{"id":4261,"date":"2026-05-23T18:28:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T22:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/?p=4261"},"modified":"2026-05-23T18:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T22:50:08","slug":"laura-isis-sullivan-photographer-an-appreciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/?p=4261","title":{"rendered":"Laura “Isis” Sullivan, Photographer: an Appreciation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Just the other night, I learned of the passing of my friend and comrade, photographer Laura Sullivan \u2013 a.k.a. “Isis”<\/a> \u2013 earlier this month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I first became friends with Isis and her husband-to-be Michael Sullivan (a.k.a. “the Cubster”) in the late summer of 2007, when Isis and I were on the editorial board of the DC Independent Media Center and working together in the DC IMC’s foto\/video workgroup.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Along with our comrade Daryl Lamont Jenkins of One People’s Project,<\/a> Isis was covering the neo-fascists before it was cool. Under the collective pseudonym “Town Hell Posse” she, Daryl, Michael and I covered Ron Paul rallies in Philadelphia<\/a> and Tea Party batshittery at rallies on Capitol Hill,<\/a> and at healthcare town halls in Reston,<\/a> among other zaniness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Isis showed me the impact \u2013 and fun \u2013 of not holding the camera straight up and down all the time; she was a staunch proponent of what they call the “Dutch Tilt” in the business \u2013 or what Isis used to call the “Batman Angle”.<\/span><\/p>\n

She got me to loosen up on my newsreels, to let go of the “straight” approach \u2013 to editorialize, to use music, irony, cynicism and sarcasm more in my storytelling style.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2010, Isis and I had the honor of being asked to leave the DC IMC editorial board for being “too radical”. No, seriously. Too radical for the IMC.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks so much, kiddo; it was too fucking grand.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

“Great Caesar’s Ghost!”<\/span><\/em><\/strong>
\n\u2013Perry White.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

“Information Age of hysteria<\/span><\/em><\/strong>
\nis calling out to Idiot America!”<\/span><\/em><\/strong>
\n\u2013Green Day.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Here’s a huge selection of Isis’ work going back to 2006:<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/isisdc\/albums\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

…and a selection of some personal faves from our classic Indymedia daze:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

ANSWER Coalition Anti-War March Washington DC Sep 15 2007<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/isisdc\/albums\/72157602062247534\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Kickoff, Philadelphia PA Nov 10 2007<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/isisdc\/albums\/72157603075114293<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Say “No” To Wall Street Bailout, NYC Apr 03 2009<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/isisdc\/albums\/72157616327634224<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

May Day Labor Protest, NYC May 01 2009<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/isisdc\/albums\/72157617515441905<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Fourth Of July Tea Party in DC, Capitol Hill, Washington DC Jul 04 2009<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/isisdc\/albums\/72157620839353037<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Randall Terry and Friends at National Press Club, Washington DC Jul 21 2009<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/isisdc\/albums\/72157621657001703<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Northern Virginia Town Hall Meeting on Health Care (aka “Town Hell”), South Lakes High School, Reston VA Aug 25 2009<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/isisdc\/albums\/72157622028781571\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Restore The Constitution Rally (aka “Alarm And Bluster”), Washington DC Apr 19 2010<\/strong><\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/isisdc\/albums\/72157623893146684\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Glenn Beck Rally (aka “Word Of The Day: Doughy”) Washington DC Aug 29 2010<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/isisdc\/albums\/72157624829102600<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

9\/11 Pro and Anti Park 51 Protests, New York City Sept 11 2010<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/isisdc\/albums\/72157624815602811\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

…and here’s a representative slice of some of the IMC newsreels I shot with the Town Hell Posse:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

ANSWER Coalition National Antiwar Mobilization, Washington DC Sept 15 2007<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sfwp2QhVQkE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“REVOLTING”: Ron Paul Cleans Up Well, Philadelphia, PA Nov 10 2007<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aympZ8ILGSI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“Nightmare On Wall Street”, New York City Apr 03 2009<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iOiLu-eUIJY<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“May Day”, New York City, May 01 2009<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BX5-0Rs48jA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“Nobody Here But Us Chickens”, Randall Terry at the National Press Club, Washington DC Jul 21 2009<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qQh-78nsQYc<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“Town Hell”, Tea Party Asshattery at a Healthcare Town Hall, Reston VA Aug 25 2009<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZPGOSRPi-jY<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“Alarm And Bluster” Gun Nut Video Roundup, Apr 19 2010<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qdalt63PCnE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“Word Of The Day: ‘Doughy'”, Washington, DC Aug 28 2010<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KtiIsumfWRk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“Word Of The Day: ‘Hatefest'”, New York City Sep 11 2010<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1Bf4H6zKZ8Q<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just the other night, I learned of the passing of my friend and comrade, photographer Laura Sullivan \u2013 a.k.a. “Isis” \u2013 earlier this month. I first became friends with Isis and her husband-to-be Michael Sullivan (a.k.a. “the Cubster”) in the late summer of 2007, when Isis and I were on the editorial board of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,10,1],"tags":[1551,1553,1552,598,1549,1550,76],"class_list":["post-4261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-liberty","category-media","category-uncategorized","tag-faacism","tag-imc","tag-indymedia","tag-isis","tag-laura-sullivan","tag-one-peoples-project","tag-racism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4261"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4264,"href":"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4261\/revisions\/4264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}