Brittainy Newman
New York, NY, USA
I am a visual journalist from New York City and currently pursuing a BFA in photojournalism at Rochester Institute of Technology. I am fascinated by ideas that spark new perspectives on familiar challenges. I revel in taking the world we all know and turning it around by viewing it from a strange, but a strangely enlightening new angle. Topics that interest me range from family and unusual career choices to themes of loss and sacrifice.
In 2017, I was selected by Photo Boite as one of their 30 Under 30 women photographers. That same year, I attended the Eddie Adams Workshop and my portrait of a reborn doll owner was a finalist for the American Experience category in the 15th annual Smithsonian Magazine photo contest. My work has been recognized by National Geographic's Daily Dozen, and in the student-run RIT NPPA What We Do competition.
2018 - 30 Under 30 Women Photographers, 2017 - Smithsonian Magazine, 2017 - National Geographic Your Shot, 2017 - The Eddie Adams Workshop, 2017 - What We Do , 2017 - SPAS Honors Show, 2016 - Wallace Center Photo Purchase Prize, 2016 - What We Do , 2016 - SPAS Honors Show, 2015 - Wallace Center Photo Purchase Prize, 2013 - Best of College and High School Photography
- Arts
- Audio capture
- Audio editing
- Events
- Interview
- Portrait
- Reporting
- Video capture
- Video editing
No Funny Business
Brittainy Newman
After becoming the first Cuban circus clown to perform with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Joan Fernandez Cabrera, 30, saw that dream disappear this past May when he learned that the 146-year-old circus closed its curtains for good. He and 500 clowns, acrobats, and stage crew members were left scrambling for new jobs at the end of an era. Motivated by the American value system, he looks for success back in his home country of Cuba by joining the Cuban National Circus.
No Funny Business
Brittainy Newman
Joan Fernandez Cabrera assists in tearing down equipment after the final show of the Ringling. Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus on May 21, 2017, in Uniondale, N.Y. “Being at Ringling Bros. and in the United States are the best things to ever happen to me. I am the first Cuban clown to perform with The Greatest Show on Earth,” says Joan Fernandez Cabrera. After 146 years, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus took its final bow on May 21, 2017, in Uniondale, NY.
No Funny Business
Brittainy Newman
J.F.C. balances a wooden pole on his nose on the roof of his home in Havana, Cuba on June 21, 2017. "My clown acts have changed throughout the years in different ways. It's like a tree; a little seed you plant and it grows and grows. You see how it nourishes with the water, with the sun. You realize that intuitively you've changed," says Joan.
