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I can be contacted at chris@arnade.com and followed on Twitter at @Chris_arnade and on facebook at Chris Arnade photography
A few recent pieces on my work in the Press
New York Times: Telling the stories of hunts point one portrait at a time.
Flavorwire: Flavorwire
Mother Jones News: Mother Jones
Gothamist: Gothamist
Huffington Post: Huffingtonpost
66 Square Feet: 66squarefeet
I am presently working on a series on addiction in the South Bronx. You can view it here: Faces of Addiction.
Its very easy to simply run with your crowd, to not explore the amazing diversity and perspectives that are offered. Its also very easy to ignore others. By not looking, by not talking to them, we can often fall into constructing our own narrative that affirms our limited world view. What I am hoping to do, by allowing my subjects to share their dreams and burdens with the viewer and by photographing them with respect, is to show that everyone, regardless of their station in life, is as valid as anyone else.
This wonderful quote from Katherine Boo, about the slums of India, is a nice summary of what I try to capture in my pictures. "There's some way in which we would prefer not to see very clearly the immense gifts and intelligence of some of the people who live in our most abject conditions. Maybe there are some things at work in deciding who gets to be society's winners and who gets to be society's losers that don't have to do with merit."
I post peoples stories as they tell them to me. I am not a journalist, I don't try to verify, just listen.
You are welcome to link to my pictures, but please ask for permission first and give credit.
Email: chris@arnade.com
Twitter: Chris_arnade
All images are copyrighted.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Thanks
Chris
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Testimonials (3)
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J A Mortram says:
"Chris does it right. In an age where a lot of contemporary photographers prey upon fellow human beings, overlaying their own ego as a photographer and using the person they shoot as a canvas, Chris looks for the human being.
This is important. Important as its not common place in a world now predominantly concerned with the surface of things, the ephemera of people and the projection of self upon others.
You can see the real people in these photographs. It's why I keep coming back. It's an education. A revelation. It keeps us all connected.
Above all you gain the understanding that there is an empathy, that too is important. You can tell when a photographer cares not or objectifies what they are shooting and in those instances, something vital is lost, thankfully that's not the case here."28th December, 2011
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Loon Man says:
"I am completely blown away by carnade's shots. He gets people into the camera so splendidly, they show such "this is me" dignity without phony smiles. What is the dialog he uses to disarm his subjects?
I do not shoot his kind of shots, and am content shooting my own different style - - but if I tried to shoot the same as his, I would give up. Or kneecap him. These are that good."27th November, 2010
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Manzari says:
"After seeing all the flickr dross, I am stunned at the quality of your work. They have a feeling to them that I haven't seen in too many places."
29th November, 2010
- Name:
- Chris Arnade
- Joined:
- August 2009
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, FL
- Currently:
- Brooklyn, NY
- Email:
- chris [at] arnade.com