I LOVE NEW YORK-Jean Pierre Laffont & Bret Curry

Welcome to I LOVE NEW YORK 9/12/24!

Come join us on Thursday, Sep 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM at the Leica Gallery Los Angeles for a night filled with love for the Big Apple and photographers Jean Pierre Laffont and Bret Curry. Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture and iconic landmarks of New York City. This in-person event is a celebration of all things NYC, so grab your friends and family for a night to remember. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to experience the magic of New York right here in Los Angeles!

JEAN PIERRE LAFFONT’S NEW YORK NOIR

When I arrived as a young Frenchman in 1964, New York City was chaotic, dirty, gritty, loud and dangerous, but it was also attractive, provocative, brave, enchanting, joyous and free. “New York Noir” is inspired by the 1940 Film Noir. It is filled with a sense of danger, it is violent and upbeat, simple and timeless like my New York.

Everything seemed possible and vibrant. I hated it one day and loved it the next. I responded to the city with my heart and never stopped capturing the monumental mess that it is and the exhilaration it provokes.

All my wildest dreams came true in New York, and I hope my photos captured a city that I viewed critically but affectionally and to which I bear an immense gratitude.

BRET CURRY

IRIDESCENT CITY

Every time I shoot in New York I get the feeling that I am standing on the top floor of America looking down at it all, even while shooting at street level. There is a constant sense of elevation at every scale of interaction with the city.

Glittering and iridescent both day and night, it mixes centuries of pursuits realized with those just coming into focus. The city condenses so many of the core aspects of our nation’s character into a scene that is almost but not quite fully able to be captured.

A city of polarities, a feeling of “within and without”, at one moment a diorama and next a towering spectacle - all of us inherit New York as a place to witness and capture in the light in which we see it.

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