As many braced themselves for the imminent inauguration of the 45th president in January of 2016, this amazing exhibition opened at the Bronx Documentary Center. I was honored to be in such esteemed company-many of the cities finest social justice photographers.
Some of the background is included here: “A cohort of NYC photographers, born between 1950 and 1970, committed themselves to documenting struggles for social change as they unfolded. Progressive and independent, many published their work in The Village Voice, the nation’s first alternative newsweekly, and some joined the cooperative photo agency, Impact Visuals, dedicated to social documentary photography. Others freelanced and sold images to publications throughout the world. Collectively, their photographs, which have never before been exhibited together, chronicle New York’s history from 1980-2000.
The exhibit was co-curated by Meg Handler, former photo editor of The Village Voice, historian Tamar Carroll, author of Mobilizing New York: AIDS, Antipoverty and Feminist Activism, and Michael Kamber, founder of the Bronx Documentary Center. The exhibit was designed and produced by the BDC’s Cynthia Rivera and Bianca Farrow.”
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