Black photographers have contributed immensely to the medium with their diverse, distinct, and emotional storytelling. One could even say that …
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This curated collection honors the impact of Black photographers and their role in capturing iconic moments and shaping cultural narratives. Featuring visionaries like Gordon Parks, Carrie Mae Weems, and James Van Der Zee, along with contemporary photographers, these articles explore their groundbreaking work, from chronicling civil rights movements to expressing Black identity in society and art.
Visual Culture Mar 27, 2019 9:09PM At the height of the Harlem Renaissance, photographer James Van Der Zee’s uptown studio became a site of fantasy and …
When parsing through poignant and poetic photographs captured by visionary Gordon Parks (1912-2006), his passion for amplifying humanistic narratives …
This article is part of Harper’s Bazaar’s Great Motivators package, highlighting the essential voices that are keeping us inspired in 2024. When times are at their toughest, when our faith and resolve are most strenuously tested, when the world feels like it’s about to spin off its axis—that’s when …
CNN — The genesis of photographer Joy Gregory’s latest project, “Shining Lights,” began 40 years ago, at a Valentine’s Day party in London. It was here that Joy, who was the first Black woman to study an MA in Photography at the Royal College of Art in London, first met activist and writer Araba …
As someone who’s spent the better part of a decade living and photographing in Los Angeles, few things felt more exciting than capturing my first rodeo here and the Black riders who personified athleticism, passion and courage. As part of my journey over the past several years to find Black faces …
The photographer believed Black people were not portrayed in a ‘serious and artistic way’ and set out to change that with his painterly photographs
CNN — Ernest Cole was dying. Lying in a hospital bed in Manhattan, New York, thousands of miles from his homeland of South Africa, the photographer and documenter of apartheid was faced with a bitter irony: he was leaving the world just as his nation was being reborn. The date was February 11, 1990, …
In the history of Black people in the US, there are iconic moments that may come to mind, such as Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, Rosa …
It's Been a Minute host Brittany Luse and producer Liam McBain took a little field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York — and after having a Gossip Girl moment on the steps, they saw a brand-new exhibit: The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism. Brittany and Liam explored the …
The Vision & Justice publishing initiative hopes to build a richer, more racially inclusive history of photography. Elegant in a burnt-orange linen dress and wearing necklaces of her own design, Coreen Simpson, 82, said that because she was raised in foster homes, “I have always felt like an …
