SAM MACKEY
PHOTOGRAPHER & ARTIST
VISUAL ART
"I Miss..." is a collaborative art piece created and curated by Sam Mackey that highlights what people selfishly miss most about their normal lives during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020. Contributors submitted their entries in their own handwriting, where they were then compiled in a collaged, journalistic style. Through these entries, themes were established as multiple people shared similar points, emphasizing that they are crucial parts of the collective human experience. This project was created as a method of validating our own feelings of sadness, stating that people are allowed to be upset about their personal misfortunes while still simultaneously caring about the greater issue.
Mural created for The Times Union Center in Albany, NY by Sam Mackey
Displayed in the New York State capital's largest concert and event venue
Phoebe Bridgers- Punisher
Illustrations for tracks on Phoebe Bridgers' album "Punisher"
Taylor Swift- Folklore & Evermore
Illustrations for songs on Taylor Swift's most recent albums
Miscellaneous Work
WRITING
MUSIC
ARTIST FEATURE
Photography and Review
A Conversation with Evan Melada: https://www.purenowhere.com/blog/everything-was-daydreaming-a-conversation-with-emerging-musician-evan-melada
MUSIC REVIEWS
Phoebe Bridgers @ Forest Hills Stadium: https://www.thelunacollective.co/journal/review-phoebe-bridgers-queens
Ok Moon: https://www.purenowhere.com/blog/2019/9/8/ok-moon
Lunar Vacation: https://www.purenowhere.com/blog/2018/9/20/v6t23i19uodu948ngxnyd7xzgk0xj9?rq=lunar%20vacation
Calpurnia: https://www.purenowhere.com/blog/2018/10/4/calpurnia-summertime-nostalgia-amp-old-souls
Small Forward: https://www.purenowhere.com/blog/smallforward-kind-of-funny/tearjerker?rq=tearjerker
Omar Apollo: https://www.purenowhere.com/blog/2019/3/3/omar-apollo-troubledashamed?rq=omar
Bay Faction: https://www.purenowhere.com/blog/2018/12/14/bay-faction-florida-guilt?rq=florida%20guilt
CONCERT COVERAGE
Photography and Review
Banks: https://www.purenowhere.com/blog/2019/9/12/banks-brooklyn-steel
Houndmouth: https://seafoaming.com/2018/07/05/houndmouth-upstate-concert-hall-ny/
Vacationer: https://seafoaming.com/2018/08/07/vacationer-music-hall-of-williamsburg/
FEATURE WRITING
TRAVEL
AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD- FLUSHING, QUEENS:
SEASONAL
MAKING THANKSGIVING WORK, NO MATTER YOUR SITUATION:
TREND
THE REBIRTH OF VINYL RECORDS:
PROFILE
KYLA WYLLIE, CREATOR OF PURE NOWHERE MAGAZINE:
https://exampleset52775826.wordpress.com/2019/04/30/kyla-wyllie-creator-of-pure-nowhere-magazine/
HOW-TO
HOW TO PREPARE FOR A MUSIC FESTIVAL: