Good Morning POU! (Today's post comes from The Fader, July 2016) This Photographer Is Challenging Racial Perceptions About Black Men John Edmonds confronts the toxicity of racial bias in his new photo series “Hoods.” “I hope my work can reflect the reality of this country right now,” photographer John Edmonds explained. “The fact that people look at my photos … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African American Photographers Part 2
African-American Photographers
Tuesday Open Thread: African American Photographers Part 2
Good Morning POU! Today we are featuring the works of Chandra McCormick and Keith Calhoun. Chandra McCormick and Keith Calhoun in front of L9 Center for the Arts which they founded in 2007. “Louisiana is the world's prison capital. The state imprisons more of its people, per head, than any of its U.S. counterparts. First among Americans means first in the … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African American Photographers Part 2
Monday Open Thread: African American Photographers Part 2
Good Morning POU! Van Der Zee, Sleet, Parks....these are some of the well known names of Black Photographers we have featured in previous weeks. This week we'll look at brilliant photographers of today not previously featured, whose work we should also celebrate. Jamel Shabazz was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of fifteen, he picked up his first … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African American Photographers Part 2
Saturday Open Thread
Good Morning Obots! Today we take a look at celebrity/fashion photographer Matthew Jordan Smith Matthew Jordan Smith is a world-renowned professional photographer specializing in celebrity, beauty and portraiture. His iconic approach is simple: Take the time to personally connect with every subject, make them feel brilliant and beautiful, and the photos infinitely sparkle. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread
Friday Afternoon Thread
Its the weekend....BAY-BAYYYY!! Hope everyone will be having a great Labor Day Weekend.Here's a wonderful African-American female photographer that I'm sure everyone is familiar with: Jeanne Moutoussamy-AshePhotographer Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe was born on July 9, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois. Art has been a life-long pursuit for Moutoussamy-Ashe. Her parents, an interior designer … [Read more...] about Friday Afternoon Thread