Large Format Photos Document Black Communities in the 1980s Deep South
Baldwin Lee toured the Deep South throughout the 1980s where he captured Black Americans on a 4x5 large format camera.
These Portraits Celebrate the History of Black Hair Styles
Regis and Kahran Bethencourt of Creative Soul Photography have shot a series celebrating the history of Black hairstyles from the end of the 19th century to the present... and even predicting the future.
Smithsonian Buys Rare Photos From First African American Studios
A collection of early American photography from Larry J. West has been acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, transforming the museum’s holdings. West’s collection includes 286 pieces from the 1840s, when daguerreotypes started to show up in the US, to about 1925.
Portraits of Black Girls as Disney Princesses
African-American Princesses Series is a beautiful portrait project that reimagines the traditional fairy tale princess as young Black girls with their own dash of style and culture.
These Are the First Vogue Cover Photos Shot by a Black Photographer
Last month it was reported that 23-year-old Tyler Mitchell would become the first black photographer to shoot the cover of Vogue in the iconic fashion magazine's 125-year history, thanks to him being hand-picked by Beyonce for the job. It's now official, as his photos were just published.
Museum Offers Free Film Digitization for Black Families
The National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C, is offering African American families free digitization services so that they can bring analog media into the digital age.
Meet Michael McCoy, the Veteran Who Fights PTSD with Photography
Michael McCoy, at age 34, has had two tours in Iraq over five years with the United States Army, and spent time at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. He was medically discharged from the Army in 2008, and has been receiving treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
The Life and Work of Doctor-Turned-Photographer Zun Lee
By day, Zun Lee is a doctor in Toronto, Canada. When he's not working, he's often unwinding from stress with a camera in hand. As a self-taught photographer, his documentary and street projects have caught the eye of The New York Times, The New Yorker, Magnum, and more.
The 8-minute video above by Format's InFrame is an inspiring look at Lee's life and work.
Photographs that Challenge the Stereotype of the Absent Black Father
If you trust the image painted by popular culture and the media at large, it's easy to come to the assumption that African-American fatherhood is something of an oxymoron. The stereotype depicts black fathers as universally absent, uncaring or otherwise uninvolved.
But as with most stereotypes, it misses the mark. And photographer Zun Lee's powerful new book "Father Figure: Exploring Alternate Notions of Black Fatherhood" seeks to show the other side of the coin and challenge this generalization.