Jessica Bethel

Hi, my name is Jessica Bethel and I am a Los Angeles-based photographer. My passion is rooted in fine art and portrait photography. My work is centered around community and my personal journey. Lover of all things books and wellness

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A Black Renaissance: Everything Black Media You Should Check Out
Curated byJessica Bethel
From books to magazines to movies, Black media has always been prevalent. In the last decade, Black media has really taken over all mediums. With so many inspiring stories about African American culture and breaking boundaries, authors, writers, actors, and more continue to inspire me as an artist. Here are some of my favorite books, movies, and television shows you MUST check.
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Celebrate Black History Month by Reading Black Authors
Curated byJessica Bethel
Books have allowed me to reimagine the world. I rediscovered my affinity for reading years back when I began my book club, Literature Noir. I realized my relationship with books when I was younger was great, however, I very rarely read books by authors who looked like me. As an adult, I'm intentional about the books I read, because Black literature matters. In this collection, you will find some of my favorite books of various genres, interviews, and Black literary advocates.
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Resting Our Eyes Exhibition Considers the Radical Act of Leisure for Black Women
W Magazine - Maxine Wally
The ICA San Francisco show features works from Sadie Barnette, LaKela Brown, Ebony G. Patterson, and many more. Whether they knew it at the time or …
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Celebrating Earth Day as a Photographer
Curated byJessica Bethel
Our role as photographers is rooted in storytelling and awareness. Even if you don't identify as a nature or wildlife photographer, you can give back to the earth through photography in so many ways. Making conscious decisions about the types of products you invest in, supporting local camera shops, supporting wildlife photographers creating conservation work — the list goes on. I compiled articles that touch on each of these points so you as a storyteller can celebrate Earth Day consciously.
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Zanele Muholi: Unflinching images that confront injustice
BBC Culture - Precious Adesina
Zanele Muholi creates powerful visual activism about queer life in South Africa. Precious Adesina talks to Muholi, and explores an extraordinary body of work. In 2009, a government minister in Johannesburg walked out of an exhibition in protest after seeing photographs of nude lesbian couples. …
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Cinematographer Sade Ndya spent her youth traveling the world, observing most of it through the scope of a lens. As a Black, Indian, and …

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A Black Renaissance: Everything Black Media You Should Check Out

Celebrate Black History Month by Reading Black Authors

Celebrating Earth Day as a Photographer

Photography Trends to Look for in the Spring

8 Black-Owned Art Galleries to Support

Ming Smith: Endless Imagination

Magazines

Through the Lens of Black Women Photographers

By Jessica Bethel

The History of Black Photography

By Jessica Bethel

LEICA OWNERS MAGAZINE

By Mike McCue

Wet Plate Conversations - tintype and ambrotype stories

By Markus Hofstätter

The Photography Exchange

By Flipboard Photographers

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A Black Renaissance: Everything Black Media You Should Check Out

Celebrate Black History Month by Reading Black Authors

Resting Our Eyes Exhibition Considers the Radical Act of Leisure for Black Women

Celebrating Earth Day as a Photographer

Zanele Muholi: Unflinching images that confront injustice

Filmmakers Academy Premium Education