Stanley Lumax, Photographer :: 120 Seconds
By seeing his Ghanaian family become successful in this country, Stanley Lumax learned that hard work and passion open your life to infinite possibilities.
Photographers We Love :: Matilde Campodónico
By contributing artist Jennifer Cendaña Armas
Matilde Campodónico: my favorite photographer and a friend I love. Her use of space is wondrous to me, the shapes of her subjects are so crisp, and a sense of curiosity always seems to peek out. I can´t help but think, ¨She is meant to be doing this.¨
I first discovered her photos of musicians. A touch of Google and I found work ranging from past exhibitions to current events photos in The Associated Press. After more Googling and some praying, I had my own session with Mati in Uruguay, where she resides. She is just as fabulous in person as I hoped (and also one great tour guide of Montevideo).
music/videos we love :: mos def – supermagic
Photographer + Music Video Director Nabil Elderkin has quickly become one of my favorite image makers this year. From the multi-layered “T.I.A” music video for K’naan to his black + white mini-horror music video for Kanye West’s “Paranoid”, to this trippy one shot take of Mos Def rapping in image trails. The boy’s been in a ZONE! With a steady growing stable of music videos and promos, Nabil has proven he’s one to watch…
Street Layers We Love :: Vinny Cornelli, Photographer & guest blogger
There are times when you meet someone haphazardly only to realize you share similar passions, interests and perspectives. This is what happened when I met Vinny Cornelli. Soon after we exchanged information, we checked out each other’s work and we realized we wanted to collaborate somehow. So here we are.
Vinny is in finance by day and by night he documents public art through his project Street Layers, photographs for Brooklyn Vegan & Brooklynstreetart and now writes for Friends We Love as a guest blogger. This past summer he needed to get his Radiohead fix and planned a tour through Europe that included back to back concerts, street art photography and studio visits with some great artists. He’s got stories for days and we couldn’t be happier that he’d like to share them with us.
artists we love :: lucille reyboz, photographer
I had the pleasure of meeting Lucille about five years ago through a dear friend and we hit it off instantly. At the time she had just finished a book on the Batammaba tribe from Togo. Their name means “the true architects of the earth” and rightly so. She was able to capture their beautiful practice of building from natural materials with community hands as tools. Their architecture is not only striking but practical. She told me how the chief had welcomed her and ceremoniously “adopted” her into their village, which didn’t surprise me at all. Lucille is able to instantly connect through her honesty and kindness, put people at ease and inspire them all in one conversation. She has since found the funding to build a children’s school for the Batammaba that celebrates their true artistry and local traditions.
The project that followed for Lucille was a series of women at onsen (Japanese natural hot springs) for a solo show in NY’s Phillips de Pury. She asked me to create a soundscape for it and to DJ the opening which was a real treat for me. Lucille creates magic and this exhibit was a clear indication of her powers. Needless to say, the photos were gorgeous, the traditional tea ceremony and dinner she organized were sublime. I knew that I had to experience an onsen soon.
artists we love :: miru kim
One of the best aspects of doing this series is that through it we’ve been able to not only get to know our friends better but also meet new friends and artists whom we admire and inspire us. Case in point: Miru Kim. We were introduced to her work through her video presentation on TED and became instantly fascinated by her approach and overall aesthetic. Her current photography series Naked City Spleen takes place in urban ruins and structures which she discovers on exploratory missions around the world. She breathes life and humanity into these otherwise abandoned spaces by introducing herself as both subject and observer. We had endless conversations about her work (too many to mention here) and were so happy when she agreed to join us for a 120 Seconds.
Miru Kim, Artist :: 120 Seconds
Miru Kim shares her simple method to battle stress – take a mini vacation by stepping outside and finding something new – which is how she began discovering the underground tunnels and abandoned buildings that inspire her photography work.
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