Erin Patrice O'Brien
Erin Patrice O’Brien is a portrait and reportage photographer based in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2][3] She has extensively photographed the entertainment industry.
Photography career[edit]
In the late 1990s, O'Brien became a contributor to Vibe magazine.[4] At the same time, she also worked as an assistant photo editor and contributing photographer for Stress Magazine.[4] 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.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] She 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 others.[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.[2]
O'Brien has an ongoing project documenting the Afropunk Festival.[15] Since 2019, O'Brien has been documenting feminist and gender nonconforming skateboarders in a project titled "Portrait of a Skateboard".[16][17] She became interested in the subject matter while accompanying her daughter to an all-girls skate session hosted by Quell Skateboarding and the Skate Kitchen.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ "Articles by Erin Patrice O'Brien | Smithsonian Magazine". www.smithsonianmag.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c "KNOCKED UP | The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "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 March 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Afropunk: Robert Newman on Erin Patrice O'Brien's Personal Series | PDN Photo of the Day". April 13, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ Tortorello, Michael (August 27, 2014). "Mother Nature's Daughters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "The Weekly Edit The Atlantic: Darhil Crooks/Erin Patrice O'Brien". A Photo Editor. July 17, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Sundance's Top Prize Doesn't Always Open Doors for Female Directors: 7 Winners Gather to Share Stories". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: 'I Will Help Hillary Get Elected'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "At a Brooklyn School, Kids Staged an 'I Can't Breathe' Die-In". Intelligencer. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Mo Amer on Growing Up as a Muslim Refugee in Houston". Texas Monthly. November 19, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (August 5, 2015). "Meet Jon Batiste, Colbert's Crowd-Thrilling Bandleader". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ Winkler, Elizabeth (January 10, 2020). "John Mulaney's New Audience". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Dave Chappelle". mwillemscreative.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ Vibe. Vibe Media Group. 2003.
- ^ "AFROPUNK BK: POLITICS OF STYLE, BODY EDITION". AFROPUNK. September 12, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Skate Like a Girl — BLOG". Quell Skateboarding. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "The Daily Edit - BUST: Erin Patrice O'Brien". A Photo Editor. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.