This Photographer Shot the Radical Protests That Inspired Occupy Thirty years ago, Q. Sakamaki started taking photos of the artists and anarchists resisting gentrification in NYC. Link: https://www.vice.com/en/article/ywkxgb/q-sakamaki-photographer-tompkins-square-park-riots-1988 Thirty years ago this week, Q. Sakamaki began taking photos of the artists and anarchists resisting gentrification in New York City.
Gaza: Living in Ruins – Photographs and text by Q. Sakamaki | LensCulture Months after the summer conflict between Hamas and Israel, Q via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/q-sakamaki-gaza-living-in-ruins I traveled to Gaza in the aftermath to witness the devastation for myself. I took a series of portraits of people living in the ruins of what used to…
Sakamaki was returned to the group and told he was going to be arrested — “They said, ‘You know why.’” “I said, ‘For being a journalist and taking pictures?’ They said, ‘Yes.’” Link: Q. Sakamaki recounts fear and beatings during detainment in Egypt | dvafoto
From the American Photo site: Paolo Pellegrin, Q. Sakamaki, Kristen Ashburn and Farah Nosh took the photography prizes at the 68th Annual Overseas Press Club awards, presented by CBS News anchor Katie Couric at a dinner Thursday night in New York. Pellegrin won the prestigious Robert Capa Gold Medal for his photo essay “True Pain:…
