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His work with cutters and homeless orphans presaged his 2004 fascination with American gun owners which led to the book, ''Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes'',<ref>{{cite book | last = Cassidy | first = Kyle | year = 2007 | title = Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes | publisher = [[Krause Publications]] | isbn=0-89689-543-2 }}</ref> which provided a view into the lives of a controversial culture, praised by advocates of both gun control and gun ownership. It was named by Amazon as both one of the ten best art books of 2007,<ref>"[http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_5832602_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000158341&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-1&pf_rd_r=1QZ2FYZP212HXFV1H4S4&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=324156301&pf_rd_i=383166011 Best Books of 2007: Top 10 Editors' Picks: Arts & Photography]". [[Amazon.com]]. Accessed 5 April 2010.</ref> and as one of the 100 best books of 2007.<ref>"[http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=br_lf_m_1000158311_pglink_next?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000158311&plpage=3 Best Books of 2007: Editors' Top 100]". [[Amazon.com]]. p. 3. Accessed 5 April 2010.</ref> |
His work with cutters and homeless orphans presaged his 2004 fascination with American gun owners which led to the book, ''Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes'',<ref>{{cite book | last = Cassidy | first = Kyle | year = 2007 | title = Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes | publisher = [[Krause Publications]] | isbn=0-89689-543-2 }}</ref> which provided a view into the lives of a controversial culture, praised by advocates of both gun control and gun ownership. It was named by Amazon as both one of the ten best art books of 2007,<ref>"[http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_5832602_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000158341&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-1&pf_rd_r=1QZ2FYZP212HXFV1H4S4&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=324156301&pf_rd_i=383166011 Best Books of 2007: Top 10 Editors' Picks: Arts & Photography]". [[Amazon.com]]. Accessed 5 April 2010.</ref> and as one of the 100 best books of 2007.<ref>"[http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=br_lf_m_1000158311_pglink_next?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000158311&plpage=3 Best Books of 2007: Editors' Top 100]". [[Amazon.com]]. p. 3. Accessed 5 April 2010.</ref> |
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Cassidy's approach to shooting portraits has resulted in book covers and album art. His portraits are often shot in context<ref>[http://www.whereiwrite.org/ writers at work], [http://www.armedamerica.org/ gun owners in their homes]</ref> but in the early days of Occupy Wall Street he set up mini-portrait studios at both the NYC and Philly protests, to remove the context and focus on the individuality of the people attending. The photos were published at the Huffington Post,<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/occupy-wall-street-faces_n_1015900.html Huffington Post]</ref> and he hung a show of the Occupy shots at the Bluestocking Gallery<ref>[http://kylecassidy.livejournal.com/680622.html Bluestocking Gallery]</ref> in Manhattan. In another project, he took photographs of the scientists responsible for the discoveries of the [[New Horizons]] probe.<ref>http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2015/07/20/kyle_cassidy_photographs_the_new_horizons_science_team.html</ref> |
Cassidy's approach to shooting portraits has resulted in book covers and album art. His portraits are often shot in context<ref>[http://www.whereiwrite.org/ writers at work], [http://www.armedamerica.org/ gun owners in their homes]</ref> but in the early days of Occupy Wall Street he set up mini-portrait studios at both the NYC and Philly protests, to remove the context and focus on the individuality of the people attending. The photos were published at the Huffington Post,<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/occupy-wall-street-faces_n_1015900.html Huffington Post]</ref> and he hung a show of the Occupy shots at the Bluestocking Gallery<ref>[http://kylecassidy.livejournal.com/680622.html Bluestocking Gallery]</ref> in Manhattan. In another project, he took photographs of the scientists responsible for the discoveries of the [[New Horizons]] probe.<ref>http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2015/07/20/kyle_cassidy_photographs_the_new_horizons_science_team.html</ref> |
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In 2012, Cassidy released ''War Paint: Tattoo Culture & the Armed Forces'', a book of photographs and interviews with tattooed veteran soldiers.<ref>{{cite news |author=Cassidy, Kyle|title= War Paint: The Intimate Stories Behind Military Veterans' Tattoos |url= http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/cover-story/158631305.html#ixzz2VdOKHlcm |newspaper= [[Philadelphia Weekly]] |date= 13 June 2012 |accessdate= 8 June 2013}}</ref> In 2013, he became involved with the [[North Dakota Man Camp Project]], a project to document the lives of oil workers in the area around the [[Bakken formation]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/article/id/179522/ |title= UND: Life in the man camps |author= Dalrymple, Amy |newspaper= [[The Jamestown Sun]] |date= 11 February 2013 |accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref> Photos from the project appeared in a [[Slate.com]] photoessay<ref>http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2016/03/14/kyle_cassidy_photographs_the_homes_of_oil_workers_in_north_dakota_in_the.html</ref> and the [[open access]] [[edited collection]] ''The Bakken Goes Boom: Oil and the Changing Geographies of Western North Dakota'', published by The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota.<ref>Caraher, William, and Kyle Conway, eds. (2016). ''The Bakken Goes Boom''. Grand Forks, North Dakota: The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota.</ref> |
In 2012, Cassidy released ''War Paint: Tattoo Culture & the Armed Forces'', a book of photographs and interviews with tattooed veteran soldiers.<ref>{{cite news |author=Cassidy, Kyle|title= War Paint: The Intimate Stories Behind Military Veterans' Tattoos |url= http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/cover-story/158631305.html#ixzz2VdOKHlcm |newspaper= [[Philadelphia Weekly]] |date= 13 June 2012 |accessdate= 8 June 2013}}</ref> In 2013, he became involved with the [[North Dakota Man Camp Project]], a project to document the lives of oil workers in the area around the [[Bakken formation]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/article/id/179522/ |title= UND: Life in the man camps |author= Dalrymple, Amy |newspaper= [[The Jamestown Sun]] |date= 11 February 2013 |accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref> Photos from the project appeared in a [[Slate.com]] photoessay<ref>http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2016/03/14/kyle_cassidy_photographs_the_homes_of_oil_workers_in_north_dakota_in_the.html</ref> and the [[open access]] [[edited collection]] ''The Bakken Goes Boom: Oil and the Changing Geographies of Western North Dakota'', published by The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota.<ref>Caraher, William, and Kyle Conway, eds. (2016). ''The Bakken Goes Boom''. Grand Forks, North Dakota: The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota.</ref> |
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Occupation(s) | Author, photographer |
Notable credit | Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes |
Website | www |
Kyle Cassidy (born October 31, 1966 in Woodbury, New Jersey) is an American photographer and videographer who lives in West Philadelphia. He holds a BA in English from Rowan University,[1] and also holds an MCSE.[2] He is the author of the book Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes.[3]
Contributions to technology
In 1993 Cassidy wrote Saturn: A Beginners Guide to Using the Internet, followed by Stickman's Way Cool Guide to Network Wizardry.
Cassidy published two additional technology books, The Concise Guide to Enterprise Internetworking and Security and Introduction to Windows 2000 Network Administration. He co-wrote the paper "Can You Trust Your Email?" in 1993, warning of a flaw in the protocol used to deliver email, which could allow information to be forged.[4]
Contributions to photography
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Cassidy's "Photo-a-Week" project[5] lets viewers into his life on a weekly basis starting on January 1, 2000.
His photographic style involves flights of fancy and a sense of humor. Laws of nature are applied inconsistently; people and objects are often levitating, and non sequiturs, whimsy, and cryptozoological intrusions are common. "I think the world in my photographs is a lot darker in many ways than the real world that people insulate themselves in, but it's also a lot funnier. My world is malevolent but humorous, as opposed to the real world which is malevolent and relentless, but is often packaged in a friendly box and rabbit ears," he said in a 2004 interview with A.D. Amorosi in the October issue of Art Matters. His images often explore themes of "truth" and "fiction". This culminated in his July 2006 show "Lies" at the Sol gallery in Philadelphia. "Photography," he says in the artist's statement for that show "is about lies just as much as it is about the truth."[6]
His work with cutters and homeless orphans presaged his 2004 fascination with American gun owners which led to the book, Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes,[7] which provided a view into the lives of a controversial culture, praised by advocates of both gun control and gun ownership. It was named by Amazon as both one of the ten best art books of 2007,[8] and as one of the 100 best books of 2007.[9]
Cassidy's approach to shooting portraits has resulted in book covers and album art. His portraits are often shot in context[10] but in the early days of Occupy Wall Street he set up mini-portrait studios at both the NYC and Philly protests, to remove the context and focus on the individuality of the people attending. The photos were published at the Huffington Post,[11] and he hung a show of the Occupy shots at the Bluestocking Gallery[12] in Manhattan. In another project, he took photographs of the scientists responsible for the discoveries of the New Horizons probe.[13]
In 2012, Cassidy released War Paint: Tattoo Culture & the Armed Forces, a book of photographs and interviews with tattooed veteran soldiers.[14] In 2013, he became involved with the North Dakota Man Camp Project, a project to document the lives of oil workers in the area around the Bakken formation.[15] Photos from the project appeared in a Slate.com photoessay[16] and the open access edited collection The Bakken Goes Boom: Oil and the Changing Geographies of Western North Dakota, published by The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota.[17]
In October 2013, his poster and photo for the Curio Theatre Company's production of Romeo and Juliet[18] led to an interview published in the New York Times.[19] In 2014, Cassidy's photoessay "This Is What a Librarian Looks Like", based on photographs taken at an American Library Association event, was published on Slate.com.[20] He continued to photograph librarians and libraries in the following years, culminating in the publication of a 2017 photobook, This Is What a Librarian Looks Like A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information.[21]
Published work
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He has written books on information technology, as well as working as contributing editor for Videomaker Magazine. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Barron's Magazine, Photographers Forum, The Huffington Post, Asleep by Dawn, Gothic Beauty and numerous other publications.[22][23]
- Cassidy, Kyle (2017). This Is What a Librarian Looks Like A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information. New York: Hachette Book Group. ISBN 9780316393980
- Cassidy, Kyle (2012). War Paint: Tattoo Culture & the Armed Forces. Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 9780764340864.
- Palmer, Amanda; Neil Gaiman; Kyle Cassidy; Beth Hommel (2009). Who Killed Amanda Palmer: A Collection of Photographic Evidence. New York, NY: Eight Foot Books. ISBN 0-615-23439-9.
- Cassidy, Kyle (2007). Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes. Krause Publications. ISBN 0-89689-543-2.
- Cassidy, Kyle (2001). Introduction to Windows 2000 Network Administration. Que Publishing. ISBN 0-7897-2419-7.
- Cassidy, Kyle; Dries, Joseph Francis III (2000). The Concise Guide to Enterprise Internetworking and Security. Que Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7897-2420-5.
- Cassidy, Kyle (1994). Stickman's Way Cool Guide to Network Wizardry. Glassboro, NJ: Rowan College Academic Computing Press. ISBN.
- Cassidy, Kyle (1994). SATURN: A Beginners Guide To Using the Internet. Glassboro, NJ: Rowan College Academic Computing Press. ISBN.
References
- ^ Ponzi, Katie (May 2008). "Alumni Profile". Rowan Magazine. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ^ "Kyle Cassidy Profile". informit.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ^ Stained Glass, With Shotguns (New York Times book review)
- ^ Cassidy, Kyle; Berman, A. Michael, Ph.D. (1993). "Can You Trust Your Email?" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-06-23.
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(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Join PAW". Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Cassidy, Kyle. "About Lies". Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Cassidy, Kyle (2007). Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes. Krause Publications. ISBN 0-89689-543-2.
- ^ "Best Books of 2007: Top 10 Editors' Picks: Arts & Photography". Amazon.com. Accessed 5 April 2010.
- ^ "Best Books of 2007: Editors' Top 100". Amazon.com. p. 3. Accessed 5 April 2010.
- ^ writers at work, gun owners in their homes
- ^ Huffington Post
- ^ Bluestocking Gallery Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2015/07/20/kyle_cassidy_photographs_the_new_horizons_science_team.html
- ^ Cassidy, Kyle (13 June 2012). "War Paint: The Intimate Stories Behind Military Veterans' Tattoos". Philadelphia Weekly. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ Dalrymple, Amy (11 February 2013). "UND: Life in the man camps". The Jamestown Sun. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2016/03/14/kyle_cassidy_photographs_the_homes_of_oil_workers_in_north_dakota_in_the.html
- ^ Caraher, William, and Kyle Conway, eds. (2016). The Bakken Goes Boom. Grand Forks, North Dakota: The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota.
- ^ "Romeo and Juliet". Curiotheatre.org. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
- ^ Erik Piepenburg (October 4, 2013). "Maximum Shakespeare, Behind the Poster: 'Romeo and Juliet'". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
Curio enlisted two local artists — the painter Elizabeth Gallagher and the photographer Kyle Cassidy — to design promotional artwork for the show. Ms. Gallagher, a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the daughter of Aetna Gallagher, a founding member of the company, created a colorfully feminine illustration featuring two women dressed in period gowns and holding hands. Mr. Cassidy took a darker route with his image of two underwear-clad women cuddled in bed and surrounded by candles and a gun.
- ^ Teicher, Jordan G. (February 21, 2014). "This Is What a Librarian Looks Like". Slate.com. Accessed December 26, 2016.
- ^ "This Is What a Librarian Look Like. Hachette Book Group. Accessed December 26, 2016.
- ^ Amazon.com: Profile for Kyle Cassidy
- ^ Wells, Steven (August 1, 2007). "Friendly Fire". Philadelphia Weekly. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
External links
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- Official website
- Eifling, Sam (May 2008). "Moving Targets". ESPN book review. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- Cassidy, Kyle. "Cassidy Blog". Archived from the original on 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
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- Underwood, Erin (21 March 2011). "Interstitiality within Photography: an interview with Kyle Cassidy. The Interstitial Art Institute.
- "Kyle Cassidy: The Unpredictable Eye: Part 1". The Leica Camera Blog (21 January 2011).
- "Kyle Cassidy: The Unpredictable Eye: Part 2". The Leica Camera Blog (5 February 2011).