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OPEN DOORS

Elias Williams

New York Photographer Elias Williams was tasked this summer to capture the creativity and leadership of men who have been harmed by gun violence, and who are all part of the OPEN DOORS arts and justice initiative. He is based at NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler, a long-term care facility on Roosevelt Island where many of the members live and work. The members of the group use storytelling, hip-hop, and spoken word to challenge audiences to combat the injustice that breeds violence in New York City neighborhoods.

 

The members of the organization, some of them known as Reality Poets, return to the neighborhoods where they grew up, inform young people about the rarely considered consequences of gun violence, and encourage them to become positive change makers.

 

This collaboration, proudly produced and commissioned by United Photo Industries, with support from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, has been inspired by the Visible Ink, a writing program for Memorial Sloan Kettering patients, and OPEN DOORS in collaboration with NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler’s Department of Therapeutic Recreation.

About Elias Williams

Elias Williams is a New York based photographer making long-term work that highlights underrepresented communities and their cultural and historical significance. Through portraiture, he primarily focuses on the everyday people of these communities with dignity and admiration.

 

His photographs have been showcased at the LaGuardia Gallery of Photographic Arts, ARTViews Gallery, Morris Museum and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

 

Elias’ clients include AARP, BuzzFeed News, ESPN’s The Undefeated, The Guardian, Mic, NPR, The New York Times, National Geographic, US News & World Report, and The Washington Post.

 

He is a 2017 Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow, and the recipient of a 2017 Bronx Council on the Arts, Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) award.

photos by

Elias Williams

Featuring

El, Jay, King Tito Love, Mike, Peter, Roy, Var and Vince

Featured at

Photoville NY 2019

Presented by

United Photo Industries, NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and Visible Ink

additional support by

Duggal Visual Solutions

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Festival Exhibitions Produced by Photoville
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