When thinking of Paris, gospel music isn’t usually among the first thoughts that colors the imagination.
But over the past few weeks, I’ve had the wonderful pleasure of spending some time with an amazingly talented French gospel group ,Generation Gospel, as they prepared for a concert in June. When they asked me to make their portrait I was thrilled. The final product, though not perfect, turned out great. And fortunately I was able to execute the shoot somewhat comprehensibly in French…whew.
Saturday night I photographed rap artist Action Bronson at the Gramercy Theater. A cool little side note is that he is a chef by day, and food is often referenced in his songs. I took 5 minutes to make a portrait of him backstage before his performance and then photographed the excitement.
Review by Jon Caramanica: Action Bronson at the Gramercy Theater – Review
Rap artist Action Bronson poses for a portrait before performing at the Gramercy Theater Saturday night, July 23, 2011 in New York, N.Y. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Action Bronson, second from right, sits backstage with other rap artists before performing at the Gramercy Theater Saturday night, July 23, 2011 in New York, N.Y. Pictured left to right are rap artists AG Da Coroner, Meyhem Lauren, Action Bronson, and J-Love. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Review by Jon Caramanica: Action Bronson at the Gramercy Theater – Review
High school senior, singer and songwriter Sarah Solovay, 17, June 22, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Sarah Solovay, 17, sings as Hendrik Helmer plays acoustic guitar at the Rockwood Music Hall in New York, N.Y., June 22, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
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I just got back from photographing the three-day long Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, IL… It was a fun, weird and a hot experience. There were all sorts of sounds my ears have never heard before, but I really had a good time shooting a different style of music than I’m use to… Indie rock kinda stuff.
The photos accompany music critic Jon Caramanica’s blog posts and article about the festival.
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More photos here: Slideshow
From left to right, Stacey Wagner, Chris Baron, Katie Rieger, and Liz Reilly dance to Chrissy Murderbot and MC Zulu at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, IL, July 16, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Robin Pecknold, left, from the band Fleet Foxes performs at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, IL, July 16, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Hodgy Beats, left, and the Syd from Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All perform at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, IL, July 17, 2011.(Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Singer Andrea Estella from Twin Sister performs at the Pitchform Music Festival in Chicago, IL July 17, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Nika Roza Danilova, as known as Zola Jesus, performs at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, July 16, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Chaz Bundick, also known as Toro Y Moi performs at the Pitchform Music Festival in Chicago, IL July 17, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
One of the upsides of interning in New York for the summer is the variety of music performances that take place. I’ve decided to put together some images from some of the music assignments I’ve had so far.
Jazz player Roy Hargrove performs during the Celebrate Brooklyn concert at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 24, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New york Times)
Jazz player Roy Hargrove performs during the Celebrate Brooklyn concert at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 24, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New york Times)
Singer Zap Mama performs with violinist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and his ensemble at Annunciation Park in Harlem, N.Y., July 9, 2011.
From left to right, Laura Oltman, Michael Newman, and João performing at The New York Guitar Seminar's opening concert at Americas Society Art Gallery in New York, N.Y., July 5, 2011. Performers in attendance were Tony Morris, Sonia Hernández, João and The Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo. (Mylan Cannon/The New york Times)
The jazz bassists Ben Williams performs with his band, Sound Effect, at a concert celebrating the release of his debut album "State of Art" at Harlem Stage in Harlem, N.Y., June 29, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New york Times)
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