“A photograph stops time. It stops death. As long as these files exist, we exist.”
Kenneth Harris
The Archive • 1955 – Present
“A photograph stops time. It stops death. As long as these files exist, we exist.”
Kenneth Harris
Photographer & Preservationist
A living archive spanning more than five decades of New York culture, music, protest, community, and memory.
From the streets of South Jamaica to the hardwood of Madison Square Garden. A fifteen-year-old equipped with a Canonet and Tri-X film.
Twenty hours on his feet. Twenty rolls of film. The rebirth of the lens on the National Mall.
The Cynthia Horner Era. Backstage access, music icons, and the celebrity portfolio preserved by the archive.
Witnessing history. The funeral of Clifford Glover, Harlem Day, and the ongoing fight for justice.