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A connoisseur of the arts in every form, I doesn't merely report on the latest happenings; I immerse myself in the soul of creativity. Whether it's the strokes of a painter's brush, the notes of a musician's melody, or the magic of a thespian's performance, I paint with words, bringing the essence of art to life.
Every time Carrie Mae Weems speaks about her work, her voice is dripping with contemplative emotion, a calm and soothing tone that calls to the likes of Toni Morrison, where you get the deep sense that her art is done with a specific love that only black women can bring and scholarly awareness of "professor like" quality.
I met Sharon Steven at the corner of gentrified and artistic in Bushwick, and true to form Mother Nature was being her regular finicky self and decided to finesse the streets of Brooklyn with a nasty mixture of snow and rain.
If you are an artist that is struggling to determine how to get past your own fear and just "do it" as the Nike slogan would say, Gordon Parks is an absolute inspiration, as he fought against adversity to become one of the most prolific and notable artists in the 20th century.
Tyler Mitchell is a young photographer who is on the fast track to being legendary. At the age of 24, Tyler has already made a name for himself, handpicked by Beyonce as the first black photographer EVER to shoot for the cover of Vogue.
"I shot in Brooklyn, when people weren't shooting in Brooklyn. Well...when people WERE shooting in Brooklyn actually! Chanda softly laughs at the double irony of the times, as Kings County was an entirely different land only a few years ago, and black women photographers were barely thought about in the genre.
Charles "Teenie"Harris (born 1908) was a quiet, unassuming man who taught himself how to shoot a camera and decided to open a photography store in Pittsburgh, PA. In his consistent and methodical way, he became the virtual historian of black culture in the city, photographing virtually every major event that took place.
Instead of supplying all film vendors with much-needed film stock, Kodak took it upon themselves to create yet another one-time-use camera that increases our carbon footprint on the earth. In a time where recycling is paramount to keeping the planet in balance, the layers of plastic required to create these cameras are ridiculous and it's even worse considering the fact that they can only be used once.
"Am I Next?", chronicles the journey of Chris Cook, a Brooklyn photographer, who captured the world as it was falling apart when a white man in a police uniform suffocated a black man to death with his knee.
Adam has a magic deck of cards in his hand, and they are completely unlike a single deck of cards I have ever seen in my life. As he gingerly takes one out of the deck, he asked me what do I see when the card is presented to me.
In 2017, Spelman college added a prestigious photography major to their course of studies. This is a major feat of a historically black woman's college, considering that photography is usually relegated to a demographic that is white and male. Myra Greene, an accomplished photographer and artist is headlining the program, which enables students to learn every angle of photography.