Jonathan Mannion: Notorious B.I.G. At The Palladium
June 25, 2009 @ 5:47 AM EDT
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Last night was the opening of celebrity photographer Johnathan Mannion‘s three week long exhibition at the Milk Gallery in New York City. For 15 years, he’s captured some of hip-hop’s most iconic images. Above, he gives the story behind The Notorious B.I.G.’s photograph at the Palladium. More footage on the way.
i’ve gone to tons of shows coming up. at the time i felt that just the memories were enough to live on once i hit the golden years, so i rarely took pictures (i always had the cam on me though for the rock steady shows. after the 1st one, i felt i wasn’t going to play myself again. this is a reminder that you should document every part of your life (well, not every part. there’s some nights i WISH i could forget. damn that liquor!)…