James Emmerman

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James Emmerman (born 1993) is a New York City-based photographer whose work spans editorial, fashion, photojournalism, and portrait photography. [1] [2] In 2018, he was named a PDN Emerging photographer. [3] Emmerman has shot for The New York Times, Forbes, Billboard , W Magazine , and Vogue and commercially for Nike, Equinox, Dion Lee, and Matte Projects.

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Early life and education

Emmerman was raised in North Carolina. He attended Emerson College and graduated with a BA in Media Arts in 2015. [4]

Work

After university, Emmerman moved to New York City and worked as a photography editor for Document Journal and Vanity Fair . [5] It was during the editing jobs that Emmerman began experimenting with shooting video.

He began shooting local New York City-residents and queer youth in 2014. [6] From there, they began shooting friends and peers working and participating in New York's nightlife.

In 2019, he directed ChokeHole, a New Orleans-based event thrown by queer nightlife producers Hugo Gyrl and High Profile for Document Journal. [7] The event combines drag performance and pro-wrestling.

Later that year, he also shot Goldie Luxe's short film/music video, Perfume & Cigarettes / The Language of Flowers. [8]

For Interview Magazine in 2021, they presented a selection of images of collaborators and peers including comedy duo Talk Hole, musician and "It Boy" Jonah Rollins, furniture designer Kouros Maghsoudi, event planner Megumi, actress Zaina Miuccia, and graphic designer Eyal Chowers.

In 2022, he photographed Air Mail's The Downtown Set, a list of the 50 New Yorkers in the arts and culture living and working in Lower Manhattan. [9]

The following year Emmerman photographed line dancing and two-step class, at Manhattan's Georgia Room, and Mike Karnell, a writer and director for "Late Night with Seth Meyers," for the New York Times. [10] [11]

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  2. ↑ "DUEL MAGAZINE" (in French). 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  3. ↑ admin (2021-05-07). "James Emmerman – Queer Is Not Anti". Queer Festival Heidelberg (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  4. ↑ "Interview with James Emmerman". WÜL Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  5. ↑ "These Queer Pics Will Rock Your Expectations". Them. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  6. ↑ Banks, Emma (2017-08-30). "Photographer James Emmerman Captures NYC Locals in Nostalgic Portrait Series". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  7. ↑ Murphy, Rhodes (2019-07-02). "One night at ChokeHole, where drag performance meets pro wrestling". Document Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  8. ↑ "Goldie Luxe Has No Time for Regrets – PAPER Magazine".
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  10. ↑ McAdory, Paul (2023-04-29). "Line Dancing Toward Euphoria". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  11. ↑ Lee, Anna Grace (2023-04-03). "Comedians in Stores Selling Lamps". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-16.
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