Opening Reception: Sunday, November 10, 1-3pm
Leigh Busby is a New Haven based photographer. His series “Dude Portraits” is an exploration of mainly BIPOC men in and around New Haven’s streets. He offers an often uncaptured glimpse into these lives through his lens.
“As far as why I choose to do DUDE PORTRAITS? I felt men are getting a bad, unfair image right now and there is not enough great portrayal, so I dove into a project by accident while doing street photography. I started seeing brothers in a new light, a positive light, a beautiful, masculine energetic force and I wanted to show the world what I captured through my camera lens. I pray you see what I see as well and leave here today with a positive view of men especially our black men.”
My name is Leigh Busby, I am a Trinidadian came to the United States at the tender age of 8 years young, where we grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey. Skip to today where I am a photographer living in New Haven, Connecticut and I also do iPad and acrylic painting. My work has been seen across world and I am a published photographer having my work on and in many books; the latest having being Yale’s Actor’s text book cover. My work has also been at several museums online and in person, winning awards. I teach digital painting at schools across Connecticut.
-Busby
