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 JeanMichel 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 hiphop group Beastie Boys photographing their performances and occasionally appearing in their videos