UNSEEN 1988 PHOTOGRAPH of Ice Cube & Dr. Dre by Ithaka Darin Pappas

NEVER BEFORE SEEN image of Ice Cube & Dr. Dre  just discovered in my deepest archives. Although we were mostly shooting black & white, this was from a lone color roll shot on a Hasselblad 500CE. It was November 11th 1988, the same day we made "THE MIRACLE MILE SHOT" ( aka the official press image for Straight Outta Compton "). This now historic session was made in my old apartment in The Miracle Mile area of LA when my roommates were out at their classes at UCLA 

{watch vid here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa1HApBPD6U }[][]

Image is copyrighted: Please contact ithaka.official@gmail.com for more info:

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photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas © 1988

This was one of many shoots 

That I did of Ice Cube and NWA for

Priority Records Between 1988 and 1991.

For more information about this image 

Please contact: ithaka.art@gmail.com - Also see:  @_ithaka_

Note: This image is not Public Domain, it is Necessary to acquire authorization

thru my Representatives at the Tack Artist Agency Group in Los Angeles 

before reproducing in print, online or merchandising ... thank you.

Interview in Mass Appeal (Contact High Project)
http://massappeal.com/contact-high-ithaka-darin-pappas-on-photographing-a-bulletproof-vest-wearing-skateboarding-riding-eazy-e/

Interview in The Hundreds:
http://thehundreds.com/ithaka-interview/

Interview in Gerneral Admission:
https://www.generaladmission.us/blogs/news/eazy-e-and-ithakas-iconic-photo

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"The Miracle Mile Shot" mini-documentary as told by Ithaka Darin Pappas

About the mini-documentary: "The Miracle Mile Shot":

"The Miracle Mile Shot" is an experimental, non-dialogue short-subject documentary film by Greek-American artist-photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas. This is the third in his series of hip-hop Photomentaries almost entirely relying on his own archival imagery of West Coast rap artists.

"I begin seeing these incredible documentaries randomly at different times and places around the world, on planes, at friends houses etc. And it took me a minute to realize that all of this compelling story-telling; Jazz, The Civil War, and The National Parks: America's Best Idea were coming from the same source, Ken Burns. His projects can tell an entire story with only still photographs if necessary, it's amazing.

I realized that I was the creator of much of the kind of raw still photographic material that Mr. Burns uses for his projects, and it has inspired me to begin to edit and present these images in a film format to tell a story. The Miracle Mile Shot is my third short-subject film festival project. I have already completed earlier this year "Eazy E & Venice Locals (A Historic Day in the Brotherhood of Hip Hop and Skateboarding".

I call these projects Photomentaries, meaning at this point I am only using still photographs in movement, with sound and text to vocal communicate ideas. I am not sure I will ever incorporate narration, I am enjoying the closed-mouth communication direction of it all and think I'd like to take it to the next level and even try a much longer project, of up to an hour.

NWA - The Miracle Mile Shot - by Ithaka Darin Pappas

In this short subject non-dialogue documentary, photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas reexamines "The Miracle Mile Shot", a picture he took of N.W.A. in 1988, that through the decades has become the defining image of N.W.A. in its prime. The photograph examined in the short, entitled "The Miracle Mile Shot", was made on November 11th 1988 and features Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy E, DJ Yella and MC Ren. The image began its existence being used as the official press image for NWA's triple-Platinum album, Straight Outta Compton (Priority Records). "The Miracle Mile Shot" is an individual photo from a series of pictures made that day (at the photographer's home apartment studio at 6516 1/2 Orange Street - Los Angeles) using a Hasselblad 500 CE camera with an 80mm lens and Norman lighting equipment. Throughout the decades, the image's relevance has continued to grow, being one of the only photos in existence clearly showing the faces of all members of the short-lived but highly influential group

watch video here:

Neste breve documentário não dialógico, a fotógrafa Ithaka Darin Pappas reexamina "The Miracle Mile Shot", uma foto que ele tirou do N.W.A. em 1988, que através das décadas se tornou a imagem definidora do N.W.A. em seu auge. A fotografia examinada em breve, intitulada "The Miracle Mile Shot", foi feita em 11 de novembro de 1988 e apresenta Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy E, DJ Yella e MC Ren. A imagem começou a ser usada como imagem oficial da imprensa para o álbum Triple-Platinum da NWA, Straight Outta Compton (Priority Records). "The Miracle Mile Shot" é uma foto individual de uma série de fotos feitas naquele dia (no estúdio de apartamentos da fotógrafa 6516 1/2 Orange Street - Los Angeles) usando uma câmera Hasselblad 500 CE com lente 80mm e equipamento de iluminação Norman. . Ao longo das décadas, a relevância da imagem continuou a crescer, sendo uma das únicas fotos existentes mostrando claramente os rostos de todos os membros do grupo de curta duração, mas altamente influente.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10519540/?ref_=rvi_tt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa1HApBPD6U

https://vimeo.com/338337187 - Fab 5 Freddy (VLADTV) Talks Eazy E Skateboarding in Venice in ‘89 - and the Ithaka Darin Pappas photos in Contact High Exhibit #NWA #THE MIRACLE MILESHOT tographer

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ithaka/69363540

https://store.cdbaby.com/artist/Ithaka2

https://www.instagram.com/_ithaka_/?hl=en

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5225987/

https://thehundreds.com/blogs/content/ithaka-interview

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaka

Keith Morris & Ithaka Darin Pappas talk shop and rare NWA photographs

Punk legend Keith Morris (Circle Jerks, Black Flag, OFF!) talks with artist/photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas about photographing Eazy E, NWA, Ice Cube work and how he began to begin working for the pioneering record label Priority Records in the late 1980's. Los Angeles 2018