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Miya Jones, Emely, Amber, & Vanessa, April 2019
In the 20218-2019 academic year, the Commodore Photo Collaborative was formed by Miya Jones, an eighth grader in the Gifted & Advanced Learning Program, and Nate Larson, a photographer and professor at MICA. Commodore John Rodgers is a Baltimore City Public School serving grades Pre-K-8 in East Baltimore.
Miya borrowed one of Nate’s cameras for the year and together we documented the school community. We made photographs both separately and together, and come together biweekly to discuss the nature of photographs, composition and technique, as well as what it means to make a portrait of a community. This volume contains a selection of 35 photographs from the 1,501 photographs made over the course of the academic year.
Thank you to the Commodore John Rodgers community for your trust. Special thanks to Michael Rennard, the CJR Gifted & Advanced Learning Coordinator for facilitating our collaboration.
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Nate Larson, & MIddle, 2019
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Miya Jones, Portrait of Lola, 2019
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Nate Larson, Damon Testing, April 2019
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Miya Jones, Shadow Play, 2018
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Miya Jones, Jumiyah and Basketball, April 2019
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Nate Larson, Andre Concentrates, May 2019
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Miya Jones, Lacrosse Match, January 2019
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ate Larson, Home Countries, April 2019
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Nate Larson, Marque & Sarah, May 2019
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Miya Jones, Eric, April 2019
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Miya Jones, Sa’niyah Playing, May 2019
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Nate Larson, Daydreaming, April 2019
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Nate Larson, School Pizza, April 2019
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Miya Jones, Taylor at the Pizza Party, January 2019
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iya Jones, Aaliyah, Onyae, and Taylor, April 2019
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Miya Jones, Autumn at Band Practice, April 2019
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Nate Larson, Dorae in the Hallway, April 2019
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Nate Larson, Taylor in the Classroom, April 2019
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Miya Jones, Jaquan in the Classroom, May 2019
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Nate Larson, Recess, November 2018
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Miya Jones, Untitled, May 2019
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Nate Larson, I Feel Included When, February 2019
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Miya Jones, Slide to Unlock, May 2019
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Nate Larson, Roots / Glove, November 2018
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Miya Jones, Marquel on the Climbing Wall, April 2019
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Miya Jones, Khloe in the Classroom, May 2019
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Nate Larson, High Standards, February 2019
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Miya Jones, One on One, April 2019
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Nate Larson, Solving for Success, April 2019
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Miya Jones, Untitled, May 2019
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Miya Jones, Found Poem, November 2018
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Nate Larson, Hero’s Journey, April 2019
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Nate Larson, Portrait of Miya, April 2019
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Nate Larson, Textbooks, April 2019