Gallery 2: From The Archive: Heroes
Selecting photographs for the recent Ex:Ample Ex:hibition 'Hip Hop Heroes', I dove into The Archive for images which, for one reason or another, had never before seen the light of day. Other contributors had more contemporaneous work, with a lot of Manchester acts already represented, so I decided to focus on iconic hip-hop from the US with a smattering of UK artists for balance (http://www.albakerphotography.com/example-exhibition-1-hip-hop)By no means definitive, this collection of Hip Hop Heroes I thought deserved an airing in the Archive Gallery. So: There'll be 'A Bakers Dozen' (13) galleries going up over the summer as & when I get time to scan the original negatives. Enjoy the memories
Every now & then an opportunity arises to meet your heroes, in the flesh with nothing but a camera lens between you both. These music luminaries & living legends it has been my great pleasure over the years to capture on film, extraordinary people who wrote the soundtrack to our lives:
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 Lee Scratch Perry & Horace Andy |  hip hop portfolio |  opening night @ old brewery Public Enemy (live) |
 Public Enemy (live)Manchester Academy |  The Beatnuts / Broke'n'English |  Rahzel / JC1 / Broke'n'English |
 Grandmaster Flash / Ian Taylor |  Q Bert / Danny Wildchild / DJ Woody / Jon K |  Jeru the Damajah / MC Buzz B / Mikey DON / Microdisiacs |
 The People Under The StairsFunky Fresh Few / Andy Votel |  DJ Cash Money / Peter Parker |  DJ Cash Money |