KENNY RODRIGUEZ IS A NATIVE NEW YORKER AND WELL KNOWN NIGHTLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER. HE’S BEEN DOCUMENTING CLASSIC PARTIES LIKE TIKI DISCO, THE RUB, FREEDOM, ETC FOR DECADES, AND MORE RECENTLY HOUSE OF YES. IN THIS IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH $MALL ¢HANGE AKA JAMES DIER, KENNY TALKS ABOUT (OF COURSE) PHOTOGRAPHY, TECHNIQUES IN SHOOTING NIGHT LIFE, CHOOSING THE FINAL IMAGES, AND WHAT HE’S TRYING TO CAPTURE IN A PHOTO. AND WHY HE DOESN’T WORK ON HALLOWEEN LOL.  THEY ALSO TALK ABOUT SOME OF HIS FAVORITE DJS LIKE RICH MEDINA AND ELI ESCOBAR, AND FRIENDS HE’S SHOT MANY TIMES WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US, LIKE DJ BLUE JEMZ AND DANCER/PROMOTER VOODOO RAY (RIP). HE’S ALSO SHOT PROTESTS AND DONE STREET PHOTOGRAPHY, AND EVEN DESIGNING HOODIES USING OLD GRAF SKILLS. HE DOESN’T WRITE RHYMES ANYMORE BUT HE STILL FREESTYLES WITH HIS KIDS. OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP HEAD. HE’S AN ABSOLUTE PRO AND WAS A PLEASURE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS PROCESS.

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LISTEN NOW TO EPISODE 38 OF STARK REALITY FOR KENNY’S EXCLUSIVE PLAYLIST HIP HOP, ROCK, LATIN, CLUB CLASSICS, ETC AKA ‘1/2 OF DOOBE VOL. 1’