Ernie Paniccioli

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Ernie Paniccioli
Born (1947-02-26) February 26, 1947 (age 77)
Other namesBrother Ernie
Known forhip hop photography
Website erniepaniccioli.com

Ernie Paniccioli (born February 26, 1947) [1] is an American photographer of hip hop culture who lives in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was inducted into the Hip Hop Hall of Fame in 2014. [2]

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A Cree Native American, Paniccioli grew up in Brooklyn, New York. [3] Paniccioli's photography of hip hop began in the 1970s with shots of graffiti in New York while working for the telephone company. [4] [5]

He was the chief photographer for Word Up! Magazine beginning in 1987, and his work has also appeared in The New York Times , Life , Rolling Stone , Spin , Ebony , and The Source . [6] [7]

Hip hop journalist Kevin Powell encouraged Paniccioli to make a book and in 2002 Who Shot Ya? : Three Decades of Hip-Hop Photography was published, followed by Hip-Hop at the End of the World: The Photography of Brother Ernie in 2018. [8] [3] He donated his photography archive to Cornell University's Hip Hop Collection in 2012 and it was made available online in August 2020. [7] [9]

Personal life

Paniccioli grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn and left home as a teenager. [5] He spent time in Greenwich Village and learned about art from singer Richie Havens. [5] He was in the Navy for six years and returned to New York, marrying and having a child. [5]

"Roots, Rhymes, and Rage: The Hip Hop Story", The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, Ohio. November 1999-August 2000. Approximately 25 images shown 40 Years of Hip Hop Photography, Gladstone • "Hip Hop: A History in Photographs", Minor Injury, New York City. September 1992-January 1993. 12 images shown. • Jersey City, City Hall, 2014

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