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With Pamela Rolland on the Executive Host Committee, world renowned photographer Nigel Barker premiered his collection of photographs and screened his documentary film, Haiti Hunger & Hope, to raise money for the EDEYO Foundation. The EDEYO Foundation (pronounces Eh-Day-Yo and meaning to "Help Them") was founded by popular Nightlife luminary and activist Unik with the mission of helping to feed and educate impoverished children in Haiti.
Last year, disregarding the US embassy's warning to Americans traveling to the riot stricken country, Nigel Barker and his team set out on a journey to capture the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, as it has been troubled from many years with all forms of corruption. During his trip, Nigel photographed and recorded the everyday life of Haitians as they battled extreme poverty, and hunger.
At the January 8th event held at the Milk Gallery (450 West 15th Street), DJ Cassidy entertained the crowd, and former America's Next Top Model contestant, Brie, entertained on-camera interviews. Guests circled the gallery examining Nigel Barker's photographs, and as promised on the invite, there was a special performance by a Haitian musician. All in all, I noticed throughout the evening, people were deeply moved by the intensity and realism of the photographs hanging on the walls of the gallery. My personal favorite was one entitled "Dad". It was a picture of a young man on crutches revealing a scarred wound on his stomach while in the background you see a crying baby reaching out for him through a crowd of people. This photograph like all others was very intense, moving, and all so real.
-Article by Sandra Garcia
*photo by Moises de Pena via JCMD Photography
As the buzz around Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and Fashion's Night Out continues to grow, there's another must-see event on the horizon: Fashion's Night Out: The Show. Coming this Tuesday, it's the first-ever Fashion's Night Out Runway Show and the largest public fashion show in New York City history.
Christian McKenzie is an Editor, Journalist and Film Producer based in New York and London. She has worked with IMG Fashion, Future Proof Productions, Acolyte Films, and Fashion Delivers Charitable Foundation. For more information, visit ChristianMcKenzie.com
A life-long New Yorker currently residing in Maine, Richard has employed his writing and artistic talents in a wide variety of professions and projects. He presently does music promotion for underground artists, is a tireless community activist/organizer who has worked on several high-profile political and civil rights campaigns, and is also himself a musician who has performed in numerous bands, done some studio session work, and currently makes instructional guitar and bass playing videos.
George T. Wilson aka Georgeo is the owner of a small boutique PR agency Mangeo Public Relations Group which caters to a select group of clientele who are a brand or on thier way to becoming one. He has been involved in the entertainment field for a number of years and first got his start in the industry as a dancer/ choreographer of his own production company. With his passion for life he is inspired to greatness by walking in his destiny without apology .
New York based Lifestyle Consultant Peggie Walker is on a quest! As Executive Editor of this very blog (The Quest for "it") Peggie has recently re-ignited her longtime passions in the areas of inter-generational beauty, fashion, lifestyle and culture. Look for articles that reflect her quest as well as that of others. Some things borrowed, some things new some things old....here's wishing ALL your dreams come true.
The Quest for "it "welcomes our first official Guest Blogger on film, Sharon Abella. Sharon is a true girl about town reporting on Film premieres from the red carpet to the after parties. Coverage for 2007 includes: The Kite Runner, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street etc.
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