Carl W. Nunn, New York New York
Member Since January 2007
Artist Statement A native of New York State, Nunn has spent many years in the film, photography and visual image industry. Carl W. Nunn began taking pictures as a teenager and later studied photography at the Center for the Media Arts. He spent more than a decade working in films. His film experience helped develop his unique frame of reference and respect for the placement and positioning of objects. “Nunn’s work is captivating and inspiring” says Janifer Wilson, owner of Sisters Uptown Bookstore LLC in Harlem, New York.
Carl W. Nunn was born and raised in Syracuse, NY. At the age of twelve he began shooting photos and processing film with the help of a photography professor at Syracuse University. Mr. Nunn moved to New York City in the summer of 1986 to study photography at the Center for the Media Arts. He pursued a career in fashion photography, but soon found a stable job working in film. For ten years Carl worked as a key grip for major movie productions. Mr. Nunn’s work as a grip – setting up scenes for cinematographers and directors – helped develop his unique frame of reference and respect for the placement and positioning of objects. Carl’s training as a grip set the stage for his recent return to photography, with a focus on the new digital format.
Mr. Nunn’s first exhibition “Where Harlem Meets the Sky” is the first of a series depicting Harlem’s landmarks and buildings in the context of natural elements like the sky, the sun and the moon. Nunn was inspired to shoot sky views of Harlem because he desired to capture Harlem’s natural beauty in a light that had never before been realized. Mr. Nunn currently lives and maintains a studio in Central Harlem.
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