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Glori Mahammitt, After Arnold Newman, October 2021
In the 2021-2022 academic year, the Commodore Photo Collaborative came together to document the impact of the late-stage COVID-19 pandemic at Commodore John Rodgers in East Baltimore. CJR is a Baltimore City Public School serving grades Pre-K-8.
The youth worked with mentor and photographer Nate Larson, borrowing cameras for the year to document the school community. We made photographs both separately and together, and come together weekly 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 32 photographs from the 3,685 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. Thank you to the teachers for making space for our photography sessions. Thank you to the CJR administration for supporting the partnership.
AC:I am thankful for having the opportunity to bepart of the team.
DD:Handheld cameras > iPhones. For sure.
LJC:I am grateful for the experience and the friends I made along the way. See y’all 8th grade. I’ll miss y’all.
NL:Thank you to the team for the privilege of working with y’all. My photographs are dedicated (always) to TMHL.
GM:Experience: 10 out of 10. Would recommend.
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Nate Larson, Kameron, Aylin, Glori, & Destiny photographing A’livia for the Yearbook, Feb 2022
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Destiny DeChamps, Portrait of Glori, January 2022
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Glori Mahammitt, Walking Home, November 2021
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Aylin Cerezo, Keystrokes, October 2021
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Glori Mahammitt, Kelsey at Access Art, December 2021
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Glori Mahammitt, Jaden’s Snowflake, December 2021
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Destiny DeChamps, Wall-Ball, October 2021
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Lola Jones-Carter, Kick Off at the Staff / Students Soccer Game, November 2021
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Nate Larson, Xaire, December 2021
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Glori Mahammitt, Handstand, October 2021
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Lola Jones-Carter, Seeing, November 2021
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Lola Jones-Carter, Roxi, December 2021
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Aylin Cerezo, Nalani, December 2021
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Nate Larson, Kamira at Lunch, February 2022
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Aylin Cerezo, Competitors / Robotics Club, January 2022
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Nate Larson, Kennedy / Fur Lining, December 2021
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Destiny DeChamps, Masked, December 2021
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Aylin Cerezo, PassingBy, December 2021
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Aylin Cerezo, Curiosity, December 2021
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Nate Larson, E’niya / You Got This, December 2021
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Lola Jones-Carter, Joyful, December 2021
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Destiny DeChamps, In the Now, February 2022
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Lola Jones-Carter, Winner / West Side, December 2021
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Destiny DeChamps, Loc’ed in, December 2021
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Nate Larson, Lola in the Hallway, February 2022
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Glori Mahammitt, Solitude, December 2021
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Nate Larson, Aylin on the Slide, December 2022
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Destiny DeChamps, N side, February 2022
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Nate Larson, Destiny at Gateway (Graduation) , June 2022
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Lola Jones-Carter, Portrait of Glori, October 2021
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Nate Larson, Give It Your Best Shot, February 2022