Celebreak

Interview with B-Boy Photographer Carlo Cruz

Posted on January 17, 2009

In addition to movies and films, breaking has been spread another way—through photos. From magazines to newspaper articles, photographers have been there since the beginning, capturing b-boys in a single moment…and then eternalizing them. I recently interviewed Carlo Cruz, an amazing b-boy photographer from Long Beach, CA

What’s up Carlo, please  tell introduce yourself for the readers

Hey everyone! My name is Carlo Cruz and I live in Long Beach, California. I have been a photographer for about 8 years now. I originally started with film but moved to digital a few years ago.

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Portrait of a B-Boy

Posted on December 14, 2008

I just came across a cool photojournalism project entitled “Portrait of B-Boy“. The author worked with b-boy Lancer17 to get depth on what it means to him to be a b-boy. The accompanying images are from a Berkeley practice spot and the Mighty 4 competition that went down back in October. All in all, its a powerful piece.

Charles Peterson and his new b-boy photography book “Cypher”

Posted on December 12, 2008

There’s an interview with Charles Peterson, the author of the new photo book Cypher at hiphopdx.com. Peterson made his mark photographing the rock world with bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam and recently turned his lens towards b-boys.  Even though he’s new to the scene, he still recognizes the magnitude of the dance. Here’s an excerpt from the interview:

So the world of breaking is borderless and at this point I’m pretty sure one could find practitioners in just about every country in the world. In the book I have a photo of schoolkids throwing freezes in downtown Saigon. I just happened upon them - I saw them forming a circle and was like - ah ha! So even the unspoken language is the same. The cypher, the footwork, the freezes - these all translate without the need for a common linguistic language - it’s all about body language. And it can be practised by anyone anywhere which is the ultimate definition of globalization.

By submerging himself, an expert on a completely un-related subculture (grunge) was able to gain insight and depth on breaking. This dance and culture is truly open to anyone who is willing to embrace it. That’s a beautiful thing!

I haven’t peeped the book yet but I’m looking forward to it. Who knows, maybe I’ll even be in it

Interview with B-Boy Photographer Peter Tsai

Posted on November 1, 2008

In addition to movies and films, breaking has been spread another way—through photos. From magazines to newspaper articles, photographers have been there since the beginning, capturing b-boys in a single moment…and then eternalizing them. I recently interviewed one such photographer, Peter Tsai, who has been photographing b-boys and b-girls since 2000. 

What’s up Peter, please introduce yourself for the readers

Hey everybody my name is Peter Tsai. I’ve been photographing bboys for about 8 years and dancing for about 10. I currently live in Austin, Texas but grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where I first got into the scene.

I love photography and capturing motion and action. You can find a lot of my work at www.petertsaiphotography.com. Hip Hop fans should pay special attention to the ‘Action’ section under the main page.  You can also check out my presentation on B-boying culture for Pecha Kucha Austin at www.supertsai.com/photo/PKN/PKN00.html

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