Honorable Mention in the category « Portrait »

From 1984 to 1987, writer/researcher Adolph Dupree and photographer Collette V. Fournier documented Black Motorcycle Clubs throughout the Rochester, Buffalo and regional area. We made the acquaintance of groups like The Afro-Dogs, The Falcons, The Omen’s, Sons of Zodiac, Buffalo Riders, Naptown Riders, Buffalo Soldiers, Candy Girls, Ebony Cruisers, El Amigos, Ladies of Elegance, Heavy Metal, Carolina Drifters, The Sunset Riders.

I was teaching photography at the Community Darkroom in Rochester, NY (new Flower City Arts). We proudly exhibited our researched multi-media project at Rochester’s Pyramid Art Gallery and at the CEPA Photography Gallery in Buffalo. CEPA is the Contemporary and Visual Arts Center directed by Robert Hirsch. The multimedia exhibition included photography of a Harley motorcycle, a re-creation of a decorated motorcycle club wall, leather vests, leather jackets and representative club colors.

"A Ripple of Thunder!: The History of Black Motorcyclists in America" was cited as one of the best exhibitions of 1987 and acknowledged in CEPA's Winter/Spring Quarterly 1988.

My Black Motorcycle Series series has been published in many venues and books including the Social Documentary Network and photography publications by Dr. Deborah Willis, Photography Director at Tisch School/Galleries, Cooper Union NYU and Kamoinge Inc, 2001-2015, a NY based Black Photographers Collective.