Photography: Occupy Wall Street

I went down to Zuccotti Park to photograph some of the protesters who are part of the 'Occupy Wall Street' demonstrations. The whole place is more or less like a self-sufficient ecosystem: there sleeping areas covered with blankets and inflatable mattresses; there's a food station with boxes for packaged foods, fresh goods and even compost. One strip of the side-walk is reserved for protest posters which are strewn across the floor for passers-by to ogle over.

As for the protesters themselves, they are a diverse bunch. And there seems to be little to unite them except for the common need for a platform. Even organizers aren't entirely sure what the movement stands for.

But demonstrating for the right to be heard just for the sake of being heard is not necessarily a 'non-thing.' NPR reporters at Planet Money argue that it's an interesting concept to fight for: the right for a platform for your voice. In the podcast, the reporters explore the idea of a participatory economy and how the movement itself functions like hyper-democratic little village. Listen to the here:
http://n.pr/oqkblB

As for the rest of the photos snapped on that day, please go here: http://bit.ly/pEv8mF

80 billion guys

Kieran made a film that will be shown on a rooftop in New York City. I'm sad we won't make it, but you should.

Beacon

Went to Beacon, upstate New York.

More here.

Midtown Games

Shooting a 90-second-long event...makes you scramble for broll!

Did it for the Speakeasy blog:

Manhattan

Brooklyn Filmmaker's Collective: video piece

BFC short from Lam Thuy Vo on Vimeo.

Not sure if I pulled this one off but this is supposed to be about the re-emergence of a person post break-up.

This will be screened at our collective's event "The End" at the Music Hall of Williamsburg:

http://www.bfctheend.com/

Day at the beach

My brother's wedding

Yay!













More images on my flickr page.

Night out and about

Green Bikes at 3rd Ward

Green Bikes Event at 3rd Ward from Lam Thuy Vo on Vimeo.

Moviehouse screenings, workshops, live music, free beer and a visit from Chuck Schumer.

Music projects

Trying things out. Let's see how that works. I want Reason for my computer.

Urban Worlds video

Urban Worlds from Lam Thuy Vo on Vimeo.

Video by Zack Wilson, Catherine Chao and moi
Music by my band Vierte Heimat
Special thanks to Ernesto De Anda and Rachel Solomon

Shot in one day, edited in two.

I have a gig on Sunday, where this video will be projected onto a wall. Come by if you can to this block party at 3rd Ward in Bushwick, singing at 3:30 pm, video at 8 pm.

Spring time

I lost about 75 images from the trip to the Botanical Garden and the annual New York pillow fight... but what can you do. 

Bushwick

Financial district

Worked late on a Saturday and walked out to this crazy weather.