{"title":"august cao: in between","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ein between\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ea mini photo exhibition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eaugust cao\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eseptember 13-20, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.heretosunday.com\/blogs\/from-the-heart\/in-between-a-mini-photo-exhibition-by-august-cao\" title=\"in between by august cao show page\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emore info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"august-cao-72nd-st-station","title":"August Cao: 72nd St Station","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e72nd Street Station\u003c\/em\u003e, 2021\u003cbr\u003e6\" x 9\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis photo came from one of the first rolls I ever ran through my Canon AE-1, my first functioning SLR 35mm camera. In the spring of 2021, I travelled to Central Park. I don’t recall what for. While at the 72nd Street Station waiting for the train, I approached this man’s canvases. He asked me to take pictures of him with his artwork and I happily obliged. 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In those days, I carried a point and shoot with me everywhere.\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-08cb80d3-7fff-fa38-6696-b5961227761c\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"August Cao","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43604437303357,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1536\/4459\/files\/1TraintoUptown2023.jpg?v=1789081821"},{"product_id":"august-cao-gowanus","title":"August Cao: Gowanus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGowanus\u003c\/em\u003e, 2023\u003cbr\u003e8\" x 12\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI first met Celeste and the Long Time Tattoo adjacent crew individually because I was a fan of their tattooing work. Then, I came around from time to time, photographing their day long flash events. This image was taken during one of those days. I remember developing this image during my introduction to darkroom photography class my senior year of undergraduate, and darkroom printing it as well. 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During that day, I carried around two cameras: my then polaroid camera that I have sold off since then, and my Canon AE-1 loaded with JCH Streetpan 400. This image was captured of a mother and son from my film camera.\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-8f37f8b3-7fff-a970-fcf0-c454ac16e5b2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"August Cao","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43604441956413,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1536\/4459\/files\/SunsetPark2023.jpg?v=1789082731"},{"product_id":"august-cao-hamilton-heights","title":"August Cao: Hamilton Heights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHamilton Heights\u003c\/em\u003e, 2023\u003cbr\u003e8\" x 12\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI feel horrible for not knowing his name. 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