Catherine McGann
@cmcgann.bsky.social
Photographer.
Music, Nightlife, Drag, NYC, etc etc
I shot the late 80’s, 90’s…and then some. 😎The Village Voice, NYTimes, Entertainment Weekly, Guitar World, TMBG, Spin, and many more. Represented by Getty Images, Morrison Hotel Gallery, Sonic Editions.
Music, Nightlife, Drag, NYC, etc etc
I shot the late 80’s, 90’s…and then some. 😎The Village Voice, NYTimes, Entertainment Weekly, Guitar World, TMBG, Spin, and many more. Represented by Getty Images, Morrison Hotel Gallery, Sonic Editions.
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Happy birthday to our Michael J. McKean! 🎂
@mjmckean.bsky.social
With Christopher Guest & Harry Shearer. A great shot of Spın̈al Tap at CBGB, March 1997, by Catherine McGann
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@mjmckean.bsky.social
With Christopher Guest & Harry Shearer. A great shot of Spın̈al Tap at CBGB, March 1997, by Catherine McGann
@cmcgann.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Happy birthday to our Michael J. McKean! 🎂
@mjmckean.bsky.social
With Christopher Guest & Harry Shearer. A great shot of Spın̈al Tap at CBGB, March 1997, by Catherine McGann
@cmcgann.bsky.social
@mjmckean.bsky.social
With Christopher Guest & Harry Shearer. A great shot of Spın̈al Tap at CBGB, March 1997, by Catherine McGann
@cmcgann.bsky.social
Remembering My Elvis Death Week Pilgrimage, 35 Years Later - defector.com/remembering-...
Remembering My Elvis Death Week Pilgrimage, 35 Years Later | Defector
Saturday marks 48 years since Elvis Presley was found dead inside a Graceland bathroom. And so, for the 48th time, his devout followers are gathering in Memphis for a week of concerts and various othe...
defector.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Remembering My Elvis Death Week Pilgrimage, 35 Years Later - defector.com/remembering-...
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Tariff-inflated prices pass the pain along to consumers, many of whom voted for Trump.
Good job, asshole.
Good job, asshole.
February 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Tariff-inflated prices pass the pain along to consumers, many of whom voted for Trump.
Good job, asshole.
Good job, asshole.
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Another shot by @cmcgann.bsky.social
Ann Magnuson & Keith Haring at a party at Guignol's restaurant, April 1987
Ann Magnuson & Keith Haring at a party at Guignol's restaurant, April 1987
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Another shot by @cmcgann.bsky.social
Ann Magnuson & Keith Haring at a party at Guignol's restaurant, April 1987
Ann Magnuson & Keith Haring at a party at Guignol's restaurant, April 1987
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Happy birthday Ann Magnuson 🎂
📷 Catherine McGann @cmcgann.bsky.social
New York, 1999
"She revels in the contradictions implicit in female stereotypes. Of course, she knows exactly what she’s up to - 'serious fun' - even as she downplays the art involved."
- John Howell
📷 Catherine McGann @cmcgann.bsky.social
New York, 1999
"She revels in the contradictions implicit in female stereotypes. Of course, she knows exactly what she’s up to - 'serious fun' - even as she downplays the art involved."
- John Howell
January 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Happy birthday Ann Magnuson 🎂
📷 Catherine McGann @cmcgann.bsky.social
New York, 1999
"She revels in the contradictions implicit in female stereotypes. Of course, she knows exactly what she’s up to - 'serious fun' - even as she downplays the art involved."
- John Howell
📷 Catherine McGann @cmcgann.bsky.social
New York, 1999
"She revels in the contradictions implicit in female stereotypes. Of course, she knows exactly what she’s up to - 'serious fun' - even as she downplays the art involved."
- John Howell
For those of us missing the days of real journalism and photography and art and on and on…. This would make a great gift. 🎁. Proud to have been a part of it. My Alma mater…
The Freaks Came Out to Write is in amazing company in the @newyorker.com's "Essential Reads." Percival Everett, @maxboot.bsky.social, and Sally Rooney, and little old me! One of 24 books of 2024! www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
December 5, 2024 at 11:27 PM
For those of us missing the days of real journalism and photography and art and on and on…. This would make a great gift. 🎁. Proud to have been a part of it. My Alma mater…
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The New York Public Libary's librarians have good taste
www.nypl.org/blog/2024/11...
www.nypl.org/blog/2024/11...
November 27, 2024 at 12:19 AM
The New York Public Libary's librarians have good taste
www.nypl.org/blog/2024/11...
www.nypl.org/blog/2024/11...
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The New York Times didn't put me on its best of list but The Freaks Came Out to Write was called: "big, discursive, ardent, intellectual and flecked with gossip. “The Freaks Came Out to Write” may be the best history of a journalistic enterprise I’ve ever read."
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/b...
What Was The Village Voice?
“The Freaks Came Out to Write” is an oral history of America’s most important alternative weekly.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:21 AM
The New York Times didn't put me on its best of list but The Freaks Came Out to Write was called: "big, discursive, ardent, intellectual and flecked with gossip. “The Freaks Came Out to Write” may be the best history of a journalistic enterprise I’ve ever read."
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/b...
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Picked up this little book of writers’ writing rituals, & I think most of em are liars — “up at dawn, 6 hours at my desk, followed by calisthenics, liquor, & reading edifying works.” But David Lynch delivers the goods.
November 24, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Picked up this little book of writers’ writing rituals, & I think most of em are liars — “up at dawn, 6 hours at my desk, followed by calisthenics, liquor, & reading edifying works.” But David Lynch delivers the goods.
Well HELLO everyone! Thanks for following. How’s everybody holding up? What a week….
November 23, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Well HELLO everyone! Thanks for following. How’s everybody holding up? What a week….
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The best of the year book lists are coming out and so far I am on 3--
the @newyorker.com and @nymag.com and @thespectator1828.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
the @newyorker.com and @nymag.com and @thespectator1828.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
The Best Books We’ve Read in 2024 So Far
Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:37 PM
The best of the year book lists are coming out and so far I am on 3--
the @newyorker.com and @nymag.com and @thespectator1828.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
the @newyorker.com and @nymag.com and @thespectator1828.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
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If you miss the Village Voice, follow these wonderful people from my starter pack!
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November 21, 2024 at 8:32 PM
If you miss the Village Voice, follow these wonderful people from my starter pack!
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George Carlin by Aaron Rapoport, 1989
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."
November 21, 2024 at 2:16 AM
George Carlin by Aaron Rapoport, 1989
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."
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January 1, 2024 at 12:32 AM
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What makes us human?
Selecting the images which contain traffic lights.
Selecting the images which contain traffic lights.
November 9, 2023 at 11:42 PM
What makes us human?
Selecting the images which contain traffic lights.
Selecting the images which contain traffic lights.
I’m so lucky to have photographed her. RIP, Carmen. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/08/11/carmen-xtravaganza-ballroom-pioneer/
Carmen Xtravaganza’s impossible beauty
Ballroom pioneer Carmen Xtravaganza, who died last week at age 62, opened up a world of possibilities for trans women.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 15, 2023 at 5:35 AM
I’m so lucky to have photographed her. RIP, Carmen. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/08/11/carmen-xtravaganza-ballroom-pioneer/
This right here.
Proof of the divergence of the posting websites is that I am *super* reticent to post here because everyone is cool and I feel like I need to bring my A game. Over there, I am simply not posting because it is boring and also full of nazis.
August 6, 2023 at 3:42 PM
This right here.
This is unbelievable.
Ron DeSantis' campaign to turn Florida students into uneducated, unemployable bigots proceeding apace as "Don't Say Gay" law effectively bans AP psychology. https://newsroom.collegeboard.org/statement-ap-psychology-and-florida
Statement on AP Psychology and Florida
newsroom.collegeboard.org
August 4, 2023 at 1:27 AM
This is unbelievable.