CNN

Shining a light on overlooked Black women photographers

The genesis of photographer Joy Gregory’s latest project, “Shining Lights,” began 40 years ago, at a Valentine’s Day party in London. It was here that Joy, who was the first Black woman to study an MA ...
CNN

Advertising is missing Black women. This photographer is on a quest to change that, both in front of and behind the lens

Whether she’s shooting an advertising campaign for Nike or a photo spread for Vogue, photographer Bassie Maluleka’s images will likely have a common theme. That’s by design. By highlighting Black ...
Popular Photography

Women Street Photographers’ annual exhibition highlights the power of the female gaze

A woman's dress blows in the wind, by Carin Van Derdonk, one of the 79 artists featured in the show. Carin Van Derdonk SHARE This week, Women Street Photographers, a collective founded by renowned ...
Okayplayer

Polly Irungu Wants Black Women Photographers To Be Paid Their Worth

Polly Irungu details creating her platform which provides resources for Black creatives and why she collaborated on an exhibit with an art incubator, Hi-ARTS. Polly Irungu launched her organization, ...
Times Argus

Four (or five) women photographers: Two directions

If you have visited European and U.S. national museums, you might have noticed that women are noticeably absent from the fine art canon until the 20th century. But as it happens, women have been ...