Kenny White
PureHell onstage at AfroPunk Brooklyn, NY 2009
2009
Archival inkjet print on cotton rag
20" x 24"

Edition 3 of 10

About the work

I made this photo in 2009 during I believe was the third annual Afro Punk Festival in Brooklyn NY at B.A.M. while hanging with my childhood friends who are all the surviving members of the band PureHell.

About the artist

Since my teens, I have always carried a camera with me - either a Kodak Instamatic or some sort of Polaroid Land camera - just to take pictures of my environment. I now work mostly in the digital format, although I still maintain and use a number of film cameras. My subject matter varies from my friends, the people I meet on the streets, to the people who make up my immediate and extended family, to myself. As a documentary photographer, I try to capture people in the act of being themselves, or being who they imagine themselves to be. Even when shooting a traditional assignment such as a wedding, I find that this approach is very satisfying, both for my clients and for myself. I also like to shoot objects and environments that I find interesting and that have made an impact on me. When it comes to my personal work, although I am making pictures that have meaning for me, I am still always looking for reactions - whether positive or negative - from the people who view my images. If my pictures provoke a response, to me that is always a good thing.

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