Russell Frederick - "Alanzo"

  • Title: Russell Frederick - "Alanzo"
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  • Materials: grand-concourse
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  • Year Created: 884",Grand Concourse"
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Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn -- October, 2010 -- The rebirth of the dandy lion lives in Brooklyn! Alanzo Dale is the unofficial mayor Brooklyn. Mr Dale is a curator of cool. He is a Bedford Stuyvesant resident of more than 15 years, an event planner, the founder of the Minority Report blog spot, the best dressed man in Brooklyn and so much more. Mr. Dale poses for a portrait on Marcy Avenue on this fall day in Bedford Stuyvesant.

Russell Frederick

Russell Frederick

Russell Frederick is a photographer who was born in the bustling multicultural neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn. Mr. Frederick's global world view and keen understanding of the human condition informs his compelling photography. He works with film in medium and large format and shoots predominantly black and white documentary portraiture photography. Through his lens he subverts and disengages the current status quo and stereotypes of people of color internationally. He has photographed men, women and children from Bed Stuy, Brooklyn to Kingston, Jamaica. He has photographed the Lower Ninth Ward and the Bloods in Brooklyn. Russell Frederick tells the story while elevating and exposing the inherent beauty, dignity and honor in his subjects. A self taught photographer with little formal training, Frederick has catapulted from an unfamiliar name to being sought after for his signature photographic style. Russell's work has been showcased and published at the New York Times, Columbia University, NYU, Columbia College, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, The Empire State Building, Nordstroms, The University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, The Goethe Institute in Accra, Ghana, The Corridor Gallery, The Rotunda Gallery and many others.

Website: www.russellfrederick.com

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  • Ray A. Llanos
    Monday, 19 December 2011 03:42 | posted by Ray A. Llanos

    Congratulations Russell! I already know this is just one of MANY fly images that the viewing public needs to see. Keep spreading that light.

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