Tag: photography
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Photo Essay: Revival of Long Island’s Huntington Fall Festival
The Huntington Fall Festival is a classic Long Island event. Every year on Columbus Day weekend, the four-day festival takes up Hecksher Park and the surrounding roads. The family-friendly event includes rides, games, food, live music and more. This year, for the first time since COVID-19, the fair took place and those who were vaccinated…
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Boudoir: A Self-Love Transformation with Heather Renee
Edited and packaged by Hannah Wright. Heather Renee became a single mom at 18. She was told that she would never provide for her daughter. She was told that her life would become nothing more than a statistic. Instead of succumbing to that mindset, Heather created a brand and life for herself that not only…
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Curator of New Paltz Alumni Exhibition Shares a Snapshot of the Times
Written by Kenny Wood Edited and packaged by Meg Tohill Students in Professor Lindsay Lennon’s Feature Writing class were assigned interviews with SUNY New Paltz alumni who were featured in Wired Gallery’s “Golden Age of New Paltz” exhibition. Here’s what they found: Jack Murphy offers a snapshot of what it was like to be an…
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Award-Winning Photographer and New Paltz Alumnus, Jon Ellis Stevens, Featured in Local Golden Age Exhibition
Story by Maria Cardascia Edited and packaged by Toria Barnhart Students in Professor Lindsay Lennon’s Feature Writing class were assigned interviews with New Paltz artists who were featured in Wired Gallery’s “Golden Age of New Paltz” exhibition. Here’s what they found: Jon Ellis Stevens reflects on the radical times of the ’60s and how that…
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Street Photography Through Color
Videographer/Photographer/Editor: Sarah Jurgielewicz At Museum Dia: Beacon in Beacon, NY Jurgielewicz photographed images of street photography through various colors which juxtaposed the traditional route of black and white street photography. For more information, check out sarahjurgielewicz.com.
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Capturing Moments Worth a Thousand Words
Students in Professor Lisa Phillips’ Feature Writing Class were assigned to profile people at the forefront of change: Bryan Sison, a photography enthusiast at SUNY New Paltz, creates thought-provoking images on his Students of New Paltz Instagram page. It had just rained, the wind was picking up and a few birds were chirping upon the…
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An Interview with Photographer and town supervisor Susan Zimet
By Katie Cusack Susan Zimet sits with eyes wide, almost vibrating with anticipation to answer my questions. The high energy New Paltz town supervisor does more than manage the New York village she calls home. An avid photographer since childhood, Zimet frequents social marches and political events to capture images of protesters and passers-by. Her…
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The Dorsky Opens its Doors for BFA/MFA Thesis Shows
By Julio Olivencia The Dorsky Museum hosted the MFA and BFA Thesis I exhibit from Dec. 5 to Dec. 9. The exhibit is the first of two, showcasing the thesis work of graduating students. The exhibit featured 12 students whose work ranged from photography to large scale sculptures. The MFA and BFA Thesis II will…
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From One Home to the Next (A Photo Essay on Student Housing Situations)
College students are faced with different choices everyday and when it comes to housing, it’s no different. The pros and cons of staying on campus versus moving elsewhere can create a dilemma for many students. Staying on campus has its benefits: access to food, fully furnished rooms, electricity and Wi-Fi, laundry and more. RA’s and…
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Michael Gold walks down the stairs into a dimly lit room. He flicks the switch and hundreds of faces stare back at him. Former first lady Hilary Clinton, former Vice President Walter Mondale, Tito Puente, boxer Floyd Patterson and the founder of Cablevision Alan Gerry, are all assembled along Gold’s photography studio walls in portrait…
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Still Me, the Difference Between Reality and Human Perceptions
Daniel Labbato always had hair at different lengths, but it has never been as short as it is now. After growing his hair and facial hair for 18 months, it took him 15 hours to create 40 different documented haircuts in his project Still Me. Labbato is a SUNY New Paltz professor, specializing in film…
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Behind the Carnal Camera
When Gabrielle Stein opened her eyes on the morning of June 23, she was met face-to-face with a giant, tattooed, dead fetus. It was four feet tall, to be exact. And it was only a photo. But she awoke to the same image on the ceiling above her bed every morning for the next two…
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One Fifty One
Do Polaroid pictures come to mind at the mention of the name Andy Warhol? Most likely not; however, Warhol did experiment with this art form, as shown in a recent exhibition at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (SDMA). “[It’s an] interesting element you wouldn’t expect-think Warhol, I thought screen prints,” said Claire McGuire, an…