The full PDF spread of Harley-Davidson’s 2019 HOG Magazine article on Ezy Ryders is now up on my website. Read here!
Visit to the East Bay Dragons MC
When I was in northern California a couple weeks ago, I had to take a trip to the legendary East Bay Dragons motorcycle club. Four years ago, at the beginning of photographing Ezy Ryders I came across the book by the Dragons’ founder and president, Tobie Gene Levingston, called “Soul On Bikes.” In it, Levingston reminisces about how he fell in love with Harley-Davidson motorcycles, but back in the 1950s, the few MCs that existed didn’t allow African-Americans. He started the East Bay Dragons in 1959, America’s first all-black MC. They became a crucial part of Oakland’s history and the history of American MCs.
Thanks to the Dragons for welcoming this stranger from across the country, to your clubhouse. Check out the @ezyryders instagram for more on black motorcycle clubs.
Ezy Ryders cover story in HOG Magazine
Thrilled to share my first cover story, Ezy Ryders in Harley-Davidson's HOG Magazine. I've been photographing Ezy Ryders since 2014, and working on a book, so it was great to give this new audience a preview. With a circulation of over 600,000, Harley riders around the country will see what New York’s black bikers are all about!
To read, find the hard copy at a dealership or download for free from the HOG Magazine app.
Favorite Rides of 2018: The Wall Street Journal
"Part Harley-Davidson, Part 'Spaceship,'" which I photographed for the Wall Street Journal in the Fall of 2018, was included in their roundup of the year's best. Thanks photo editor Leah and reporter A.J.!
My Ride: Meatloaf's Custom Harley
Online and in print in The Wall Street Journal’s My Ride column, read about the talented Meatloaf, whom I met through my Ezy Ryders project. He customized this motorcycle himself from a Harley-Davidson Street Rod and the Tiffany blue spaceship purrs like a cat... Read here