Thank you for supporting “Through A Lens Darkly” documentary & multimedia community engagement initiative. With the help of our friends and colleagues across the nation, we successfully completed our online […]
The Highwaymen: Capturing Florida’s Landscape since the 1960s
“If you traveled by way of Florida’s Route 1 in the 1960s, you might have encountered a young, African-American artist, selling a lushly painted oil landscape from his car. They […]
Middlebrook: Photographer’s legacy greater than informant work for FBI
“The Rev. Harold Middlebrook, a longtime civil rights leader in Memphis and Knoxville, says he is not bothered that the late Memphis photographer Ernest Withers, noted for his black and […]
Ethiopian-American Photographer Awol Erizku
Awol Erizku, 24, is making a name for himself in the world of photography. Known for blending the Renaissance portrait style with modern subjects, Erizku has been featured in many […]
Anthony Barboza Photo Exhibit @ D.C.
International Visions – The Gallery, located in Washington D.C. will host “Passages” an exhibition featuring portraits taken by Anthony Barboza during the 1970s and 1980s. The exhibit will be on […]
Posthumous Solo Photo Exhibit @ Houston
Born in 1948 and died in 2004, Alvin Baltrop was a gay Black photographer who, from the 1960s to 2000s, captured images giving a striking insight on homosexuality aboard a […]
Lorna Simpson – TALD Short Shot Series
We are excited to premiere our Short Shot Series from the Through A Lens Darkly (TALD), a documentary about how African American photographers have used the camera for social change. […]
Photographer Crafts Nigerian Barbie Nuptials
Obi Nwokedi, a London-based photographer, has recently been trending around the internet for his unique reenactment of a traditional Nigerian wedding using Barbie dolls. Barbie Wedding: Photographer Crafts Nigerian Barbie […]
“Celebrating Our Sons through Words & Image” Photo Exhibit
“Celebrating Our Sons Through Words and Images” is a photography exhibition by 10 artists that aims to establish positive imagery of young Black males. The opening reception will be on […]
“Her Word as Witness” Photo Exhibition @ NYU
“New York University displays ‘Her Word As Witness: Portraits of Women Writers of the African Diaspora,’ 35 images by Brooklyn-based photographer Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, at NYU’s Center for Multicultural Education […]