ICP Teen Academy

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Alex Karabelas



With the project titled “We Need Doctors,” I wanted to document the local do-it-yourself music scene of which I am a part. I wanted to depict the love and beauty I have found in this group of young people. I think the topic is a bit of a hot thing to photograph currently, especially with older photographers: the allure of rebellious and raw teens playing wild music. Yet I find that a lot of the time those people want a picture but don’t want to truly be a part of it. My goal has been to depict the people in my community lovingly in order to reciprocate the love they have shown me.

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Alex Karabelas is a film photographer born and raised in New York City. They are currently seniors at Columbia Prep and will be attending Middlebury College in the fall. Their photographic focus is on documentary practice. Alex first began digital photography at the beginning of high school, later making a full transition to film photography. Their work has been a part of Drexel University’s High School Photography Contest Exhibition and has been awarded the Scholastic Gold Medal and Silver Medal.