Meet My Friend Haywood Galbreath

This post is a commentary about our choices and choices we must make!

My choice of weapons!

The camera is my choice of weapons! For used correctly it can bring down the mighty and uplift the downtrodden! Bring justice to those who have been dealt the hand of injustice and make sure those who dealt the hand of injustice are brought to justice! It can bring a tear to the eye at the appropriate time! It can bring a smile to the face at the appropriate time! It has the ability to change the course of history from a course of inhumanity to a course of humanity!

Yes the camera is my choice of weapons for the sword and gun serve their purpose, but they were created to take life away! With the camera you can give life and hope to those who’ve had it taken away by the way of man and help restore their faith in humanity!
–Iconic Photo/Journalist Haywood Galbreath © 2012--2013


Banned!

This image was banned from my photo exhibit earlier this year because it was not politically correct! As you all should know by now I’m not into being “politically correct”! I’m into trying to be morally correct!

As a young boy growing up in my beloved Kentucky I came to understand at an early age I was going to have to make a decision about my choice of weapons to combat injustice and racism . Thankfully my decision was made for me. The Great Spirit/ God spoke to me and told me what my choice of weapons should be I listened and I obeyed!

The Great Spirit/ God was right the weapon that he directed me to use has done far more good for mankind than the weapon the great hurt of injustice and racism made me think and many others have chosen could ever do!
IHMPJ/HG

 

Opportunities did not come without someone suffering and sacrificing

-I want these young men and women who are alive today to know that these new privileges and opportunities did not come without someone suffering and sacrificing for them.-
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Got it people? I really don’t think you do for there is far too much complacency and taking for granted that the privileges and opportunities you enjoy will always be there! That there’s nobody out there daily trying to take them away! If you don’t believe that it is so continue down the path that you are on and as Chief Seattle said in “a few more moons a few more winters we will see!”
IHMPJ/HG

Youth photo exhibit

Please join us Sunday from 1 to 3 pm at the Museum of African American Art in the Crenshaw plaza on the third floor of Macy’s for the annual spring photo exhibit of the Links Pacific Chapter Arts Facet photography program in conjunction with (MPJI) Minority Photo/Journalism Institute featuring the photography work of the students that participate in that program. Please come out and support the youth of our community who in keeping with the slogan of MPJI “If you want to shoot somebody, pick up a camera”! Pickup cameras then shot and documented the beauty of life around them!

Thank you,
Instructor
-Iconic “history making” photojournalist Haywood Galbreath-

 

 

My choice of weapons photo exhibit

Haywood GoldenEagle Galbreath

My choice of weapons photo exhibit highlighted on Fox 11 television Sunday 9:00 A.M.

Well! It’s official the show has been shot and airs Sunday April 14 at 9:00 AM on Fox 11. Would like to thank Tony Valdez and Fox television for the opportunity to discuss my photo exhibit and highlight some of my history making images.

If you get an opportunity once again the show is “midday Sunday” comes on at 9:00 AM on Fox 11. Pictured is Tony Valdez and myself after the taping and yes I was quite comfortable in the anchor chair and that is another one of my careers!

- Iconic “History making” Photo/Journalist Haywood Galbreath-

Two Digital Cameras Needed for Photography Class

Haywood GoldenEagle Galbreath

MPJI update :

Group photo of my students from Inglewood High School we took the group photo this afternoon after a video session for the MPJI website. I have six very nice and intelligent students and we are preparing for some field trips to captured images and moments for their upcoming photo exhibit in April which will debut April 28 in the same venue as my photo exhibit. The Museum of African American art 4005 Crenshaw Blvd third floor of Macy’s. My photo exhibit will feature 24 years of my photo journalism and other photography work in Los Angeles and throughout the country.

It promises to be one spectacular show/exhibit there will be a section dedicated to my history making coverage of “the trial of the century”. I have many untold stories from that historical trial and over 18,000 images most of which have never been published but many will be in my book celebrating the 20 year anniversary of the historical trial in 2014. Tentative title of the book O.J. the untold story of the trial of the century through the eyes and lens of the Black Press of America.

-Iconic history making Photo/ Journalist Haywood Galbreath-

The students are in need of two digital cameras, new or used, won't you consider making a donation of the needed equipment?As you probably already know by now I'm most attracted to men and women that give without requiring something in return, Mr. Galbreath is this type of person. Contact either of us via Facebook or visit his website by clicking here. Thank you, Edward

Macy's Celebrates Black History Month

h/t Haywood Galbreath

Two Digital Cameras Needed for Photo Class

Haywood GoldenEagle Galbreath

MPJI update :

Group photo of my students from Inglewood High School we took the group photo this afternoon after a video session for the MPJI website. I have six very nice and intelligent students and we are preparing for some field trips to captured images and moments for their upcoming photo exhibit in April which will debut April 28 in the same venue as my photo exhibit. The Museum of African American art 4005 Crenshaw Blvd third floor of Macy’s. My photo exhibit will feature 24 years of my photo journalism and other photography work in Los Angeles and throughout the country.

It promises to be one spectacular show/exhibit there will be a section dedicated to my history making coverage of “the trial of the century”. I have many untold stories from that historical trial and over 18,000 images most of which have never been published but many will be in my book celebrating the 20 year anniversary of the historical trial in 2014. Tentative title of the book O.J. the untold story of the trial of the century through the eyes and lens of the Black Press of America.

-Iconic history making Photo/ Journalist Haywood Galbreath-

The students are in need of two digital cameras, new or used, won't you consider making a donation of the needed equipment?As you probably already know by now I'm most attracted to men and women that give without requiring something in return, Mr. Galbreath is this type of person. Contact either of us via Facebook or visit his website by clicking here. Thank you, Edward

The lesser of two evils!

Haywood Galbreath, Sherita Herring, and James Bolden
Photo Credit: Lisa Bolden

By Haywood Galbreath

For all of you out there! Who have criticized the president of United States Obama! Said he has not done enough to help the people and the economy! Says that he is not an American and wants to destroy the American way! Says he is evil!

There’s another individual running for the presidency of the United States his name is Mitt Romney! Mitt Romney belongs to the party that basically has destroyed this nation! By all indications Mitt Romney does not truly care about the working class people and will try his best to put him and his friends at an even greater financial position off the backs of the middle class than they already are at! You can say this man and the party that he belongs to is evil!

Therefore if you’re saying that Obama is evil! And we know that by all indications that the Republican Party and Mitt Romney are evil!

Yet Obama has tried the help the American people! You would be wise! The go with the lesser of those two evils! Obama! Unless you just really ready to have pure evil run America! –HG--

Minority Photo Journalism Institute

As many of you know or have guessed I’m a photography buff, and attend any event or display of photography. On Sunday James Bolden invited me to the Minority Photo Journalism Institute photography program, featuring the work of Inglewood High School students. The mentor of the students is the famous presidential photographer Haywood Galbreath, and after viewing the children’s artwork it’s easy to see they have a great mentor. Unfortunately my camera was taken without my knowledge, and I felt naked visiting the event with no camera but my Droid cell phone, which takes rather poor quality photos.

James Bolden has additional photographs here.

Edward meets student Isaiah Jamerson

Student Davarius Brown

Haywood Galbreath, Sherita Herring, and James Bolden Photo Credit: Lisa Bolden