Alex Hamer Photo

06/01/2026

18 images from the 2025 CNY Pride Festival in Syracuse, NY.

This year's festival and parade is June 13th 11am-5pm at the Inner Harbor Progress Park. Parade starts at 11am.

The annual Syracuse, NY CNY Pride Festival was held June 21st 2025 at the Syracuse Inner Harbor. It was a hot day that didn't slow everyone down as people danced in the heat. Others found shade with company as a day of good times and celebration was had. The 2026 CNY Pride Festival and Parade is hap...

05/31/2026

A few images from this years Woodstock Music Walk in Woodstock, NY.

The town of Woodstock, NY held a Woodstock Music Walk celebrating the towns Love of live music. The beginning of the day started a bit raw with wind and rain but by the evening the sun had come out to help usher in this fantastic event.

05/30/2026

First fire tower of the year completed.

05/28/2026

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05/25/2026

A few images from the 2026 Eastwood Memorial Day Parade. The rain moved out just in time for the parade to start.

The 2026 Eastwood Memorial Day Parade started just after the rain had moved through central New York. Newly elected Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens was the guest speaker. The Syracuse Fire Department, Marching Bands, and Eastwood athletic programs were all included in the parade. As well as classic cars...

05/20/2026

Ten years ago I had the opportunity to interview and write an article about Terry Jones, Seneca for ICT. Terry graduated from the Syracuse University VPA program with the highest honors and gave the commencement speech. Link to archived article in the comments.

05/19/2026

A hot muggy Sunday in Syracuse, New York recently. It's nice being able to walk a bit of distance again after breaking my leg.

05/18/2026

The Moon setting just after sunset with Venus not far behind, above the horizon over Oneida Lake, May 17th 2026.

05/16/2026

Closing today 'From Regalia to the Street'. Thank you to anyone that came out to see my exhibit covering some of the last ten years of my photojournalism work and community coverage.

Syracuse artist Alex Johns-Hamer seeks to show the diverse lives and accomplishments of people in the Native community through his photographs.