It’s photo month over on the Brian Lehrer Show, and last week, listeners submitted photos to show’s Flickr pool under the theme “Change for the Better, Change for the Worse.” There were over almost 350 entries - 25 or so of which will be selected to be part of the Slideluck Potshow presentation at McCarren […]
Author Archives: Andrea Silenzi
Street Shots at the Camera Club of New York
July 10, 2008 – 2:29 pm
Come join WNYC Radio and the Camera Club of New York at our gallery show sponsored by Adorama and Adoramapix.com. On display, you’ll find the work of our winning photographer, Joe Wigfall, the latest video short by the producers of Street Shots, as well as a selection of shots from our photography competition, The […]
Joe Wigfall Wins the Street Shots Challenge
July 1, 2008 – 12:22 pm
WNYC Radio and our contest judge Luc Sante are pleased to announce the winner of the Street Shots Challenge: Joe Wigfall.
“Joe Wigfall combines psychological acuity with impeccable composition–on the fly, of course–and a deep, virtually Rembrandt-etching feeling for tonality. Mr. Wigfall knows his people intimately–you sense that he finds a bit of himself in every […]
WNYC to Host Photography Show with the Camera Club of New York
June 26, 2008 – 5:54 pm
Photo by Rocco Kasby
This summer, WNYC has celebrated New York’s long history of street photography through our video shorts, conversations on WNYC Radio programs, and The Street Shots Challenge. Now, we’re adding one more interactive element: our very own gallery show.
WNYC Radio and the Camera Club of New York are pleased to announce our […]
How does Jamel Shabazz do it?
May 29, 2008 – 6:32 pm
While we we were making our video of Jamel Shabazz, he stopped to talk with a group of street fighters in Union Square. They were tough looking guys, with hoods over their heads, tear drop tattoos, and their fists were raised.
“Can I take a picture of you fighters of men?” Jamel asked.
The street fighters […]
How Does Bruce Gilden Do It?
May 21, 2008 – 5:27 pm
It’s hard to watch Bruce Gilden in action, and not feel a strong reaction to his methods. Take the members of the Flickr group Hardcore Street Photography. One member wrote, “I got nervous just watching that” and another member asks, “I wonder how many times he gets thumped for doing that?” And […]
Behind the Scenes at NYPH
May 20, 2008 – 4:20 pm
Last week, I had the chance to speak with artists and curators at the New York Photo Festival in DUMBO while they set up their galleries.
One of the voices in my story was Tim Barber, a man of many hats. He’s a photographer, a digital curator and a DIY photobook publisher. When I […]
The Future of Photography, in DUMBO
May 15, 2008 – 6:30 pm
Penelope Umbrico
If you’re looking for a picture of a sunset, you might start by searching the online photo galleries of Flickr.
This is exactly what artist Penelope Umbrico did for her installment at the New York Photography Festival, going on in Brooklyn this weekend.
The festival, set in DUMBO, is the first of its kind. It […]