YOUNG CURATORS, NEW IDEAS II

Michele Abeles, 2nd of January, 2008, Archival pigment print, Curator Women In Photography

YOUNG CURATORS, NEW IDEAS II

August 6 - August 28, 2009
Opening Reception: August 6, 6-8pm
Organized by: amani olu

P.P.O.W Gallery
511 W. 25th Street, 301
212.647.1044
P.P.O.W Gallery

Curators: Karen Archey // Cecilia Jurado // Megha Ralapati // Jose Ruiz // Nico Wheadon // Cleopatra's (Bridget Donahue, Bridget Finn, Kate McNamara & Erin Somerville) // Women in Photography (Amy Elkins & Cara Phillips)

amani olu projects in conjunction with P.P.O.W Gallery is pleased to present Young Curators, New Ideas II, a curator focused group exhibition that examines new voices in contemporary art through the perspective of seven New York based curators. These varied micro-exhibitions experiment with curatorial practice and an exploration of ideas as physical form (read more)

Flickr Friday [rain]

it seems like we will drown this summer in rain therefore it was only right to dedicate this week's Flickr Friday to summer rain.


[reyn] water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 in. (0.5 mm) in diameter.


Friendship, originally uploaded by EJP Photo

Flickr Friday [elcipse]

flickr friday here we come!

another spectacular show that mother nature had for "us" on July 22nd 2009 was a beautiful Solar Eclipse.


[i-klips] the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth


日全蝕 Total Solar Eclipse, 2009 July 22, originally uploaded by Jecky~~

to learn more about solar eclipse click here

Worldwide PhotoWalk

all over the world photography lovers came together to explore their world ...
i had the pleasure of being part of one of the PhotoWalks in New York City!

here are some of the shots I took on my journey through New York's Photo District:

click here to view the rest of my pictures!

if you would like to see more picture from all of the New York PhotoWalks feel free to visit the PhotoWalk FlickR group

Flickr Friday [bad]

welcome to flickr friday!

lately i have been spending a lot of time on DPS (digital photography school) where you can find plenty of photography tips and a great forum which has weekly assignments ... the latest happened to be humor with my personal favorite "when milk goes bad" by rt80639 aka photoboothguy.

[bad] having a wicked or evil character; morally reprehensible;


When Milk Goes Bad, originally uploaded by photoboothguy


make sure you check out DPS!

bees & bird

it has been not an uncommon occasion to find all kind of "animal" in the backyard of my office and of course i am the first to be called to photograph & catalogue it.

here is today's finding:


bees & bird, originally uploaded by anitam.com

[huhn-ee-bee] any bee that collects and stores honey, esp. Apis mellifera

off the wall for MJ

off the wall for MJ, originally uploaded by anitam.com

in aug 1979 (way before my time) michael jackson came out with an album called "off the wall" and while visiting the apollo in harlem i took a piece of the love he has gotten "off the wall" and turned it into an image ... may he rest in peace!



if you would like to own a piece of history on your wall feel free to visit MY STORE on ZAZZLE

Flickr Friday [youth]

it is yet another flickr friday and today the word that came to mind happened to be youth after i woke up to the talk about miley cyrus and her august ELLE magazine cover. there has to be more to youth in our world!


[yooth] the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., characteristic of one who is young

The Lost Boys, originally uploaded by fiznatty

for more images from Rawanda check out Max Waugh's website

independence day fireworks

2009_4thjuly-firework26, originally uploaded by anitam.com

i believe to have a pretty nice view of manhattam from my balcony and despite the fact that this year's firework was on the west side i got few great shots .... enjoy!
check out more picture on flickr

Flickr Friday [independence]

every friday will be my flickr day ... randomly i will choose a word and find an image that best displays the meaning of it ... it will be all about creative photography every flickr friday

[in-di-pen-duhns] freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others

Happy 4th of July bento!, originally uploaded by sherimiya ♥

general information on Independence Day

the rainy tribute to Michael Jackson

michael jackson tribute by anitam.com

plenty of people came out on tuesday to pay their respect to MJ ... and it seemed like the biggest downpour could not stop the fans from waiting in line to get into the Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY.