I visited New York 24 times during the lockdown. My visits began with a heavy heart, but eventually, in the quietus I found an oasis. "Light And Shadow" published a cover story showcasing my images and an essay I wrote chronicling my lonesome ventures in the vacated city. To read "A Thousand Words" - click the button below
I visited New York 24 times during the lockdown. My visits began with a heavy heart, but eventually, in the quietus I found an oasis. "Light And Shadow" published a cover story showcasing my images and an essay I wrote chronicling my lonesome ventures in the vacated city. To read "A Thousand Words" - click the button below
I visited New York 24 times during the lockdown. My visits began with a heavy heart, but eventually, in the quietus I found an oasis. "Light And Shadow" published a cover story showcasing my images and an essay I wrote chronicling my lonesome ventures in the vacated city. To read "A Thousand Words" - click the button below
Who is Lazarus Baptiste?
Lazarus Baptiste is a celebrated celebrity makeup artist and beauty brand ambassador turned world class photographer.
“Makeup taught me to previsualize, and photography taught me to see.”
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Lazarus was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and immigrated to Brooklyn, New York at age 11.
“I started makeup in '94 and photography in ’96.”
in 1997 Lazarus’ hand caught the eye of makeup manufacturer, Philippe Privé. Lazarus went on to collaborate with Privé as the 2 designers of the Philippe Privé cosmetic line. The avant-garde makeup collection launched at Saks Fifth Avenue - NYC in September '99 and opened at Takashimaya the following year.
Lazarus became the official makeup artist and photographer for Gayle King at CBS NEWS where he worked for 9 years. He is the photographer behind the iconic and viral image of Gayle King with R. Kelly. That image got several hundred million web impressions and a CBS NEWS submission for the Pulitzer.
​Lazarus’ passion project “NYCANDI” is a 10-year photographic love poem to the city of New York. He takes on the moniker “The Nightographer” because of his love of night photography and the unique challenges it presents.”
Lazarus is a specialist in super high resolution panoramic night cityscapes, and he prints BIG. His image of the New York skyline “Twilight Light”, featured in Vienna, Austria, is a world record contender for the largest exhibition quality print ever mounted and framed in one piece. “Twilight Light” was printed by Stefan Fiedler at an astounding 8.2 x 31.8 feet with a resolution of 1200 dpi. His other works have been presented by Chromaluxe at Photokina in Cologne, Germany at a more modest 4 x 8 feet.
What makes a LAZARUS CYTISCAPE image remarkable?
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“God is in the details.”
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The longer you look at a Lazarus image the more you see. The closer you inspect it, the more details you discover!
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“I describe my technique for transcribing my vision into photographs as ASIC. ASIC allows me to push a camera and lens beyond their limits in resolution, dynamic range, depth of field and perspective. Long story short, I’ve got pictures in my pictures and shadows in my shadows!”
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Many Lazarus images resolve well beyond 222 megapixels and have an immersive 3D effect. They are the closest thing to actually being there.
Below is our image of Las Vegas, Nevada. In the image you will see a small white rectangle.
The second image is the contents of the rectangle.
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