Stanley Lumax, Photographer :: 120 Seconds
By seeing his Ghanaian family become successful in this country, Stanley Lumax learned that hard work and passion open your life to infinite possibilities.
By seeing his Ghanaian family become successful in this country, Stanley Lumax learned that hard work and passion open your life to infinite possibilities.
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About Stanley:
Stanley Lumax is currently an account director at Anomaly, working as an account director on the Converse Brand. His past experience includes working at at Wieden + Kennedy, where he was not only an account executive, but was hired as a photographer to shoot the memorable "The City is Watching" basketball campaign for Nike. Continuing to pursue his passions, Stanley recently worked with Greenpoint Pictures to create a short film on legendary NY basketball player God Shammgod for Converse. Stanley is preparing for a trip to South Africa to document the World Cup, the first time the event will take place on African soil.
Links: www.stonefacephotography.com www.stonefacephotography.tumblr.com
Miru Kim, Artist :: 120 Seconds
Miru Kim shares her simple method to battle stress - take a mini vacation by stepping outside and finding something new - which is how she began discovering the underground tunnels and abandoned buildings that inspire her photography work.
Video Descption: Miru Kim shares her simple method to battle stress - take a mini vacation by stepping outside and finding something new - which is how she began discovering the underground tunnels and abandoned buildings that inspire her photography work.
Photo: Miru Kim "Freedom Tunnel" New York City
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About the Artist: Miru Kim is a New York-based artist who has explored various urban ruins such as abandoned subway stations, tunnels, sewers, catacombs, factories, hospitals, and shipyards. She was featured as one of America's Best and Brightest 2007 in Esquire magazine. Her work has been spotlighted in various other media such as The New York Times, TED.com, The Financial Times, NY Arts Magazine, ARTE France, Ovation TV, Time Out New York, PopPhoto.com, The Korea Daily, La Stampa, Berlingske Tidende, VanityFair.de, and Dong-A Daily. Public collections of her work include Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art.
Miru was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts in 1981 and was raised in Seoul, Korea. She moved back to Massachusetts in 1995 to attend Phillips Academy in Andover, and moved to New York City in 1999 to attend Columbia University. In 2006, she received an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute.
Links: mirukim.com/
Amir Ebrahimi, Photographer :: 120 Seconds
Brooklyn-based photographer Amir Ebrahimi continues the work his late brother Nader started at Aziza's Place, a home for impoverished Cambodian children, through the Viva Nader Arts & Music Festival he's currently organizing.
Brooklyn-based photographer Amir Ebrahimi continues the work his late brother Nader started at Aziza's Place, a home for impoverished Cambodian children, through the Viva Nader Arts & Music Festival he's currently organizing.
For more information about Amir, please visit: amirnyc.com
To find out more about Aziza's Place: www.azizafoundation.org/cambodia.html