Erin Patrice O'Brien

Erin Patrice O’Brien is a portrait and reportage photographer based in Brooklyn, NY.[1][2][3] O'Brien 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 many others.[4][5]

Photography career

In the late 1990s, O'Brien became a contributor to Vibe magazine.[6] At the same time, O'Brien also worked as an assistant photo editor and contributing photographer for Stress Magazine.[6]

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.[7][8][9][10][11][12][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, NY.[2]

O'Brien has an ongoing project documenting the Afropunk Festival.[15] In 2013, she wrote an article on sexism in editorial photography.[16]

Portrait of a Skateboard

Since 2019, Erin Patrice O'Brien has been documenting feminist and non gender conforming skateboarders in a project titled: Portrait of a Skateboard.[17][18] O'Brien got interested in the subject matter while accompanying her daughter to an all girls skate session hosted by Quell skateboarding and the Skate Kitchen.[18]

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References
  1. "Articles by Erin Patrice O'Brien | Smithsonian Magazine". www.smithsonianmag.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  2. "KNOCKED UP | The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  3. "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 2020-03-03.
  4. "Dave Chappelle". mwillemscreative.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  5. Group, Vibe Media (2003). Vibe. Vibe Media Group.
  6. "Afropunk: Robert Newman on Erin Patrice O'Brien's Personal Series | PDN Photo of the Day". 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  7. Tortorello, Michael (2014-08-27). "Mother Nature's Daughters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  8. "The Weekly Edit The Atlantic: Darhil Crooks/Erin Patrice O'Brien". A Photo Editor. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  9. "Sundance's Top Prize Doesn't Always Open Doors for Female Directors: 7 Winners Gather to Share Stories". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  10. "Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: 'I Will Help Hillary Get Elected'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  11. "At a Brooklyn School, Kids Staged an 'I Can't Breathe' Die-In". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  12. "Mo Amer on Growing Up as a Muslim Refugee in Houston". Texas Monthly. 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  13. Weingarten, Christopher R.; Weingarten, Christopher R. (2015-08-05). "Meet Jon Batiste, Colbert's Crowd-Thrilling Bandleader". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  14. Winkler, Elizabeth (2020-01-10). "John Mulaney's New Audience". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  15. "AFROPUNK BK: POLITICS OF STYLE, BODY EDITION". AFROPUNK. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  16. Editor, A. Photo (2013-09-16). "Why Is There Sexism in Editorial Photography?". A Photo Editor. Retrieved 2020-03-03.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  17. "Skate Like a Girl — BLOG". Quell Skateboarding. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  18. "The Daily Edit - BUST: Erin Patrice O'Brien". A Photo Editor. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
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