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People always ask me about this photo. I met @harpista in 2008. We have done a few shoots together. First off, I was fascinated by the harp. Its massive and gold. And delicate and the weirdest shape.  Brandee is the only harp player I know.  I went to her parents house in Long Island and their living room IS  THREE  HARPS. There is no room for anything else. I think the harps didn’t fit into Brandee’s apartment.  @melanieharrismakeuphair was on hand to make her shine. The gold dress was Brandee’s. We brought her favorite harp out front and that little boy walked by with his mom on the way to football practice. They were neighbors and his mom was talking to Brandee’s mom. I asked if he would be in the photo. #storybehindthephoto  #harp #footballpractice #brandeeyounger #harpista #longisland #pursuitofportraits #harpnoir #womanphotographer #diversifythelens #erinpatriceobrien https://www.instagram.com/p/BteJch3AnPy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bt2lixiel7z4

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Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez at the Women’s March in New York City. January 19, 2019. I woke up late and took the train into Manhattan to go to the @womnesmarch at City Hall. The C was running on the F so I ended up walking over from East Broadway. When I was about 2 blocks away I heard the @resistancerevivalchorus singing. And then I was kind of running because I didn’t want to miss the chance to photograph them. I saw @ginnysuss and @arinmaya backstage and somehow I finagled my way back. Next thing I know I look over and see @ocasio2018 a few feet away from me. And I was stuck by her charisma and kindness .photo fo me by @ginnysuss It was a great day. #womensmarch #reisistancerevivalchorus #womensmarch19 #womenswave #newyorkcity #foleysquare #resist #believewomen #AOC (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs1Vt9Og2Fn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=viq6iysybr5h

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@janellemonae for @vibevixen #fbf 2013.  I respect and admire Janelle’s artistic vision. To be honest, this shoot was kind of stressful. It was the middle of the summer. It was a rental studio that was small and dirty in midtown. Probably it was Janelle’s third or 4th shoot of the day. No one on her team was in a great mood.(Oh and I was going through a divorce. Early days) In those cases, I just have to do my job and not take in other people’s energy. That can be really hard for me. My joke is that I feel other people’s feelings for them. But my assignment was to come up with 8 pages. My 15 year old cousin Bella was there and she didn’t seem to notice how stressful it was. I finished early. We wrapped up and were out of there before Janelle. Its just a photo shoot. We aren’t saving lives.  And then we go home.  photo editor @alanket editor @5hanel1  glam  @stylebymaeve @saishabeecham @caprice01  #vibemagazine #vibevixen #blackgirlmagic #janellemonae #dirtycomputer #pynk #womanphotographer (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Btm5yX6Ar47/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nwoibwcs2e8e

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It was a pleasure to be schooled by the presence of the intelligently hilarious @dulcesloan for @bust_magazine.  All female crew and Dulce commented on how easy it was to be surrounded by all woman energy and not have to explain stuff to men who doubted her. Photographed in by me @erinpatriceobrien. Hair by @xoannette_ Makeup by @claudialakemakeup Styled by @styleethic and @ksiedowthompson. Photo assistant @rene_chandler . Post by #studiopurple @Thanks to @mrs_columbo #dulcesloan #thedailyshow #comedycentral #womenartists #womanphotographer #bossbitch #femalecomic #ladulcevida #blackgirlmagic https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZdNckASjR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ukzbybw4y4gn

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It was a pleasure to be schooled by the presence of the intelligently hilarious @dulcesloan for @bust_magazine.  All female crew and Dulce commented on how easy it was to be surrounded by all woman energy and not have to explain stuff to men who doubted her. Photographed in by me @erinpatriceobrien. Hair by @xoannette_ Makeup by @claudialakemakeup Styled by @styleethic and @ksiedowthompson. Photo assistant @rene_chandler . Post by #studiopurple @Thanks to @mrs_columbo #dulcesloan #thedailyshow #comedycentral #womenartists #womanphotographer #bossbitch #femalecomic #ladulcevida #blackgirlmagic https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZdbQgA3dd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i9924e6gk1n1

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It was a pleasure to be schooled by the presence of the intelligently hilarious @dulcesloan for @bust_magazine.  All female crew and Dulce commented on how easy it was to be surrounded by all woman energy and not have to explain stuff to men who doubted her. Photographed in by me @erinpatriceobrien. Hair by @xoannette_ Makeup by @claudialakemakeup Styled by @styleethic and @ksiedowthompson. Photo assistant @rene_chandler . Post by #studiopurple @Thanks to @mrs_columbo #dulcesloan #thedailyshow #comedycentral #womenartists #womanphotographer #bossbitch #femalecomic #ladulcevida #blackgirlmagic https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZdUs5AksJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f6ns1ekn9h4b

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In 2009 Parade magazine hired me to photograph Bill O’Reilly for their cover at his house on Oyster Bay. Parade had a very specific idea which had been pitched to them by Bill himself. O’Reilly wrote a patronizing puff piece entitled “What President Obama Can Teach America’s Kids”. I wasn’t into the concept, but i was hoping to photograph him alone. Bill was surrounded by hand picked kids of different ethnicities including his own daughter. His wife and kids were very sweet. I felt sorry for them because Bill was intimidating and cranky. He was the classic stereotypical Irish-American tough guy dad with no patience and a sharp tongue. His super tall 5 year old son still sucked his thumb and carried a stuffed animal and Bill was so perturbed by that he decided not to have his son in the photo. The shoot was awkward. Bill was irritable. We had no connection. Parade didn’t run the picture on the cover. I think it ran 1/3 page. Tara Rice assisted me, Shannon Roddy was the tech,Elysha Lenkin styled the kids. And Bill styled himself. It was a stinking hot day and at the end of it we were all glad to just go home. #billoreilly #foxnews #parade #portrait #photoshoot #work #sayonara #oysterbay #ny #awkward

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West Philly crew. 2nd stop on Easter Weekend. Friend-cousins from when they were in our bellies. They just pickup from where they left off and hang out❤️❤️❤️. #philly #westphilly #tweens #style #stripes #skatergirl #kicks #middleschool #skateboard #12yearsold #friends #springbreak2017 (at West Philadelphia)

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First stop on our Easter weekend. Maya in her new Easter dress from Dad and Lisa. #easter #easterdress #family #pennsylvania #portrait #sugarhigh #springbreak #spring

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RIP Charlie Murphy. I photographed him for Entertainment Weekly in 2004. He was very expressive and had us all laughing. Charlie said hi to everyone on set from the photo assistants to the set builders . When the shoot finished he sat down and ate lunch with all of us, staying for awhile entertaining us.#rip #charliemurphy #comedian #portrait #entertainmentweekly #film #rz67

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Coleson Whitehead, 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner. In 2008, our daughters were friends and attended the The Co-op School in Brooklyn. His first wife, my friend Natasha, asked me to take some publicity photos as a favor for his upcoming book, Sag Harbor. At my studio, Coleson was very quiet. Small talk was painful. I liked this image the best. It kind of summed up his discomfort. Coleson agreed. For the past 9 years, images from this photo session have been one of my most re-published images in magazines and newspapers all over the globe. #colesonwhitehead #pulitzer #writer #brooklyn #nyc #portrait #thecoopschool (at Clinton Hill, Brooklyn)

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Georgia O'Keefe's wardrobe at the @brooklynmuseum. She believed her personal style was also part of her art. #livingmodern #georgiaokeefe #womanartist #style #uniform (at Brooklyn Museum)

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Thank you to the American Photography Annual. This image which is part of an ongoing series I have photographed of the Afropunk Festival, was chosen for AI-AP 33. Thank you to my neighbors  Matthew Morgan and Jocelyn Cooper, of Afropunk, who have granted me all-access to shoot over the past 9 years. It has been inspiring to document the fans and the artists every year. @afropunk @american_photography_winners #brooklyn #portrait #afropunk #americanphotography33 (at The Afropunk Global Initiative)

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Generation Obama kids. Brooklyn, NY. Sixth, Seventh and Eighth graders walk out of class to protest the new president's election. Their school teaches the kids the five C's. #compassion #courage #creativity #confidence and #clarity. #brooklyn #nyc #lovetrumpshate #activate #love #publicschoolnyc (at Urban Assembly Academy Of Arts And Letters)

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When you ask #alvinailey dance teacher @keefsanga to put this crown on his head... Brooklyn artist @ginaginaginaginagina ’s spray painted laser-cut crowns were born out of a whirlwind of activism inspired by her decision to attend the the Women’s March on 1/21/17 in Washington DC . “Feminist Killjoy,” was found in images of 1970’s ERA protests and struck artist Gina as more inclusive than Trump’s words, “Nasty Woman”.  “Feminist Killjoy” represents the idea that we stand for ourselves, for our mothers and sisters and daughters, for our families and communities, and we frankly don’t care if it dampens the joy of those that would ignore and oppress us.      With the goal of supporting her neighborhood, all profits from the sale of the t-shirts and crowns will be donated to Brooklyn Community Services. BCS is an organization that builds community by serving people living below the poverty line - those that are at most risk at being forgotten by the new regime.  Learn more about their work at http://wearebcs.org https://feministkilljoyclub.squarespace.com/ photography: @erinpatriceobrien animation: @rene_chandler model: @keefsanga #feministkilljoy#feministkilljoyclub#istandwithjohnlewis#peoplesoath#womensmarch#womensmarchonwashington#brooklyncommunityservices#blackgirlsrock#feministkilljoy#whyimarch#theresistance#everydaysexism#fem2#blacklivesmatter#nouterusnoopinion#offwithhisthumbs#equalitynow#diy (at Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn)

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as part of the @ginaginaginaginagina's project we are selling Feminist KILLJOY tshirts to benefit the Brooklyn Community Services. Shirts won't be delivered by the March but the fight doesn't end this weekend!http://Feministkilljoyclub.squarespace.com We can't guarantee you'll look like @passionellamagnolia but you will feel like her! 💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿💪🏼 📸@erinpatriceobrien

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@jasper_h_k Brooklyn artist @ginaginaginaginagina ’s spray painted laser-cut crowns were born out of a whirlwind of activism inspired by her decision to attend the the Women’s March on 1/21/17 in Washington DC . “Feminist Killjoy,” was found in images of 1970’s ERA protests and struck artist Gina as more inclusive than Trump’s words, “Nasty Woman”. “Feminist Killjoy” represents the idea that we stand for ourselves, for our mothers and sisters and daughters, for our families and communities, and we frankly don’t care if it dampens the joy of those that would ignore and oppress us. With the goal of supporting her neighborhood, all profits from the sale of the t-shirts and crowns will be donated to Brooklyn Community Services. BCS is an organization that builds community by serving people living below the poverty line - those that are at most risk at being forgotten by the new regime.  Learn more about their work at http://wearebcs.org https://feministkilljoyclub.squarespace.com/ photography: @erinpatriceobrien animation: @rene_chandler #feministkilljoy#feministkilljoyclub#istandwithjohnlewis#peoplesoath#womensmarch#womensmarchonwashington#brooklyncommunityservices#blackgirlsrock#feministkilljoy#whyimarch#theresistance#everydaysexism#fem2#blacklivesmatter#nouterusnoopinion#offwithhisthumbs#equalitynow #brooklyn