Andy Lin

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Andy Lin is an American esports player of Big Buck Hunter [1] and professional photographer based in New York City.

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The Self-Portrait Project

In 2009, Lin founded The Self-Portrait Project (SPP), a photo-based, interactive archive project. [2] [3] Most notably, Lin has taken SPP to Haiti to promote advocacy and awareness of the nation's ongoing housing crisis. [4] [5] According to Lin, the self-portrait mechanism in SPP is influenced by the belief that decisions are best made by the people directly affected by them. [6] [7]

Photography

Andy Lin is a social change photographer. [8] In 2007 Lin co-founded Other Worlds, a non-profit that disseminated images and information about alternative economies and social movements around the world, with Gustavo Castro Soto and Beverly Bell. [9] He also served as a photo editor for the street art quarterly founded by IO Wright, Overspray Magazine. As a travel photographer, he published photos in National Geographic Traveler, including a prize-winner in 2005. [10] In 2006, he documented the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, Mexico for Punk Planet, titled "Zapatista Dreams."

Big Buck Hunter

Nicknamed “The Big Buck Ninja,” Andy Lin is a veteran player of the competitive arcade game Big Buck Hunter. [11] [12] His nickname derives from his calm game-play and longevity in the sport. Lin is the only player to have competed at every World Championship since the inaugural tournament in 2008, [13] except for in 2011, due to a Hurricane Irene related mishap. [14] In 2010, he beat high profile Buck Hunter Travis Pastrana and placed a career-high 5th in both Big Buck Hunter Pro and Big Buck Safari. [15] [16] He placed 21st at the 2019 World Championship in Las Vegas, where he also debuted a custom installation of his Self-Portrait Project, fashioned out of an old Big Buck game unit. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ Maurer, Daniel. "Can Andy Lin Be the Biggest Buck Hunter of Them All?". Grub Street. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  2. ↑ Bustos Hawkes, Matisse (November 2014). "The Art of the Self-Portrait Project: Andy Lin Discusses Expression and Dignity".
  3. ↑ "THE SELF PORTRAIT PROJECT". THE SELF PORTRAIT PROJECT. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. ↑ Fraser, Isabelle (2013-09-28). "Haiti discovers the self-portrait". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. ↑ "ABOUT - Haiti Self Portrait Project". haiti-spp.org. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  6. ↑ "The Self-Portrait Project: Applying The Notion Of Empowerment To Photography | ION Magazine". www.ionmagazine.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  7. ↑ "February 2011: Andy Lin: The Self-Portrait Project". Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  8. ↑ Strong, Suzanne (2021-04-07). "Education and Inspiration with Social Change Photographer Andy Lin". Medium. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  9. ↑ "Other Worlds". 2016-03-09. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  10. ↑ "17th Annual Photo Contest Winners @ National Geographic Traveler". www.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  11. ↑ Robinson, Ben. "The Big Buck Hunter Is The Hunted: Stalking The Chance To Play For The Video-Deer-Shooting Championship". Deadspin. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  12. ↑ Lipinski, Jed (2011-05-20). "City Dwellers With Time to Kill". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  13. ↑ Roenigk, Alyssa (September 21, 2011). "Big bucks". ESPN.
  14. ↑ Gallagher, Matt (2015-05-05). "One Man's Mad Journey to the Big Buck Hunter Championship". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  15. ↑ "Big Buck HD - World". www.bigbuckhd.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  16. ↑ "Travis Pastrana can probably school you in Big Buck Hunter". YouTube. Oct 13, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Andy Lin - Dream Droolin // 007 — ALL ABOARD THE DREAM TRAIN REM sleep, lucid, nightmares, recurring". ALL ABOARD THE DREAM TRAIN. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
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