There is deep significance in Cheryl Dunn calling her solo show, LET THEM EAT CAKE, from both the era that she is now shooting and the area for which many of her best photos have come from. The original story is that during a famine around the time of the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette may have uttered that famous phrase, “let them eat cake,” in response to the protesting, starving peasants for which she was their royal. That disregard and lack of empathy has been perfectly articulated in Cheryl Dunn’s work, where from her studio near Wall Street in Manhattan, or just even on the streets of NYC, has captured the essence of protest, punk and outsider movements in the face of extreme wealth. While the kings and queens of our time are consolidating more and more power, Dunn has embedded herself into the counter-movements, the scenes of authenticity that continue to have a cultural stronghold on the ways we think and practice creativity.
Filmmaker and photographer Cheryl Dunn shines a light on New York City street photography in her new documentary “Everybody Street.” The film features interviews with renowned street shooters, including Elliott Erwitt, Rebecca Lepkoff, Joel Meyerowitz, Ricky Powell and Jamel Shabazz, who discuss everything from how they got their start in photography to the esthetics of digital versus analogue imagery and the state of the photo industry today.
Everybody Street by photographer/filmmaker Cheryl Dunn is an upcoming documentary about New York City’s street photographers. Originally released as a 36
Everybody Street by photographer/filmmaker Cheryl Dunn is an upcoming documentary about New York City’s street photographers. Originally released as a 36 minute short, Dunn is expanding the film to feature length. She’s raising funds for the project on Kickstarter.
