June

08

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2017

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6:00pm

RSVP

_{You’re invited to a gallery exhibit showcasing the work of ten diverse, rising photographers in New York City. Get the first look at what each photographer created with the Peerspace location of their choice.}

_{There will be drinks, music, and a panel discussion powered by Minorities in Media Connect (MiMConnect), focused on rising artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs.}

Rising Photographers

@mark.c

Mark Clennon

Mark Clennon is a photographer and founder of URBN FRESH, a New York based website which aims to bring people together via creativity and expression. His work as been featured on The Huffington Post, ESSENCE, JET, Travel Noire, and more.

@Chevaliercreative

Laurent Chevalier

Laurent Chevalier is a photographic artist based in Brooklyn New York.
With his eye of constant observation, he focuses his work on the visual representations and stories of Black people.

@HiDeexDee

Dee Williams

Dee Williams is a photographer and capturer of color by the name of #ShotbyDee. Changing the standards of beauty one portrait at a time. Follow along at ShotbyDee.com

@yungwolftown

Elizabeth Wirja

Elizabeth is a graphic designer + photographer originally from Jakarta, Indonesia. Attended School of Visual Arts. Magician of all trades.

@iaml1m1tless

Jarrod Anderson

Jarrod Anderson is a Florida native currently living in New York. He is a creative that specializes in capturing visual stories via photography with his primary focus being portraits, lifestyle, and fashion.

@thesundncekid

Daniel T. Randall

Daniel T. Randall a photographer and content creator. Nurtured in Brooklyn, New York for the better part of 24 years. Self-taught in his field and at the beginning of his journey. Exploring the nature of human emotion; while fusing a sense of fashion in each moment.

@a_kid_named_trav

Travis Matthews

Travis Matthews is from Georgetown, Guyana, South America. I live by the motto create to inspire. I shoot mostly black women to show them in a positive way and erase all the negative stereotypes.

@lauren.cowart

Lauren Cowart

Lauren Cowart is a portrait, lifestyle, wedding & event photographer from North Carolina. Her current mission is to capture unique moments, highlight individual beauty, and present story-telling images with a dramatic flair.

@imaninikyah

Imani Dennison

Inspired by big city urban life Imani’s interest in film photography grew in to a love for moving image, better known as Cinema.

@mark.aghatise

Mark Aghatise

Mark Aghatise is a London-born, New York-based photographer interested in the intersections of performance, repetition, and movement.

Mark your calendars

Thursday, June 8, 2017

6:00pm - 9:00pm ET

Speaker Block #3

Photography by LOLA Creative Agency

_{You’re invited to a gallery exhibit showcasing the work of ten diverse, rising photographers in New York City. Get the first look at what each photographer created with the Peerspace location of their choice.}

_{There will be drinks, music, and a panel discussion powered by Minorities in Media Connect (MiMConnect), focused on rising artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs.}

_{You’re invited to a gallery exhibit showcasing the work of ten diverse, rising photographers in New York City. Get the first look at what each photographer created with the Peerspace location of their choice.}

_{There will be drinks, music, and a panel discussion powered by Minorities in Media Connect (MiMConnect), focused on rising artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs.}

_{You’re invited to a gallery exhibit showcasing the work of ten diverse, rising photographers in New York City. Get the first look at what each photographer created with the Peerspace location of their choice.}

_{There will be drinks, music, and a panel discussion powered by Minorities in Media Connect (MiMConnect), focused on rising artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs.}

The Lineup

Clear your calendar - It's going down! Schedule Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose.

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Arrive, grab drinks, hang out

Drinks provided by

7:00pm - 7:15pm

Discussion: How to build a business around your creative

Panel moderated by Minorities in Media Connct (MiM Connect)

7:15pm - 9:00pm

Meet photographers and mingle

Music by DJ

Where to go

Co-hosted with

#PeerspaceRising

Medium Image Block #3

Clear your calendar - It's going down! Image Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

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Caption

The Game-Changers

_{You’re invited to a gallery exhibit showcasing the work of ten diverse, rising photographers in New York City. Get the first look at what each photographer created with the Peerspace location of their choice.}

_{There will be drinks, music, and a panel discussion powered by Minorities in Media Connect (MiMConnect), focused on rising artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs.}

The Location

The Menlo NY Hotel is located in the heart of New York City's "Silicon Alley." Register at the front desk and head on back to the SoHo Room.

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The Participants

Ron Flex

Founder, Power Pushers

Power Pushers connects fitness-focused users with health and nutrition experts to create custom workouts, holistic diets and a wellness regime.

Keighty Simms

CEO, BankTank

Many underserved communities need guidance to help organize personal finance and public assistance. BankTank helps navigate the waters with a powerful software platform.

Daryn Daniels

Founder, Leg Up Inc.

As a former U.S. Marine, Daryn Daniels saw firsthand the devastation caused by combat. Leg Up Inc. is developing new artifical smart limb technology for returning vets.

Tootsie Napolitano

VP of Product, Ding!Ring!

Sometimes, we need a nudge to get us where we need to be, doing what we need to do. Ding!Ring! is wearable tech that provides gentle reminders on the go.

Malala Chodary

President, Frost Finder

Frost Finder provides affordable climate control to small farmers in developing nations, helping to save thousands of pounds of food and seed otherwise lost to poor storage.

The Lineup

7:00pm –

Registration & Networking

7:30pm –

Opening Remarks

Sam Yam, Founder of DigiThInc

7:40pm –

Demo Derby Part 1: 10 minute presentations

1. Power Pushers

2. BankTank

3. Leg Up Inc.

7:00pm –

Demo Derby Part 2: 10 minute presentations

1. Ding!Ring!

2. Frost Finder

7:00pm –

Networking

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

– Arthur C. Clarke, Author

Rising: A Photo Exhibition

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