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Nov. 2: Week in Photography
Welcome to your weekly JPG newsletter! 📸Your lens to the internet's most powerful photographs 📸 MOST POWERFUL PHOTO OF THE WEEK Reuters / Sarah Silbiger This week's most powerful photo captures the emotional moment that families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims confront John Hamilton, vice president and chief engineer of Boeing, and Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg, with pictures of their deceased loved ones during a Senate hearing on aviation safety in Washington, DC, on Oct. 29.
During the hearing, Muilenburg admitted to lawmakers that the company failed to assess the safety of its new 737 MAX model, which resulted in two deadly crashes that killed 346 people. SEE THE FULL STORY
We lead this week’s BuzzFeed News photo stories with a focus on the wildfires that are sweeping across California and the emergency responders who are working tirelessly to save lives and property. From there, we take a look back at New York City during the 1970s to witness what may be the most hedonistic holiday party in history — the annual Studio 54 Halloween party. We wrap things up with a beautiful journey across cultures to see how people from around the globe honor the dead during this spiritual holiday season.
Here are more photo essays published by our friends elsewhere.
CALIFORNIA INFERNO: BATTLING WILDFIRES IN THE WEST Philip Pacheco / AFP via Getty Images Tens of thousands of Californians have been forced to evacuate as massive wildfires fanned by winds continue to burn through the state's arid landscape. SEE THE FULL STORY
STUDIO 54: SEX, DRUGS, AND HALLOWEEN Allan Tannenbaum / Getty Images In the 1970s, Studio 54 was a palace of excess and hedonism — and on Halloween, this infamous nightclub opened its doors to the costumed ghouls of New York City. SEE THE FULL STORY
DAY OF THE DEAD: CELEBRATING THE DECEASED AROUND THE WORLD Ronen Tivony / NurPhoto via Getty Images From DĂa de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico to the Qingming festival in China, here are some of the beautiful traditions from around the world that celebrate the dead. SEE THE FULL STORY
FOR YOUR 👀 ONLY: ARLENE GOTTFRIED AFTER DARK 📸 Arlene Gottfried's work is a celebration of New York City and the people who live there. As a street photographer who developed her style of shooting in the 1970s, Gottfried was witness to the many changing eras of the Big Apple. Gottfried died in 2016 at age 66 but left behind an incredible archive of work that perfectly captures the spirit and grit of New York City.
A recent exhibition of her work at Daniel Cooney gallery in New York City, titled After Dark, brings together her pictures of the seedy underbelly of Manhattan's nightlife. Here, gallerist Daniel Cooney shares with BuzzFeed News a selection of photographs from the show and insight into the woman behind the lens. GG's Barnum Room, Times Square, 1979. Who was Arlene Gottfried?
Arlene was a third-generation Jewish New Yorker who was born in Coney Island in 1950. She took a photography class at FIT in the late 1960s and began photographing the streets of New York City.
When she was starting out in the 1970s, it was more challenging for a young woman to make progress. But she kept at it with extreme determination and tenacity. She continued working for her entire life and lived very modestly so she could pursue her artwork and career. Sadly, she passed away two years ago at age 66. Left: Man In Veil, late 1970's. Right: Studio 54, 1979. How does After Dark approach Arlene’s work?
For this show, the title After Dark is literally referring to nighttime. These are photographs of nightclubs, domestic interiors, street scenes, and even a heroin den that she was introduced to by Miguel Piñero, a very famous Puerto Rican playwright and poet. To me, it seems like it was much more exciting than what I experience now in New York. It was much more open to people living on the fringes, people without money, creatives, and people that were expressing themselves in a variety of different ways.
The subject matter is something different and shows a tougher, grittier side of Arlene, but she maintains her ability to photograph people with dignity. Arlene’s work is known for her compassion, empathy, and her ability to identify with her subjects who were generally living outside of the mainstream. These were people who were often minorities and people who did not have that much money. Yet all of the people in the photographs, whether they’re down and out or not, still have integrity.
Most importantly, they're all looking at her — she’s not photographing them on the fly, they’re all looking at her in the camera. Teatro Puerto Rico, c. 1980. You’d agree that it’s her strong sense of empathy that sets her apart from other street photographers?
Absolutely. So often when you see this style of street photography, it’s very much an “us” and “them” sentiment. But with Arlene, she’s saying, “this is all of us and we’re all in this together.” You never feel like she’s photographing another person with judgment. It always feels like she’s very much a part of what she’s photographing.
In some ways, she was also very shy. I could never get her to talk about herself and I actually learned a lot more about her after she passed away, She just had a lot of humility and I think because of that, people accepted her into their lives. She was very engaged in other people’s lives — and I think that this is something that is very important to this style of shooting. If you’re just observing from the outside, then you’re getting half the story.
📸LAST CHANCE TO SEE: NO EXIT This weekend is your last opportunity to see No Exit, a brilliant photography installation by our very own Kate Bubacz. Through photographs of exit signs installed within a maze-like network of corridors, viewers are invited to engage physically in a powerful experience that highlights the disorientation related to PTSD.
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📸YOUR WEEKLY PALATE CLEANSER: Narendra Shrestha / EPA-EFE On the second day of Diwali in Kathmandu, Nepal, police dogs are adorned with color and flowers in a form of worship and to pay respects for their loyalty and companionship. Here, an armed police dog handler decorates his K9 colleague at the Armed Police Dog Training School on Oct. 27.
"That's it from us for now. See you next week! —Gabriel and Kate “The eye should learn to listen before it looks.” — Robert Frank
đź“ť This letter was edited and brought to you by the News Photo team. Gabriel Sanchez is the photo essay editor based in New York and loves cats. Kate Bubacz is the photo director based in New York and loves dogs. You can always reach us here.
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