Turnstile returned to Richmond on Wednesday, and it felt like Brown’s Island could barely contain them. The Baltimore hardcore outfit has long since broken past genre borders, crafting songs that reach across generations of music fans. Last night, they looked every...
For Isaiah Carter, aka Arcani, taking photos and making videos for hip hop artists is more than just a gig -- it's the foundation for an all-encompassing multimedia brand. When Isaiah Carter and his mom moved to the suburbs of Richmond during his middle school years, he was initially opposed to the idea of relocating. Born and raised in the city...
VMFA's Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop highlights the work of Richmond-born photographer Louis Draper and the group of African-American photographers he brought together in 1960s New York. In Gikuyu, the language of the Kikuyu people of Kenya, “Kamoinge” means “a group of people acting and working together.” The Kamoinge...
As the COVID-19 pandemic upended all of our lives this spring, Rachel Everett got together with photographer Tania del Carmen Fernandez to document how well Richmond is holding up. Their multimedia project is called #OnHoldAtHome. In March 2020, COVID-19 disrupted the lives of people all over the world. From the fear of falling ill to the...
A day in the life of an ER physician: unlike most of us, photographer Chris Johnson knows what goes on behind the scenes in the emergency room. Lately, it’s been a bit... quiet. Between the emergency room and his kids, ages 6 and 9, Chris Johnson doesn’t have a lot of free time. That’s what makes photography the perfect side hustle. As an...
Ollie, a local three-month-old rescue Dapple Chiweenie, has stolen the hearts of dog lovers online. Now his owner has partnered up with two dog companies to make bow ties and bandanas based on his cute face. It’s not every day that a dog gets to start his own fashion line, but that’s exactly what one local dog on Instagram is about to do. Meet...
At high-speed or on the street, Richmond photographer Wayne Hunter captures the unique aspects of each car in his lens. The sun begins to set on I-95, one of Richmond’s busiest highways. Colors of gold and amber cascade onto the pavement as a black Subaru contrasts the scene, carefully staying out of the way of cars making their way home....
Richmond portrait photographer Selah Marie started out as a model, but it was only when she got behind the camera that she truly found her calling in life. You never know what you’ll fall into. Even if you have a clear goal for what you want to do, things can happen that lead you in a different direction entirely. For Richmond-based photographer...
Protests around the city, and into surrounding counties, have continued on a daily basis throughout this week. Here's what it looks like on the streets. Last night, the city got a message that many of its residents have been waiting for: Governor Ralph Northam would be taking steps to remove the Robert E. Lee Monument from Monument Avenue, while...
Photographer Maggie Ellmore's arresting color schemes and fantastical imagery are both otherworldly in effect and deeply rooted in her local community. Maggie Ellmore’s photos are some of the most colorful and impressive pieces of art I have ever seen. She draws inspiration from cinema, art history, and music to create beautiful sets and...
