The Photographer Who Captured the Birth of Hip-Hop As a teen-ager, Joe Conzo, Jr., took intimate pictures of the Bronx music scene. He’s lived several lives in the time since. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-photographer-who-captured-the-birth-of-hip-hop Joe Conzo, Jr., grew up in a proud, politically engaged family of Puerto Rican New Yorkers. His father, Joe, Sr.,…
Complicating the Picture of Urban Life A new exhibit features three Bronx-born photographers whose work explores the idea of community while challenging outdated, lingering notions. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/complicating-the-picture-of-urban-life/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog a provocative new exhibition at the Bronx Museum of Art, “Three Photographers From the Bronx: Jules Aarons, Morton Broffman and Joe Conzo,” which opens Feb. 26.…
Close-Ups of Puerto Rican New York Eight photographers captured what it meant to live in New York and call oneself Puerto Rican. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/close-ups-of-puerto-rican-new-york/ “Dia” embraces the period from the 1960s to the 1980s — when Puerto Rican New York was very much on the rise — with the work of eight photographers:…
