us that country music is rural music, not only Southern music.
Tags: 2012, Country Music, Dairy Building, Double Chase, Henry Horenstein, New York State Fair, NPR, Photography
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Monday, August 20th, 2012
Here’s a picture from the visual journal of Alec Soth and Brad Zellar taken near the Destiny USA property. The two are traveling through Upstate NY and documenting their trip. The post was dated on World/International Photography Day.
Tags: 2012, Alec Soth, Brad Zellar, Destiny USA, LBM Dispatch, Photography
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