Overhead shot of #smdayBUF at Merge

Social Media Day in Buffalo was a huge success! It was planned over the course of 9 Days by @skunkworks716 (Keith), @KatieKraw (Katie), @TonyCityLove (Tony), @Wingalls (Will), @BlockClub (Patrick and Brandon), @djLoPro (Loren), and @arampino (Amber). Hosted at @MergeBuffalo, over 200 people attended the event. I was asked to document the event, below are some of my favorite images and since it’s #FF – I’m posting the twitter names of anyone I know in the image.

(L to R: @NPeracciny, @arampino, @thestip, @JonesRG)

@VeganJesus

( L to R: @KatieKraw, @aardrian, @susanlynncope, @skunkworks716, @dangigante)

(Front: @VeganJesus, @SusanLynnCope)
(Back: @ChazAdams, @arampino)

@djlopro

(L to R: @wnymedia, @buffalogal)

(L to R: @charlieriley, @buffaloniagara)

If you’d like to see more images or order prints from the #smdayBUF event, they are available in the #smdayBUF gallery of my on-line store.

I am also available to cover private and corporate events.  Please feel free to contact me to request a proposal.

Tell us about your #smdayBUF experiences in the comments!

When The Financial Levies Broke

Witness the Destruction of Buffalo and New Orleans

Clark Dever visually compares the cities in his photographic essay.

BUFFALO,  June 10th- Clark Dever, an independent photo journalist and community organizer, will be showing a series of his photographs captured in post-Katrina New Orleans and in Buffalo’s impoverished areas.  The images highlight the similarities between the destruction that has occurred in two American cities; one destroyed quickly by a natural disaster, one crumbling after a slow economic collapse.

The show “When the Financial Levies Broke” is opening Friday, July 10th from 5pm-8pm at The Grant Street Gallery – 216 Grant Street (at Lafayette Avenue) and will continue through July 16th.

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