Since the first opening reception on Oct 3rd, “Turning Strangers into Family”, Digital Diaspora Family Reunion‘s interactive exhibition has been continuing with many family photographic archives and their amazing stories. DDFR […]
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Correcting the Canon: The Work of Photographer Thomas Askew
Thomas Askew was a prominent early Black photographer from Atlanta and is featured in the Emmy and Peabody nominated film Through A Lens Darkly. In a recent article in ArtsATL, […]
Vintage Families of Value Screens at 2016 DOC NYC!
Award winning filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris screened VINTAGE: Families of Value at the IFC Center on Sunday, November 13th. This screening was part of the Docs Redux program at the […]
Hugh Bell Photo Galleries Now Available to View on GME Website
Thomas Allen Harris interviewed the photographer, Hugh Bell back in 2005 and Bell would become a part of our Emmy nominated documentary on the history of Black photographers, Through A Lens Darkly. We are excited […]
Black Photographers Still Matter
In a new interview featured in Ebony Magazine, Filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris talks about the importance of family photographs especially in African-American history, mentioning his Emmy nominated film Through a […]
Yale Hosts DDFR-themed Exhibit: “Turning Strangers into Family”
The opening reception of Digital Diaspora Family Reunion‘s interactive exhibition was held at the Gallery at the Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University last Monday. This exhibition is designed to encourage people […]
DDFR Heads Everyday Archives Workshop
Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) held the first afternoon workshop of the year “Everyday Archives: Building Your Personal Photography Archives“ at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The […]
The Love Project
How do you show what “LOVE” is? How many images of LOVE have you created in your own personal family photo archive? Digital Diaspora Family Reunion came across a […]
Everyday Archives Workshop at Schomburg Center
Have an old family album or archives that you would like to organize? Or an amazing story to tell about a family photo? Join us this Saturday 9/24 for a […]
Turning Strangers Into Family
What does it mean to change the visual narrative of a country? This question has been the central focus of Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) founded by filmmaker, Thomas Allen […]