Photographs I've made over the last few months for Bloomberg Business have appeared in CNBC, Barron's, Bloomberg Pursuits, & the Wall Street Journal, among other publications.
The New Borderwall
Yesterday I photographed the new US/Mexico border wall in Santa Teresa, New Mexico for Bloomberg Business. Driving down empty roads for over an hour with no sign of where to go, we saw a couple longhorns and a little dirt road. We turned left, drove another couple miles, and finally found the wall. It feels imposing, out of place, arbitrary. Birds fly between the diamond slats. It’s quiet, almost silent, but with the strange sense that there are likely people nearby.
My Ride: The Wall Street Journal column becomes a book
Two stories I photographed in 2018 are included in the compendium: motorcycle designer Jeffrey Scales with his custom Harley-Davidson and artist Kurt Stocker (my grandfather!) with his 1954 International Harvester pickup truck.
From Rizzoli: "New York Times best-selling author and popular Wall Street Journal 'My Ride' columnist A.J. Baime selects the one hundred cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles to fill the dream garage. Stunning photography and Baime's engaging essays celebrate everything drivers love about their cars--from technical specifications to satisfy gearheads to intangibles like a driver's relationship with his or her car--making it truly 'my ride.'"
Find the book online (Rizzoli/Amazon) and in stores beginning today, September 17th.
Girl Under Glass artist book now available
In 2014 & 2015, I photographed inside Times Square’s last live peep show. My nostalgia for gritty midtown New York, derived from watching 1970s classics like Midnight Cowboy, was tempered after spending countless nights on the third floor of the porn shop where the cubicle booths entertained a wide variety of customers. The sleaze and hustle still exist in a few corners of the Disneyfied Deuce.
Four years after photographing I decided to make a small book. Disguised behind an old pulp fiction cover, “Girl Under Glass” is a signed and numbered edition of 50, and it includes 23 photographs and accompanying text. To protect the privacy of the women photographed, this intimate book format is the only way the full series can be viewed. If you’re interested, find instructions to purchase one of the limited edition here.
Visit to the East Bay Dragons MC
When I was in northern California a couple weeks ago, I had to take a trip to the legendary East Bay Dragons motorcycle club. Four years ago, at the beginning of photographing Ezy Ryders I came across the book by the Dragons’ founder and president, Tobie Gene Levingston, called “Soul On Bikes.” In it, Levingston reminisces about how he fell in love with Harley-Davidson motorcycles, but back in the 1950s, the few MCs that existed didn’t allow African-Americans. He started the East Bay Dragons in 1959, America’s first all-black MC. They became a crucial part of Oakland’s history and the history of American MCs.
Thanks to the Dragons for welcoming this stranger from across the country, to your clubhouse. Check out the @ezyryders instagram for more on black motorcycle clubs.
Ezy Ryders cover story in HOG Magazine
Thrilled to share my first cover story, Ezy Ryders in Harley-Davidson's HOG Magazine. I've been photographing Ezy Ryders since 2014, and working on a book, so it was great to give this new audience a preview. With a circulation of over 600,000, Harley riders around the country will see what New York’s black bikers are all about!
To read, find the hard copy at a dealership or download for free from the HOG Magazine app.
My Ride: Chevy Impala Lowrider
Online today/in print tomorrow in The Wall Street Journal: awesome lowrider couple Jeff Quintana and fiancée Yvonne Romero with their 1960 Chevy Impala, which they’ve restored to perfection. Even the engine and hydraulics are gold- and chrome-plated ✨ these two have some serious skills. And in the world’s low rider capital, too! Read here
"The Big Reveal" Extended, This Weekend in Santa Fe
Since last weekend was such a success, CENTER has decided to extend "The Big Reveal: Telling Truth in an Age of Fiction" to this weekend, too! A selection from Ezy Ryders will be shown & there are many other exhibitions & installations nearby as part of Currents New Media Festival.
// When: Friday, June 14 & Saturday, June 15, 8:30 – 10pm
// Where: El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, East side of building, outside at the Santa Fe Railyard
// How: Free & Open to the Public
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Bloomberg Week In Pictures
A photograph from an assignment at Takach Press Corp. on May 16, 2019 was included in Bloomberg's Week In Pictures.
Ezy Ryders at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe
The Big Reveal: Telling Truth in an Age of Fiction
From the press release:
Photography today can feel invisible. It saturates the news, social media, advertising, and vernacular uses in everyday life. Yet, photography’s ubiquitousness gives it a quiet power in numbers. It aids in the telling of important truths and lies; reinforcing rhetoric and debunking myths. Photography has the power to tell a story from an individual perspective and to be understood by the masses. The Big Reveal: Telling Truth in an Age of Fiction explores how photographers today are revealing truths and addressing the roles of fact and fiction in contemporary society.
El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe / East side of building, at the Santa Fe Railyard
Friday, June 7th, & Saturday, June 8th / 8-10PM
Free & open to the public
Photographs from Ezy Ryders will be included in the outdoor projection. Selections from thirty-eight artists will be played on a continuous loop throughout the evening. Light drinks & refreshments served.
"The "Big Reveal" photographers created fantastical worlds in their images as they sought out fictional narrative as the antidote to a harsh reality. Many projects faced social issues head on and documented the problems of humanity or brought light to the un-seen. For some, revealing truths meant looking inwards and expressing a personal truth through self-portraiture or collaborations with family. These projects emphasize the unique relationship between photography and the idea of ‘truth.’"
~ Juror Angie Rizzo, Exhibits & Programs Manager, CENTER