One of us has spent our days shooting the city blocks of New York with a digital camera, taking whatever the environment and those who live in it have to offer. The other has spent long nights into early mornings capturing on film the city’s nightlife. What we want to share with you is a matter of different mediums, different environments, different cultures, but the same stories.
Environment, Disharmony, and Connection are the subjects we have separated this story into. They are the subjects we found throughout these images to be both the most universal and powerful. Environment is how intentionally or not, we become our surroundings. Disharmony is the differences we too often find between each other. Connection is what we so often risk everything for. This is Block Party, a visual story of how our intertwined moments have revealed one of the most valuable traits we have as humans - shared experience. These moments of love, freedom, struggle, and insecurity mirror themselves independent of who we are.
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Jeremy Liebman
Photographer
Jeremy Liebman is a photographer and producer based in New York City. His work has been recognized by James Beard (2019), Cannes (2020), Fast Company (2021), and the Clio’s (2023) where his specialization in photography and design intersect. His work spans publications and brands including Discovery, Budweiser, Food Network, Maserati, as well as artists such as Anderson Paak, The Jonas Brothers, and Jessie Reyes. Above all else, he loves the storytelling power and the simplicity of a photograph. Currently, Jeremy is a Senior Creative Producer at renowned design studio Jones Knowles Ritchie.
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Relly
Photographer
Relly is a film photographer, writer, and producer who founded the artists based community Bodega Flowers & Seltzer Waters in 2023. A born and raised New Yorker, Relly is known for capturing stunningly candid and honest moments throughout the city’s nightlife.
His film photography and writing has been recognized by numerous publications such as Nylon Magazine, Office Magazine and more. He has worked with brands such as Kiehls, Dieux, Juneshine, Redbull , artists Diplo, Austin Millz, designers such as Fe Noel, Poster Girl, Midnight Rodeo, Wish Me Luck and more. In addition to founding his artist community and shooting nightlife, Relly is currently creative director for Tequila Soda brand “Tecoda”.
