Living Proof

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Living Proof

David Alan Harvey

In 2005, David Alan Harvey began photographing local emcees in the Bronx River Projects. Harvey traveled to Hollywood and then went global to document a culture a mere three decades in existence.

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Lanre where are you, what you doing,

Comment posted by Marian (not verified) on August 31st, 2009

Beautiful work. 'Stolen' from right under my nose. I should've been on this one. Much respect to you my friend.

Comment posted by Lanre Fehintola (not verified) on July 10th, 2009

David,I look forward to hearing you talk and seeing you at the LOOK3 workshops. You took pictures of my daughters as we were leaving Richmond years ago and I have followed your career. I have been involved with a photographic exhibit of which I was the curator, Families of Abraham,208 photographs of Jewish, Christian and Muslim families. The exhibit is traveling and now in Atlanta. Eleanor Brawley

Comment posted by edbrawley@carolina.rr.com (not verified) on May 29th, 2009

Davidâ€¦ I said it once, and I will repeat over and overâ€¦ this is great storyâ€¦ great photosâ€¦ this is essence of photojournalism!! Best Wishes Martin

Comment posted by Martin (not verified) on June 16th, 2007

This is a phenomenal piece of work!!!!! Congratulations to David Alan Harvey and Magnum Photos! I took a NG workshop with David & was waiting to see the finished works from the HIP HOP Project! SUPERB! SHELLY DENES

Comment posted by Shelly Denes (not verified) on June 16th, 2007

Wonderful fluid use of multimedia to further the story. Thank you Mr. Harvey and Magnum for putting this out there. ken harper http://ironcladimages.com

Comment posted by ken (not verified) on June 17th, 2007

Loved this piece, very well done. I particularly liked the dance sequences. There are some technical things I noticed that I won't go into detail here, but if you would like me to list them along with some potential remedies then feel free to call or email me at the contact info provided below. Thanks. Patrick Yen +1.270.535.0795 http://www.patrickyen.com http://www.fakemustaches.org http://www.globaljournalism.org patrickyen@globaljournalism.org

Comment posted by Patrick Yen (not verified) on June 18th, 2007

I enjoyed that a lot. Not entirely on the same line, but a piece on a local Ky studio studio a fellow student did. http://jeffgiraldo.com I'd also like to know the name of that Palestinian group.

Comment posted by Will (not verified) on June 23rd, 2007

Great Story! The characters made the piece. Good blend of multimedia.

Comment posted by lMC (not verified) on June 27th, 2007

Watched it twice! Perfect timing for such a great essay, particularly how hip hop is currently under fire. -An eternal fan of Hip Hop, and a new fan of yours.

Comment posted by R. Jaye (not verified) on June 27th, 2007

A great piece of essay ! One of the few storys about black culture without the usual lies and misconceptions ! More of that stuff please ! Great pictures anyway !

Comment posted by Claus SchlÃ¼ter (not verified) on June 29th, 2007

A great piece. Very informative and diverse. Thank you. Ehrin www.RelativeExposure.net

Comment posted by Ehrin Macksey (not verified) on July 13th, 2007

What a fantastic essay. It is fasinating to see the real roots of a massive culture in juxtaposition with what it is today. I am dissapointed National Geographic didnt use more of Harvey's informative images in the recent article on hip hop.

Comment posted by Inigo Taylor (not verified) on July 18th, 2007

I love how all the elememts gel together, how you've traced the history of the cultrue and blended it in beautifully with the present. Perfect demonstration of story telling.

Comment posted by lebo mashiloane (not verified) on October 21st, 2007