Photographer Reuben Radding says it can happen anytime, anywhere. He is talking about snapping a picture.
The longtime Brooklynite is out on the streets of the city walking for miles every day, all in search of a great photo within an ever-changing city.
What You Need To Know
- "They're There" is an exhibition of street photography at the Brooklyn Made Store, located at City Point in Downtown Brooklyn
- The exhibit was curated by veteran freelance photojournalist Stephanie Keith
- It features the work of six photographers who work in and around Brooklyn
"Some of that change I don't neccessarily like, but I still appeciate it, because I walk out my door and I don't really know what I am going to see," Radding said.
Radding's photos are part of a street photography exhibit at the Brooklyn Made Store at City Point in Downtown Brooklyn. It's called "They're There," and was curated by veteran freelance photojournalist Stephanie Keith, a big fan of street photographers.
"They are out there, having a dialogue with themselves and with the history of street photography, trying to find those moments that sort of just transcend just what something looks like and becomes a comment about society, or where we are as a people," Keith said.
Six photographers have their work on display in The Corner Gallery section of the Brooklyn Made Store, which was established by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce as a platform to help small businesses and artists build their brands.
"When we opened our first store at Industry City, one of our caveats was, I want to make sure there is a gallery, and I wanted to call it The Corner Gallery, because that's what people do in Brooklyn. We hang out on the corner, and we talk and discuss, We look at things, and we look at the world around us. And that's what this is dedicated to," said Gabrielle Napolitano, director of communications and partnerships for Brooklyn Made Store.
A goal of the exhibition is to bring attention to photographers like Radding and others, who are creating art with their cameras on a daily basis.
"They are so dedicated out there in the streets all the time without any backing, without any news organization or day rate. They are just going out there so that we can see the world in a better and a more interesting way," Keith said.
As Keith says, she loves the idea of bringing fine art and photography into a different kind of space that appreciates art and tries to uplift artists. The photos will be on display through Aug. 31.