[ r.ip. sean elijah bell ] - ProfilesArchive

About Me

i am/i be's:

[a beautiful mess/visionary/educator/humanist/androgynous/photographer/jo urnalist/urban griot/optimistic realist/quixotic/unquenchably inquisitive/blacknbrown-centric/fashionably articulate/geek] if you tremble at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine. i want to meet individuals as such...people whose lives reflect that the interests of humanity supercede their individual interests...people who are unafraid to shake the hands of the homeless...people who posess both swagger and humility...people who are not boring, materialistic, or self absorbed...

My Interests

helping mi gente/my people secure a taste of freedom...my photography is my activism... i try to change the world and revamp stereotypes- one image at a time.

Music:

musical geniuses i rock with... .fela anikulapo kuti.nas. nina simone. gnarls barkley. rich medina. gil scott heron. fela anikulapo kuti. jimi hendrix. lauryn hill. martin luther. anthony hamilton. sergio mendes. aguakate. ghostface killa. blondie.

Television:

shear genius. jeopardy. sundance. ifc. discovery times. bbc. vh1 soul. america undercover documentaries (hbo). the wire. science channel

Books:

visual inspiration:

eugene richards.few comforts or surprises: the arkansas delta.

jane evelyn atwood. sentinelles de l'ombre (landmines).

recent/current reads:..

My Blog

racism/photography/tellyourownsh...

the more i get to know the photographic community- photographers, picture editors, magazine editors, agency owners, teachers, students, grant funders...- the more i encounter significant racism.photog...
Posted by [ r.ip. sean elijah bell ] on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:50:00 PST

madonna's baby...

sometimes when i need money i do photographic assisting, which translates into me doing various tasks- printing, scanning, retouching, running errands, etc- for several photographers. one of the peopl...
Posted by [ r.ip. sean elijah bell ] on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:27:00 PST