Erin Patrice O'Brien
Erin Patrice O’Brien is a portrait and reportage photographer based in Brooklyn, NY.[1][2][3] O'Brien has extensively photographed the entertainment industry, from comedians Dave Chappelle, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, and John Leguizamo to hip-hop artists Janelle Monáe, Missy Elliott, Erykah Badu, Lil Wayne, Questlove, and many others.[4][5]
Photography career
In the late 1990s, O'Brien became a contributor to Vibe magazine.[6] At the same time, O'Brien also worked as an assistant photo editor and contributing photographer for Stress Magazine.[6]
Since then, O'Brien has shot editorial and reportage work for a range of publications and clients including New York Magazine, The Atlantic, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, People, Texas Monthly, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and others.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
For two years, she documented girls in New York City's Mexican-American community for a project entitled “Mamás Adolescentes: NYC 2006-2007.”[2] O'Brien showed the series of large-scale portraits in 2008 at the Rush Corridor Gallery in Brooklyn, NY.[2]
O'Brien has an ongoing project documenting the Afropunk Festival.[15] In 2013, she wrote an article on sexism in editorial photography.[16]
Portrait of a Skateboard
Since 2019, Erin Patrice O'Brien has been documenting feminist and non gender conforming skateboarders in a project titled: Portrait of a Skateboard.[17][18] O'Brien got interested in the subject matter while accompanying her daughter to an all girls skate session hosted by Quell skateboarding and the Skate Kitchen.[18]
References
- ^ "Articles by Erin Patrice O'Brien | Smithsonian Magazine". www.smithsonianmag.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ a b c "KNOCKED UP | The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "Snapshot: Janelle Monae by Erin Patrice O'Brien for VIBE Vixen – Fashion Bomb Daily Style Magazine: Celebrity Fashion, Fashion News, What To Wear, Runway Show Reviews". fashionbombdaily.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "Dave Chappelle". mwillemscreative.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ Group, Vibe Media (2003). Vibe. Vibe Media Group.
- ^ a b "Afropunk: Robert Newman on Erin Patrice O'Brien's Personal Series | PDN Photo of the Day". 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ Tortorello, Michael (2014-08-27). "Mother Nature's Daughters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "The Weekly Edit The Atlantic: Darhil Crooks/Erin Patrice O'Brien". A Photo Editor. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "Sundance's Top Prize Doesn't Always Open Doors for Female Directors: 7 Winners Gather to Share Stories". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: 'I Will Help Hillary Get Elected'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "At a Brooklyn School, Kids Staged an 'I Can't Breathe' Die-In". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "Mo Amer on Growing Up as a Muslim Refugee in Houston". Texas Monthly. 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ Weingarten, Christopher R.; Weingarten, Christopher R. (2015-08-05). "Meet Jon Batiste, Colbert's Crowd-Thrilling Bandleader". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ Winkler, Elizabeth (2020-01-10). "John Mulaney's New Audience". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ "AFROPUNK BK: POLITICS OF STYLE, BODY EDITION". AFROPUNK. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ Editor, A. Photo (2013-09-16). "Why Is There Sexism in Editorial Photography?". A Photo Editor. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
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