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. […]
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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 […]
Historic photos of African-American gay men unearthed
theGrio features an article covering Trent Kelley’s “Hidden in the Open: A Photographic Essay of Afro American Male Couples.” The full photo-essay, comprised of 64 historic photographs of Black gay […]
Gordon Parks’ Segregation Series Re-Discovered
This month, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture opened an expansive new exhibition, “Gordon Parks: 100 Moments” curated by “Through A Lens Darkly” co-producer and noted scholar and […]
New Photo Exhibit on the “Afro-American Newspaper” @ Baltimore
“To commemorate the 120th anniversary of the Afro-American newspaper, the second longest running black periodical in the United States, this pictorial exhibition features 120 images from the Afro’s archive collections […]
George Dureau: “Black 1973-1986”
Only two days left for George Dureau’s exhibition in New York City!! Highter Pictures presents “Black”, the first New York solo exhibition by George Dureau (B. 1930 New Orleans). The […]
John W. Mosley Captures Black Philadelphia
“John W. Mosley (1907-1969), a self-taught Philadelphia photojournalist, was known to photograph up to four events, every day, often working seven days a week. His work was published in numerous […]
Final Week! Question Bridge: Black Male – Installation @ Brooklyn Museum
This is the final week of the “Question Bridge: Black Male” Installation at the Brooklyn Museum (which ran from January 13–July 15, 2012.) Now through Sunday 7/15, museum goers can […]