Columbia Museum Of Art- Event

WHO SHOT ROCK AND ROLL

Jay Z and Puff Daddy

This photo compared to the other photos in the exhibit was about medium size. It is owned by Mark Seliger Studios. Mark Seliger is an American born photographer who was born in 1959. This photo was actually shot on Febrauray 9, 2000 but was not printed till 2008. The photo was printed via gelatin silver print on black and white.

The gelatin silver process is the photographic process used with currently available black-and-white films and printing papers. A suspension of silver salts in gelatin is coated onto a support such as glass, flexible plastic or film, baryta paper, or resin-coated paper. These light-sensitive materials are stable under normal keeping conditions and are able to be exposed and processed even many years after their manufacture. This is in contrast to the collodion wet-plate process dominant from the 1850s–1880s, which had to be exposed and developed immediately after coating

This photo was taken prior to a photo session. The artist are waiting for the photo shot to begin. The beatuy of this picture is that the artist where not posed for this shot, they were simply partaking in an activity that even we as normal people do. Although thier phones are a little advanced for the year 2000, this is they type for that the general population would not have access to till around 2005. There clothes and accessories are simple nothing elaborate, that if you saw them on the street and did not know that they were famous they would blend in with the general population.

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper and businessman. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010. He has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, while receiving thirteen Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations.

Jay-Z co-owns the 40/40 Club, is part-owner of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and is also the creator of the clothing line Rocawear. He is the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings, one of the three founders of Roc-A-Fella Records, and the founder of Roc Nation. As an artist, he holds the record for most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200. Jay-Z also has had four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, one as lead artist. When this photo was shot in 2000 was hitting mainstream success.

Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), also known by his stage name Diddy (or P. Diddy in the UK and New Zealand), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor and men's fashion designer. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award.

Combs was born in Harlem and grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. He dropped out of Howard University to become a top executive at Uptown Records and founded Bad Boy Records in 1993. He was originally known as Puff Daddy and then as P. Diddy (Puff and Puffy being often used as a nickname, but never as recording names). In August 2005, he changed his stage name to simply "Diddy", but continues to use the name P. Diddy in the UK as the result of a lawsuit.

His business interests under the umbrella of Bad Boy Entertainment Worldwide include Bad Boy Records; the clothing lines Sean John & Sean by Sean Combs; a movie production company; and two restaurants. He has taken the roles of recording executive, performer, producer of MTV's Making the Band, writer, arranger, clothing designer, and Broadway actor. In 2011 Forbes estimated his net worth at $475 million, making him the richest figure in hip hop. This photo was taken when Puff Daddy had just been found not guilty for gun related charges and had just broken up with Jennifer Lopez.