Over the past year, Gotham’s visual artists have worked to make meaning of all of the tragedies and anomalies they have witnessed around the world, not to mention those that have impacted their lives directly. They’ve endeavored to find beauty in as many places as possible, and remind their audience to seek it out as well. Our students exploring photography as a medium for expression have found their voices, and would like to share them with you during our first public on-line exhibition. These young photographers are artists, photo journalists, and documentarians. Our world, and these times, recorded through their eyes, is a sight to behold.
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Akim Aberdeen
Work Day, 2020
Digital photograph
“At work even though we’re in quarantine, and didn’t really want to be home.”
Akim Aberdeen
Nice Day, 2020
Digital photograph
“I loved the lighting of the park with no one in there- a strong background of the sky on a nice day.”
Kiya Akintayo
Untitled, 2020
Digital photograph with digital illustration
“I decided to draw over one of my pictures, and I plan to draw over more as well.”
Kiya Akintayo
His Sock, 2020
Digital photograph
“We got tired of being in the house, so the two of us went to the emptiest part of the Park.”
Hange Augustine
I Can't Breathe, 2020
Digital photograph
“Everybody is protesting for one common goal. Right before the picture was taken it was pouring rain, but they showed they can beat the odds. Rain or shine, we do not stop until justice has been served.”
Hange Augustine
Abandon Time Square, 2020
Digital photograph
“This portrays how deserted Time Square has became after people were ordered to stay indoors.”
Tania Carreras
Warped Reality, 2020
Digital photograph
“Looking through this glass has been an important part of my childhood and I wanted to capture it.”
Tania Carreras
Let's Split!, 2020
Digital photograph
“I wanted to experiment with different aspect ratios and exposures to achieve different results.”
Shanel Collins-Whyte
Untitled, 2020
Digital photograph
“My cat spread out on my bed.”
Shanel Collins-Whyte
Zippy, 2020
Digital photograph
“Tiny dog getting ready to attack.”
Briana Delk
Candy Apples, 2020
Digital photograph
“This photo demonstrates how some people use their free time to stay free of boredom now.”
Briana Delk
Babysitting Day, 2020
Digital photograph
“This photo shows a change in the way we learn now at home vs how we learned in school.”
Isaiah Evans
CovidCostco, 2020
Digital photograph
“Social distancing brings effective change in areas like super markets.”
Isaiah Evans
The Night Watcher, 2020
Digital photograph
“I got up in the middle of the night for something to drink, and at first I only saw my cat, Ace, sitting on the couch. When I got closer I saw that my niece had fallen asleep on the couch, too. Ace always tends to pull funny stunts like this and this was one of those moments I immediately had to capture.”
Jared Henry
Super-Powers and the Superpowers, 2020
Digital photograph
“I posed my younger brother in front of my sculpture”
Jared Henry
Fear in the face of adversity, 2020
Digital photograph
“I spotted this probably a day or so before the quarantine started, when there was all of this negative hysteria and fear, and regret, and anger towards the Asian community in New York. It seemed very politically and appropriately timed to remind us that we all come from different places, just to be one thing—New Yorkers.”
Melannie Morreira
Waiting…, 2020
Digital photograph
”One of many rainy days in New York City, on my way to Staten Island.”
Melannie Morreira
Window Series Pt. 3, 2020
Digital photograph
”Trying to adjust to a new way of living through the pandemic and getting some light and aura.”
Heaven Parker
Untitled, 2020
Digital photograph
“I tried to show through my images that things are always moving, always changing. I waited for the perfect moment, which is never.”
Heaven Parker
Untitled, 2020
Digital photograph
“Things aren’t always how they seem to be. You can look at one thing and have your own definition or perception of what it is, what it truly is about. I don’t want those reasons to be so obvious in my pictures, though. I want my images to stay open to other people’s interpretations.”
Joey Rodriguez
Red Hook, 2020
Digital photograph
”I make strong photos by knowing what’s around.”
Joey Rodriguez
Untitled, 2020
Digital photograph
“I took photos of how empty the city was because of this pandemic, and I showed what this could be if there was a change to how we live forever.”