I met Alissa last year when she joined our first JCAST exhibit “Send Nudes,” where she showcased some of her photographs. Alissa is a born and raised Jersey City girl who is paving the way for local female artists in the photography scene. Last week, I had the opportunity to work with her and the […]
Opportunities available at ChicpeaJC
Are you looking to get some experience, or do you want to work with the ChicpeaJC team? Look through the opportunities below and you might find something you’re interested in! Photography Intern for the Summer – At least 2 full days a week and available for special events – Have a DSLR and a laptop or […]
Jersey City Sights by ChicpeaJC at Base
Lynn Hazan: celebrated blogger, Jersey City lover, hip-hop dance instructor…professional photographer? ChicpeaJC’s very own showcased an exhibit of original photographs from her adventures around Jersey City at Base last night as part of the Jersey City Artist & Studio Tour. From the NYC skyline to street art and famous landmarks around Jersey City, the exhibition […]
Pictures by Nabil
I came across Nabil’s Instagram (@nvbilll) feed a little over 6 months ago. At first when I started following him, I had no clue he was a local Jersey City kid (anyone in their early 20’s are kids to me now), I thought he was this huge Morrocain photographer residing in the New York City area. […]
5thMindset
Fabian, aka 5thMindset is an extremely talented local photographer, his Instagram feed is one of my favorites. He shoots everything from fashion, landscape, sexy models and my favorite are his artistic shots. His photos are raw and he really captures that moment in time. I picked him up from his apartment in the Greenville area […]
Chris Capaci
May 8th will mark ChicpeaJC’s one year anniversary. It’s crazy how time has flown by and how much this blog has grown in the past 10 months. I obviously couldn’t of done all this myself, I am proud to say I have a team of people who are a part of this journey and Chris […]
Ernie Paniccioli “The Photographer”
The first Hip hop album I ever purchased was The Notorious B.I.G’s “Ready to Die”. That is when I fell in love with Hip Hop music and the culture… so much so it became a huge part of my life; I started breakdancing, I bought turntables and records and also DJ’ed for a while…. I have […]
Martin Strange
In the summer I interviewed local rapper Vinny (The Owl, formerly known as Verbal Phantom) and as part of the interview we decided to walk over to an alleyway by Hamilton Park to shoot a video of him free styling… out of nowhere an entourage of people show up; rap group Piss MOBB and “content creator” Martin Strange. […]