Refresh: Lyle Owerko is a filmmaker and photographer whose work has ranged from Sundance Channel to Time to MTV. His photos are collected by many business, entertainment and celebrity clients,they have been used in several films including Henry Singer's The Falling Man and The Omen (2006 film), as well as books such as Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. His work is also included in the permanent archive of the Library of Congress in Washington DC.
Owerko has directed Robert Redford in a series of Sundance Channel commercial spots and shot a music video for the first single on Grammy Award winner Jesse Harris' new album Feel. He's also directed music videos for artists like Rufus Wainwright and American Hi-Fi.
Here you can see his work about boomboxes,enjoy:
the boombox projecthe`s a board member as well.
I wish he wouldn't have used the "burn" tool so much. It makes the boomboxes look dirty.
Otherwise, they are really good pictures.
I am guessing that is what he was going for.... "Street" and "Ghetto".... showing boxes how they might have appeared after being used as intended. Rather than as collectors show-pieces.
Yeah I agree, they look dirty and kind of out of place. They need to be in their own environment, The street suckas!
i like it. it looks good the way it is.
dirt and all.
Really lovely photos, and I like the look of them on the stark background.
However, they'd have been more to my personal taste if he found some with more damage on them. Scratches and some 'dirt' is ok, but more dings in the grills and case damage would've been truer to what (I think) he was trying to achieve.
The street-used Clairtone/Conion with the deck door and tape tray intact is a complete contradiction to me. But it makes a lovely photo still.
Beautiful images all told however.
Rock On.
true dat
That Sanyo with the Token Entry sticker is blowing my mind. When I was a little kid I used to skateboard sometimes with Timmy CHunks lead singer of Token Entry. My mind is blown thinking about that guy. I was like 10-11 and Timmy was like 20 at least.
So crazy that I'm even seeing a Token Entry sticker. If i heard right Timmy is now a roadie for Green Day or some *ish.
Hi - thanks for the observations about the photo gallery of my boombox collection. It's fun to hear different peoples thoughts and criticisms. I'm writing to all of you, as I'm interested in creating photographs that extend beyond just my collection. Are there any other collectors in the New York (or East Coast area) with ample sized Boombox collections? It would be great if you'd be interested in having your greatest pride and joys photographed? I'm even open to entertaining the thought of jumping on a plane to visit people overseas. I could do a swap with you of some sort, such as large size fine art prints in exchange for access to your collection for a few hours.
Would be good to hear from some of you as this project has taken ahold of me and I'd like to expand it further.
thx
Wonderlust, did you know Timmy Chunks? Or is that a random sticker you have on the Crown (Token Entry)? If I digged long enough i can find a tape of their original material I'm sure.
They were like local ledgends at that time.
Petey -- Wish I knew them as well as you did. I found the Boombox in my days of collecting. In my collection it's become that scrappy but loveable dog that seems to charm everyone despite it's mangy exterior. Can you tell me more about the band? Would love to know more - or even hear some of their music.
