Michael Macioce & Lenore Browne

Teaches at Hamilton Heights Darkroom

Michael Macioce has been practicing photography from his studio in Manhattan’s East Village since 1982. A graduate of School of Visual Arts, he began combining fine art and documentary photography of the downtown music and art scene leading to over 50 album covers and culminating with the book LIGHT & DARK. From John Zorn to Matisyahu, his access to the Lower East Side culture meant he had the opportunity to photograph many artists at the beginning of their careers.

Beginning in 1994, Michael began teaching at Parsons School of Design and has taught photography at The New School for Social Research and The School of Visual Arts. Michael is a teacher and a founder of the Hamilton Heights Darkroom.


Lenore Browne is a native New Yorker and photographer. As a resident of Harlem, she has continued to document the neighborhood as it evolves. Her photographs, printed in the darkroom, have been exhibited in solo and group shows in New York and Harlem: Columbia University, Barrie Russe medical centers, City College of New York, Symphony Space, Pen and Brush, New York Public Library, Lenox Social, Rio Gallery II, and most recently, in the Northern Manhattan Art Stroll. Browne is one of the founding photographers of the Hamilton Heights Darkroom and a neighbor to the Children’s Art Carnival, the space within which it is located. She enjoys teaching children and young adults of all ages and is thrilled with their discovery of individual artistic vision and expression developed while learning photography. From photograms, pinhole cameras and 35mm film cameras, our students will learn much about themselves and their environment.