Ricky Powell

Ricky Powell

Ricky Powell (November 20, 1961 – February 1, 2021) was an American photographer who documented popular culture including hip hop, punk rock, graffiti, and pop art. His photographs have been featured in The New York Times, the New York Post, the Daily News, The Village Voice, TIME, Newsweek, VIBE, The Source, Rolling Stone, among other publications. His photographs included candid portraits of artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Madonna, in addition to many other popular culture artists and other common people. His photographs were included in the books The Rap Photography of Ricky Powell! (1998), The Rickford Files: Classic New York Photographs (2000), Frozade Moments: Classic Street Photography of Ricky Powell (2004), and Public Access: Ricky Powell Photographs (2005) and were exhibited both domestically and internationally. He toured with American hip-hop group Beastie Boys photographing their performances and occasionally appearing in their videos.

  • Title: Ricky Powell
  • Popularity: 0.001
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1961-11-20
  • Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Ricky Powell Movies

  • 2020
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    Ricky Powell: The Individualist

    Ricky Powell: The Individualist

    4.3 2020 HD

    Ricky Powell boasts a quintessential New York story, rising to fame as a street photographer in the 80’s and 90’s and touring with the...

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  • 2010
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    Rappin' With The Rickster

    Rappin' With The Rickster

    2 2010 HD

    Join photographer turned public access guru Ricky Powell in this collection of clips from his influential NY TV show, Rappin' With The Rickster.

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  • 2004
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    Dithers: The Cutting Edge of Underground Art From Across the Nation

    Dithers: The Cutting Edge of Underground Art From Across the Nation

    1 2004 HD

    In studio visits with 30 of early 2000's most prolific emerging street and skate underground artists.

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  • 2013
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    Everybody Street

    Everybody Street

    7.1 2013 HD

    Celebrated filmmaker and photographer Cheryl Dunn turns her lens on the pioneers and masters of New York street photography. Dunn profiles artists...

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