Photo of the Month Series
Photo of the Month
Thank you so much for viewing my Photo of the Month series where I choose my favorite capture from the month of personal and client projects! xoxo, Kristen Blush
March 2020
March Photo of the Month: March 4, 2020: Portrait of Secretary Hillary Clinton as she attends the Hulu premier of ‘Hillary’ at the Directors Guild of America Theater in New York City. This photo is not only the Photo of Month, but was shared across all of Secretary Clinton’s social media platforms to celebrate the occasion.
Secretary Hillary Clinton shares a photo by Kristen Blush from the Hulu premier of ‘Hillary’ via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. New York, NY, 2020
February 2020
February Photo of the Month: February 10, 2020: Portrait of the founder of Urban Made Project, Nicole Lau, who was recently elected to the Urban Manufacturing Alliance Board of Directors. Urban Made Project is a nonprofit organization incubating fashion microenterprises and rebuilding the Harlem community.
Published on February 25, 2020
January 2020
January Photo of the Month: January 22, 2020: I joined my friends at Stacks House and Luminary for a night of Financial Bingo. Photographed here is finance expert and co-founder of Stacks House, Farnoosh Torabi with her bingo ball cage.
Published on January 28, 2020
December 2019
December Photo of the Month: December 21, 2019: Drag Queen, Jasmine Rice LaBeija enters the stage through blue velvet curtains during Lucky Cheng's holiday showcase and final performance of 2019.
Published on December 31, 2019
November 2019
November Photo of the Month: November 13, 2019: Democratic Presidential Candidate and U.S. Senator from New Jersey, Cory Booker joins a young supporter for a selfie at Brother Jimmy’s, in New York City.
Published on November 26, 2019
October 2019
October Photo of the Month: October 17, 2019: Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at the Democratic Women’s Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C., beginning her discussion in remembrance of her colleague and friend Representative Elijah Cummings, who passed away earlier that morning.
Published on October 29, 2019
September 2019
Photo of the Month: September 15, 2019: Democratic Presidential Candidate and U.S. Senator of California, Kamala Harris takes questions on the campaign trail in Greenwich, CT.
Published on September 25, 2019
August 2019
Photo of the Month: August 12, 2019: Portrait of 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate and U.S. Senator from New Jersey, Cory Booker. Photo by Kristen Blush.
Published on August 20, 2019
July 2019
Photo of the Month: July 22, 2019: Black and white photograph of the newly elected President of the Republic of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, in New York City. Photo by Kristen Blush.
Published on July 24, 2019
June 2019
June Photo of the Month: June 28, 2019: Original Photography by Kristen Blush appears on a billboard in Times Square during PRIDE Weekend for Lucky Cheng’s Drag Cabaret, New York’s longest running drag show.
Published on June 28, 2019
Get 'Off the Sidelines' with Senator Gillibrand
From left to right: Congresswoman Cindy Axne, Barbara Boiler running for U.S. Senate in Kansas, U.S. Senator for New York Kirsten Gillibrand, and Tedra Cobb running for Congress in New York’s 21st district.
It was an honor to be on assignment with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as she relaunched her PAC Off the Sidelines. This special event highlighted three candidates; Congresswoman Cindy Axne in Iowa 3, Barbara Boiler running for U.S. Senate in Kansas, and Tedra Cobb for Congress in New York 21. Photography from the event was featured on Senator Gillibrand’s Instagram, as well as accompanied an article in Refinery 29 (click here to read the story!)
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Cory Booker 2020 - New York City
I was invited back to join Senator Cory Booker's 2020 campaign in New York City this week! It was an absolute joy, and I believe Cory would make an amazing President.
All photos are by Kristen Blush, with the exception of the photo of Kristen Blush by Stephen Cummings (noted below.)
My photograph was featured on Cory Booker’s Instagram account!
So rarely do I get photos of myself while working! Here I am photographing portraits of Cory Booker with the host team. Photo by Stephen Cummings.
Families Belong Together
Moderator Amri Kibbler stands with Meena Harris, Julie Schwietert Collazo, and Jessica Morales Rocketto, panelists at the Families Belong Together discussion in New York City.
It was an honor to photograph the Families Belong Together panel, which discussed the current immigration and family reunification crisis at the border, and what American’s can do to help.
The Panelists
Meena harris - Founder of Phenomenal Women
Jessica Morales Rocketto - Co-Chair of Families Belong Together
Julie Schwietert Collazo - Co-Founder and Director of Immigrant Families Together
The Moderator
Amri Kibbler- Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer of HeyMama
Families Belong Together includes nearly 250 organizations representing Americans from all backgrounds who have joined together to fight family separation and promote dignity, unity, and compassion for all children and families.
Led by the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Women’s Refugee Commission, MomsRising, FWD.us, United We Dream, People’s Action, ACLU, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, MoveOn and others, the coalition has raised millions of dollars for immigrant children and families, mobilized hundreds of thousands of people in all 50 states to take action, and helped to reunite thousands of families.
Families Belong Together continues its work to permanently end family separation and detention, seek accountability for the harm that’s been done, and immediately reunite all families who remain torn apart.
Microsoft Reinforcement Learning Day 2019
I was thrilled to join Microsoft at their Reinforcement Learning Day 2019 in New York City this month. Microsoft Research used Twitter, Instagram and Facebook throughout the day featuring photography in real time—this was a rewarding challenge to deliver images during each presenter.
All photos by Kristen Blush; Tweets via @MicrosoftResearch:
[From Microsoft.com] Reinforcement learning is the study of decision making with consequences over time. The topic draws together multi-disciplinary efforts from computer science, cognitive science, mathematics, economics, control theory, and neuroscience. The common thread through all of these studies is: how do natural and artificial systems learn to make decisions in complex environments based on external, and possibly delayed, feedback.
This workshop features talks by a number of outstanding speakers whose research covers a broad swath of the topic, from statistics to neuroscience, from computer science to control. A key objective is to bring together the research communities of all these areas to learn from each other and build on the latest knowledge.
Women's Leadership Forum - Washington, D.C.
I traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to photograph day two of the annual Democratic Women’s Leadership Forum and National Issues Conference.
All photos by Kristen Blush.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi begins her discussion remembering her colleague and friend Representative Elijah Cummings, who passed away early that morning, at the Women’s Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C.
Former Vice President Joe Biden joins the conversation at the Women’s Leadership Forum.
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois discusses her decision to run for office following her time spent working in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for the Obama Administration.
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois concludes her session and departs the Women’s Forum.
Rep Sharice Davids (left), Rep Abby Finkenauer (center left), Rep Katie Porter (center right), and DNC Rural Director Libby Schneider discuss winning Democratic seats in conservative districts.
Rep Katie Porter and President of the District of Columbia College Democrats, Bella Ryb, conduct an interview following Porter’s “Winning in Red Districts” forum.
Sheika Reid, Rep Katie Porter, and Bella Ryb pose for a photo following their interview for the District of Columbia College Democrats.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath, and Women's Political Director at the Democratic National Committee, Taylor Barnes, discuss McGrath’s path to victory over Mitch McConnell in 2020.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath, and Women's Political Director at the Democratic National Committee, Taylor Barnes, discuss McGrath’s path to victory over Mitch McConnell in 2020.
Chair of the Democratic National Committee Tom Perez.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi begins her discussion remembering her colleague and friend Representative Elijah Cummings, who passed away early that morning, at the Women’s Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C.
Former Vice President Joe Biden joins the conversation at the Women’s Leadership Forum.
Headshots with The Wing's London Team
This month, The Wing opened it’s first international doors in London, England. It was great to meet and photograph the London team while they toured the New York offices. Wishing them a successful launch, and I hope to visit soon.
Headshots by Kristen Blush.
Photographer for Presidential Candidate - Kamala Harris
Democratic Presidential Candidate and U.S. Senator of California, Kamala Harris takes questions on the campaign trail.
I joined Democratic Presidential Candidate and U.S. Senator of California, Kamala Harris on the campaign trail in Greenwich, Connecticut this month. I captured portraits of the Senator with guests, followed by event photography as she spoke and took questions. All photos are by Kristen Blush for Kamala Harris for the People.
Senator Harris and artist TL Duryea. Photo by Kristen Blush for Kamala Harris for the People.
Photo by Kristen Blush for Kamala Harris for the People.
Photo by Kristen Blush for Kamala Harris for the People.
Photo by Kristen Blush for Kamala Harris for the People.
The Wing - Camp No Man's Land
I joined the photography team at Camp No Man's Land with The Wing last month in Upstate New York's Adirondack Mountains. Here are some of my favorite shots from camp! All photos are by Kristen Blush.
Celebrating Stonewall 50 & WorldPride with Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul
It was an honor to photograph Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul at the 2019 World Pride March in New York City, which marked the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots.
It was an honor to photograph Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul at the 2019 World Pride March in New York City, which marked the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots.
Photographs by Kristen Blush are featured in Kathy Hochul’s Pride Newsletter paid for by Friends For Kathy Hochul.
New York is leading the way in human rights and equality. Earlier this year, the New York Senate passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA). GENDA prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression and adds transgender New Yorkers to those protected by the state’s Hate Crimes Law. At the March on Sunday, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Bill A2707 into law banning the so-called “gay panic” defense in New York State, saying it “ends the justification of homophobia.”
Governor Cuomo signs Bill A2707 at the New York City Pride March on Sunday, banning the so-called “gay panic” defense in New York State, as elected officials and members from the LGBTQ cheered alongside him. Photo by Kristen Blush
All photos by Kristen Blush:
An Intimate Conversation with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited The Wing in New York City today. It was an honor and privilege to photograph the event, including moderator Aminatou Sow, and special guest and feminist icon, Gloria Steinem.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited The Wing in New York City today. It was an honor and privilege to photograph the event, including moderator Aminatou Sow, and special guest and feminist icon, Gloria Steinem.
Gloria Steinem introduces Senator Kirsten Gillibrand at The Soho Wing. June 5, 2019.
Aminatou Sow, “A lot of your friends are running for President too, so I’m just wondering...are you guys on a group chat?”
(Quote from Twitter: @emmaladyrose)
Gloria Steinem stresses to the crowd at The Wing that Kirsten Gillibrand would repeal the Hyde Amendment and codify Roe as president.
(Quote from Twitter: @emmaladyrose)
Paulina the Princess of Power - Art Show!
Showing now thru June 31st: A collection of thought provoking photographs that allow viewers to see deeper into the drag world that is Paulina the Princess of Power.
I began photographing Paulina the Princess of Power in 2015, while on assignment at Patricia Field Salon. Since then, we have teamed up for countless portrait sessions and performances at Lucky Cheng’s Drag Cabaret—where Paulina is Master of Ceremony. We also collaborate on human rights issues such as celebrating World Pride 2019.
I curated a photography exhibit in New York City showcasing a collection of thought provoking photographs that allow viewers to see deeper into the drag world that is Paulina the Princess of Power.
When: Now through June 30, 2019!
Location: Pheonix Roze - 13 8th Ave, New York, NY 10014
For prints click here, for merchandise click here.
Email me to learn more: Kristen@KristenBlush.com
Paulina the Princess of Power by Kristen Blush
Kristen Blush and Paulina the Princess of Power pose together at Lucky Cheng’s 25th Anniversary Party. 10/18/2018
Hillary Clinton Supports Vote Mama
New PAC Vote Mama and Hillary Clinton launch the non-profit organization supporting new mom’s aspiring to run for political office.
It was truly an honor to be on assignment with Vote Mama this week as they launched their organization supporting new mom’s aspiring to run for political office.
Secretary Hillary Clinton joined the effort, and tweeted about the experience using one of my official Vote Mama photos:
All photos are by Kristen Blush
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