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    • Abelardo Morell

    Abelardo Morell

    Photographer/Professor

    Massachusetts College of Art and Design

    New York, NY USA

    “Have some sense of hope, so that even when things are not feeling that great, you stick with it. You've got to work for a living.”

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    Abelardo Morell

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    Milestones

    Milestones

    My road in life has been direct.
    Born in Cuba, his family fled to the U.S. when he was 14.
    Had a working-class lifestyle in Cuba but arrived in America with next to nothing.
    His family disapproved of his desire to become a photographer, didn't want him to stay stuck in poverty.
    Took odd jobs as a janitor, a doorman, but always had a darkroom and kept up his passion on the side.
    Says that achieving your goals won't (and shouldn't) be easy-he put 25 years of work in before he felt successful.
    Stresses that everyone is working for a living-just because he's an "artist" doesn't mean he's lazy or somehow "above" anyone.
    Likes photographing ordinary, everyday objects because they're "the things we all share."
    Glad he found success later in life, says fame and success at too young an age makes people "cocky."
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    Education

    Education

    highschool
    High School
    undergrad
    Bachelor
    Art/Art Studies, General
    Bowdoin College
    graduate
    Graduate
    Photography
    Yale University
    Career

    Career

    Photographer/Professor

    I'm a fine art photographer and professor and am fascinated by simplicity and light in my camera obscura work.

    Career Roadmap

    Roadmap
    My work combines:
    My work combines:
    Art
    Art
    Education
    Education
    Being Creative
    Being Creative