BOOKS: Occupy These Photos | Mickey Z.

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Photo credit: Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust

March 30, 3015

(Please click here to learn more about my next book, Occupy These Photos!)

https://pubslush.com/project/5938

I’ve been taking photos for a little less than five years and make no pretense towards technical expertise. For me, photography is a labor of love and yet another component of my commitment to a life of activism.

In fact, it still never fails to amuse me when I’m referred to as a “photographer” and some folks are surprised to learn I “also” write. My writing career began long, long before I received my first digital camera as a gift and I’ve always aimed to decode propaganda and demystify hype. Combining words with images enables me to take this mission to a new level.

In an increasingly visual age, my photos have helped introduce me to a ever widening range of activists and activist movements. As I’ve learned, struggles intersect. My decision to recognize and document these essential connections in New York City has blessed me with so many opportunities to listen and learn as a photographer (read: witness).

Being physically present at events with a camera in my hands allows me to better comprehend how much we are lied to, how maliciously we are manipulated, and how deeply all our grievances and all our solutions are connected. From Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter and beyond, I’ve traversed my hometown and shared what I found-- thus bringing me into direct contact with new comrades, new perspectives, and new challenges.

The images I share have become a photo diary of my own radical development. You might even call it visual intersectionality.

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http://worldnewstrust.com/books-occupy-these-photos-mickey-z

[gregcrawford]

1. Great stuff, Mick!