John Botte is the author of Aftermath: Unseen 9/11, Photos by a New York City Cop and John Botte: The 9/11 Photographs, 10th Anniversary Exhibition Folio. Exhibited internationally, his work has also appeared frequently in Rolling Stone. Born in Part Chester, New York, he lives in Seattle, Washington, and Harrison, New York. Elicia Ho was invited at the age of fifteen to join The School of American Ballet in New York City, A professional ballerina for twenty years, she now devotes her time to writing and works as a makeup artist and interior decorator. Born in Seattle, Washington, she lives in Seattle, and Harrison, New York.
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Former NYPD officer John Botte never showed up to work without his Leica M camera..., an attribute that garnered him nationwide fame...with his project Aftermath: Unseen 9/11 Photos by a New York City Cop. Years later, Botte has transitioned his focus and creative vision to a profoundly intimate and personal subject: his...muse..., the former ballerina Elicia Ho. His new book, One Woman, is an ode to the vintage silhouetting of 1930s portraiture, and to real, fictional, and historical female characters. From...icons and activists like Josephine Baker and Gloria Steinem, to relatives like her American mother and Chinese aunts, Ho delves into self-exploration and empowerment to reveal her multifaceted identity...The decision to collaborate on this project came spontaneously, as Botte requested Ho pose to test out his 75mm lens one evening...Beside the images, which have a dark, quintessential film noir look, a variety of capsule texts written by Ho describe each persona along with their influence on her life.--New York Magazine