Photographers of Color Links #23 AugustAaron TurnerFollowAug 31, 2018 · 15 min readAugust 2018There's Less to Portraits Than Meets the Eye, and MoreOn Photography Portraiture existed long before photography was invented. And for more than a dozen years after…www.nytimes.comA Young Black Boy Looks at a Photograph of a Young Black BoySometimes he would go to the library and dream. His body was not divisible from the aura of books. Though he didn't…www.newyorker.comAnnouncing the Light Work Photobook Award 2018We are pleased to announce that the Light Work Photobook Award 2018 has been given to Rose Marie Cromwell, for her…www.lightwork.orgAt MoMA PS1, Photographer Elle Pérez Finds Depth in the EverydayElle Pérez, a Bronx-born Puerto Rican photographer, is having a hell of a summer. Their first solo show, Bloom , a…www.villagevoice.comWhat It's Really Like to Be Black and Work in FashionA few months ago, I received a message that started with the words "Every Nigga." It was from a black human-resources…www.thecut.comWhat Would Photography Look Like If It Were Actually Inclusive?"Photography was the privilege of Western inventors and anthropologists. With the advent of affordable cameras, it has…brightthemag.comWhat Do Photographers Owe Their Subjects? Four Photographers Weigh InLike Laub, photographer tries to send his subjects prints of the pictures he takes. Sometimes, he told Artsy, his…www.artsy.2018 Awardees - The Lit ListThe Lit List: 30 Under-the-Radar Photographers in partnership with DiversifyPhoto, sponsored by Format, Wonderful…thelitlist.format.comIn Conversation: Will Wilson and Edward Curtis | Crystal Bridges Museum of American ArtIn Conversation: Will Wilson and Edward Curtis | Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art In Conversation: Will Wilson…crystalbridges.orgAmy Sherald | Crystal Bridges Museum of American ArtAmy Sherald | Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Amy Sherald Artist Amy Sherald gained public attention in early…crystalbridges.orgHistoric Photographs Donated to Tuskegee University - Alabama NewsThe University reports: "Polk's work was well known throughout the world; however, little was known about his relevancy…www.alabamanews.netNew Polk exhibit focuses on never-before-seen photos of university historyContact: Brittney Dabney, Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing A new photography exhibit featuring…www.tuskegee.eduMagnum Nominee Sim Chi Yin Waited Years to be Able to Commit to Photography * Magnum PhotosBeijing-based 2018 Magnum nominee, and 2017 Nobel Peace Prize photographer, Sim Chi Yin's photographic projects…www.magnumphotos.comHomepage - ©Heather Agyepong - Visual Artist & PerformerHeather Agyepong: Visual Artist & Performerwww.heatheragyepong.comNobel Peace Prize photographer on a rollIn a gallery in Lasalle College of the Arts in McNally Street are two video projections, juxtaposing the Cascade…www.straitstimes.comPhotographer Miranda Barnes offers softly witnessed glimpses into the human experienceIt's Nice That Graduates has traditionally been the highly contested territory of art school leavers. So it was to our…www.itsnicethat.comHow Times Photo Interns Trusted Their Gut and Made the Front PageThese three photographers have captured protests, asylum seekers and fireworks during their summer internships. Times…www.nytimes.comWith New Urgency, Museums Cultivate Curators of ColorGrowing up in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, Akili Tommasino used to cut class to visit artworks like the ancient…www.nytimes.comA Bangladeshi Photographer's Arrest Is a Worrying Sign for Press FreedomShahidul Alam was arrested and charged by police on Monday for making "provocative comments."time.comOpinion | Who Is Afraid of Shahidul Alam?The imprisonment of Bangladesh's most respected photojournalist illustrates the country's drift toward autocracy. By…www.nytimes.comBangladesh: Renowned photographer held after media commentsBangladesh police arrested an award-winning photographer for "provocative comments" allegedly made in media interviews…www.aljazeera.comPerspective | Artist Omar Victor Diop's work 'recasts history and the global politics of black…In 1944, the Senegalese Tirailleurs (West African soldiers who fought in the colonial infantry in the French Army…www.washingtonpost.comMeet Tyler Mitchell, the Photographer Who Shot Beyoncé For Vogue's September IssueAsk any photographer to name the one thing that ignited their creative fire, and they'll likely point you in the…www.vogue.com14 Black Photographers Vogue Ignored Over The Last 126 YearsAs the 2018 Fall fashion season approaches, the major players of the fashion industry are on their mark. Designers…blavity.comKhalik AllahKhalik Allah is a New York-based photographer and filmmaker whose work has been described as "street opera." His…www.lightwork.orgAaron TurnerAaron Turner is a photographer and educator currently based in Tivoli, NY and is the founder of Photographers of Color…www.lightwork.orgThe Camera as a PortalShani Jamila, Larry Ossei-Mensah, and Teju Cole discuss travel, mobility, and the meaning of images. By Laura Raicovich…aperture.orgFirsthand at Arm's Length - Art in AmericaAdvertisement "I touch deep inside every woman I fuck" reads the central line of Sable Elyse Smith's neon wall…www.artinamericamagazine.comIn This Collector's Orbit, Artists Bearing Gifts and TradesShow Us Your Wall When the artist Fred Tomaselli moved to New York from Los Angeles in 1985, he joined an early wave of…www.nytimes.comAfrican Photos Are the Backbone of a Living Room GalleryShow Us Your Wall "Living abroad changed everything for me," Stephanie Baptist, a Brooklyn-based cultural producer and…www.nytimes.comNo Artists Outshine Others in This Egalitarian CollectionShow Us Your Wall CHICAGO - Collector commitment levels vary widely: There's the casual art purchaser; the informed and…www.nytimes.comWhen Admiration Is the Thread of a CollectionShow Us Your Wall Nancy Lane displays photographs of people she admires on her bedroom wall. There, she points out, is…www.nytimes.comTickets - EXPO CHICAGO - Chicago International Contemporary Art FairInitiating the international fall art season each September, EXPO CHICAGO hosts leading art galleries presented…www.expochicago.comRevealing the Lives of Black FathersRace Stories When Robyn Price Pierre walked down the street with her husband and newborn baby, she often noticed the…www.nytimes.comBrent Lewis Joins The New York Times as Photo EditorBrent Lewis of The Washington Post will join a team of editors on the Business Desk, assigning visual coverage of…www.nytco.comHow Beyoncé and photographer Tyler Mitchell made history with her Vogue coverThere are no illusions about what a milestone it is for Beyoncé to appear on the cover of this year's September issue…www.vox.comEXPO ART WEEK - EXPO CHICAGO - Chicago International Contemporary Art FairHighlighting the vast cultural opportunities that Chicago offers collectors, dealers, art enthusiasts and visitors…www.expochicago.comOpen Call: Photography and Social Justice FellowshipEach year, the program supports a diverse, international group of Photography and Social Justice Fellows who are…www.magnumfoundation.org'They wanted to jail us all' - Black Panthers photographer Neil Kenlock looks back'Sometimes I look at my work and can't believe I did it," says photographer Neil Kenlock. "I was just doing something…www.theguardian.com8 Black Fashion Photographers You Should Be Following on InstagramBlack fashion photographers are behind some of the most iconic editorial shoots on your Instagram feed. From Dana…www.teenvogue.comART PAPERS LIVE: Zanele Muholi in partnership with Atlanta Celebrates Photography - Spelman College…ART PAPERS LIVE: Zanele Muholi in partnership with Atlanta Celebrates Photography Friday, September 14, 2018…t.coJack Whitten's Newly Published Journals Chronicle a Troubled Path to SuccessIn 1985, abstract artist Jack Whitten wrote in his studio log, "I WANT TO PUT THE MAGIC BACK IN PAINTING." With…hyperallergic.com8 Standout Films to See at This Year's Blackstar Film FestivalIn 2012, Maori Karmael Holmes started the Blackstar Film Festival in Philadelphia to try to ensure a highly visible…www.vogue.com'How do we celebrate, not satirize?': inside the world of Terence NanceIf you happen to come across HBO's new late-night variety show Random Acts of Flyness, you'll find yourself wondering…www.theguardian.com"Random Acts of Flyness," Reviewed: Terence Nance's Kaleidoscopic Vision of Being Black in AmericaThe Times reported on Thursday that, earlier in the week, at Smith College, someone called the campus police to report…www.newyorker.comAn Acclaimed Photographer in Bangladesh Says He Was TorturedThe last time the acclaimed Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam had a major run-in with the police, it was for a…www.nytimes.comA Moment With Adrian Octavius Walker And His Work Detailing the African American ExperienceUpon scrolling our Twitter feed recently, we noticed the recurring words, "My daughter saw my work hanging for the…www.bobcutmag.com5 black photographers reflect on their art, Vogue's history-making Beyoncé coverA picture can tell a story. For Vogue's September cover, there's an underlying story of hope. In Vogue magazine's…abcnews.go.comA Portrait of an Egyptian Neighborhood Breathing Toxic DustLens A photo essay by Mohamed Mahdy shows what it's like when your next-door neighbor is a cement factory that belches…www.nytimes.comThe GrantThe MFON Legacy Grant We are pleased to announce the winner of the Inaugural MFON Legacy Grant. We received nearly 100…mfonfoto.orgAlia Ali's "BORDERLAND" Series Uses Textiles to Tell Stories of Communities Living in Proximity to…Yemeni-Bosnian-American photographer Alia Ali created her series "BORDERLAND," which was shown in July at Blue Sky…www.pdnonline.comSo Long Instagram, Thanks for All the #SunsetsInstagram was just six months old when I opened my account in April 2011. At the time, I was living in New York and had…www.pcmag.com'I Am Black, Angry, Tired of Teaching, Tired of Being Poor': Jack Whitten's Newly Published…The first page of Jack Whitten's book, Notes From the Woodshed , opens with a warning to prying eyes: "These notes…news.artnet.comA Moment With Adrian Octavius Walker And His Work Detailing the African American ExperienceUpon scrolling our Twitter feed recently, we noticed the recurring words, "My daughter saw my work hanging for the…www.bobcutmag.comThe Ice PatrolThe ice is melting. "Take a look! It's fucking cool," shouts Marc Herrell over the engines of the C-130 that flies us…www.topic.comNicholas Galanin remixes Native American identity at Phoenix's Heard MuseumNicholas Galanin's mid-career survey Dear Listener (until 3 September), at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, is grounded in…www.theartnewspaper.comDreams and Myths Part of the Experience with Jeremy Dennis Show - The Sag Harbor ExpressThrough the lens of a millennial, Jeremy Dennis explores indigenous identity, assimilation and tradition - and…sagharborexpress.comAspen Award for Art winner Rashid Johnson prepares for 'Native Son' adaptation, Aspen exhibition…Rashid Johnson is looking ahead to a big 2019. Along with making his debut as a feature film director with a…www.aspentimes.comDocumentary and Experimental Film by Native American ArtistsThe Indigenous Now film program brings together performance-based cinematic works by several Native American artists…hyperallergic.comWhoever Heard of a Black Artist? Britain's Hidden Art History review - a powerful picture of…Here's an astonishing fact. Buried in cold storage at the Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Bradford is a collection of…www.theguardian.comA photo of black Chicago, a mother's story of a bygone eraWe stopped at the black-and-white photograph on display at the Art Institute of Chicago. My mother pointed to the…chicago.suntimes.comAt Mass MoCA, the richness of ritual, the magic of masks - The Boston GlobeNORTH ADAMS - A darkened gallery, a black cube, has one glowing window on to a white gallery, where the floor is…www.bostonglobe.comBSB Gallery presents "Love Is The Message" an exhibit by Jamel Shabazz(TRENTON, NJ) -- BSB Gallery presents "Love Is The Message" - an exhibit by Jamel Shabazz from August 9 through…www.newjerseystage.comFamed Artist Deborah Willis to Lecture Students Fayetteville State | HBCU BuzzRenowned African-American artist, photographer, photographic historian, author, curator and scholar, Dr. Deborah…hbcubuzz.comNelson Mandela's History Retold in PhotosPosted by Greg Scoblete on Tuesday August 7, 2018 | Celebrity, Media By: Raymond Suttner, University of Johannesburg…pdnpulse.pdnonline.comA photo exhibition in South Africa explores Mandela's life through the landscape he grew up inSouth African photographer Bonile Bam decided that he wanted to tell a different Nelson Mandela story by documenting…scroll.inInstallation views: "Most People Were Silent", at Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, till 10…SIM CHI YIN: MOST PEOPLE WERE SILENT Photographs, video and audio installation, various dimensions, 2018. Institute of…chiyinsim.comA moving new photo exhibit explores the inner lives of migrant domestic workersNew York City's oppressive heatwave was a poetic, if unplanned, touch for We Are Like Air, Xyza Cruz Bacani's…qz.comBlack Curators Have Been Making Significant Strides, Art Museums are Finally Getting on Board to…Legacy Russell, Larry Ossei-Mensah, and Naomi Beckwith, took on new curatorial roles this week. THE FOURTH ITERATION of…www.culturetype.comAutographs | EventsOur popular events investigate how photography and film shed light on issues of identity, representation, human rights…autograph.org.ukBroadening the Landscape of Blackness, An Interview with Ayana V. JacksonIn the ongoing and profound expansion of possibility in the visual landscape of Blackness, photographer Ayana V…contexts.org“New York’s Got Talent: Episode 3 — Photo Heros” from New York’s Got Talent by Canal Street Market…New York’s Got Talent: Episode 3 — Photo Heros Daniel Arnold, Jessica Lehrman, and Andre D. Wagner w/ special guest — Derrick Beckles New York’s Got Talent …itunes.apple.comOnline photos can't simply be re-published, EU court rulesInternet users must ask for a photographer's permission before publishing their images, even if the photos were already…www.politico.euPuerto Rico Spent 11 Months Turning the Power Back On. They Finally Got to Her.PONCE, P.R. - Jazmín Méndez has lived much of the last year in the dark. No light to read by. No food cooled in the…www.nytimes.comThe Halcyon Days of Postcolonial Mali Through the Lens of Malick SidibéThe artist's candid event photographs demand the spotlight in his current exhibition in New York. Malick Sidibé, I…hyperallergic.comWelcome Intervention: Two Recent Events in the Visually Speaking Series - Art in AmericaAdvertisement Since its launch in 2012, Visually Speaking, a series of public discussions organized by photographer and…www.artinamericamagazine.comSpike Lee Wants 'BlacKkKlansman' to Wake America UpIt's a picture-perfect day on Martha's Vineyard. Families stream by on a heavily foot-trafficked thoroughfare, while…time.com'There's Enough Damsels in Distress': Artist Genevieve Gaignard Wants to Undermine Your Assumptions…Genevieve Gaignard 's work is deceptive-and that's no accident. Her pleasingly arranged collages, heavily knick-knacked…news.artnet.comAn Outline of Over 200 Years of SilhouettesThe oldest object on view documents an ugly reality, showing on brown paperboard one of the earliest known images of a…hyperallergic.comcit.i.zen.ship: reflections on rightsThe Department of Photography & Imaging at NYU Tisch School of the Arts in collaboration with For Freedoms 50 State…tisch.nyu.edu2018 Awardees - The Lit ListThe Lit List: 30 Under-the-Radar Photographers in partnership with DiversifyPhoto, sponsored by Format, Wonderful…thelitlist.format.comTurning Poetry Into PhotosPhotographers read poems written by 6 women. Here's what they saw in the words. This summer, for the second year in a…www.nytimes.comBeing Women: Poetry and ImageryLayli Long Soldier This drive along the road the bend the banks behind the wheel I am called Mommy. My name is Mommy on…www.nytimes.comDawoud Bey Seeing Deeply By Dawoud BeyWith images ranging from street photography in Harlem to a commemoration of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing, this…utpress.utexas.eduAida Muluneh: Changing the narrative on Ethiopia, one photo at a timeWritten by By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN When you look at Aida Muluneh's work, it's clear where her passion lies: Ethiopia…edition.cnn.comMilwaukee Art Museum Announces New ExhibitionMilwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is a Milwaukee classic. Its iconic wings add a dynamic stance to the skyline and its inside…milwaukeecourieronline.comContemplation Is African: A Conversation With Teju Cole - Premium Times NigeriaBorn forty-three years ago in Michigan, United States of America, Teju Cole was raised in Lagos until he was seventeen…www.premiumtimesng.comTessa Thompson Knows People Can't Stop Thinking About HerIt's unclear, still, who is to blame for the situation that occurred at Frank's Cocktail Lounge in Fort Greene…www.thecut.comLanding 'Vogue'! A Black Female Photographer's Journey To Cover Status"As a Black woman, I never want to let society's boundaries rewrite my story." With Beyoncé's September cover of Vogue…www.essence.comTyler Mitchell On Being The First African-American To Photograph A 'Vogue' CoverWhen Vogue unveiled its annual fashion issue earlier this month, the Internet took notice - not just because Beyoncé…www.npr.orgPainters, Photographers, and Sculptors Interpret Fall's Best ClothesWe invited painters, photographers, and sculptors to do with this fall's clothes as they pleased. Girl with Arrow and…www.thecut.comNicole Tung - Online Journalism AwardsRead Moreawards.journalists.orgThrough Stark Self-Portraits, Muholi Confronts How We View Black BodiesMuholi's titles, which reference places from North Carolina to Berlin, Paris, and Sweden, suggest her itinerant…www.artsy.netFuture Imagemakers Speak OutReturning to its iconic location at the Brooklyn Bridge Plaza-located in DUMBO's Brooklyn Bridge Park beneath the…photoville.comA look back at Britain's black communities in the 70sCharity Autograph has teamed up with Studiocanal to put on a free exhibition of work by 20th century black…www.creativereview.co.ukA look back at Britain's black communities in the 70sCharity Autograph has teamed up with Studiocanal to put on a free exhibition of work by 20th century black…www.creativereview.co.ukThe Autograph Archive x YardieTo celebrate the upcoming release of Idris Elba's directorial debut YARDIE, Autograph is working with STUDIOCANAL to…autograph.org.ukDaniella Zalcman on 'Wabanaki Window' on WERUDocumentary photographer and Pulitzer Center grantee Daniella Zalcman went on the air with Donna Loring, host of…www.pulitzercenter.orgFolded Map: A Exhibition Exploring Racial Inequity and Segregation in ChicagoJoin us at the Loyola University Museum of Art at two events in September to explore this groundbreaking, multimedia…mailchi.mpTruth and ReconciliationWhat does it mean to confront the history of racial violence in the United States? In a wide-ranging conversation…aperture.orgHow photojournalism's biggest agencies are combating harassment"We do see that our industry is male-dominated, world-wide - though not within NOOR," say the photographers of the NOOR…www.bjp-online.comPHOTOBOOKDAILY - Roy DeCarava & Langston Hughes, Ansel Adams, Larry Fink, Stephen GillEdit descriptionmailchi.mpCurator Rujeko Hockley Challenges the Status QuoWhen Rujeko Hockley's parents mused over what career their daughter might pursue, scientist was one likely conclusion…www.culturedmag.comThe "Black Art Yearbook" Is Helping Contemporary Black Artists Make HistorySo far, he has captured 70 luminaries, with the goal of photographing several more. Among his inaugural class is…www.artsy.netDavid Zwirner Books · The Sweet Flypaper of LifeThe Sweet Flypaper of Life is a "poem" about ordinary people, about teenagers around a jukebox, about children at an…davidzwirnerbooks.comLa spiritualità femminile è vibrante energia: ritratta da Delphine Diallo e in mostra ArlesNon ricordo con esattezza quando ho iniziato a interessarmi alla spiritualità e a sentire la vibrante energia che…www.marieclaire.comIWMF Fund for Women Journalists Grant: A Winning Application | PDN OnlineOur recent story titled "How I Got That Grant: The IWMF Fund for Women Journalists Grant" explains how photographer…www.pdnonline.comDocumenting Diversity: Staying Woke and Making PicturesPhoto by Lola Flash from [sur]passing, a series based on larger than life size color portraits that probe the impact…tisch.nyu.edu'La Negrada' Becomes Mexico's First Fictional Film Starring An All-Black Mexican CastMexico is making history with the country's first fictional...shadowandact.comWhat the Afropunk Festival Means in the Age of Black Lives MatterFor one weekend every year, Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, transforms itself from a normal municipal…www.villagevoice.comPixy's book launch at Printed MatterPixy Liao's first monograph "Experimental Relationship Vol.1 2007-2017" book launch at Printed Matter on 9/7 at 6 - 8…mailchi.mpNALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA)NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) Grants Contra Tiempo, 2017 NALAC Fund for the Arts Grantee DEADLINE Thursday, September…www.nalac.orgOn Multiple Screens, John Akomfrah Deftly Weaves Tales of the African DiasporaArt Review John Akomfrah's extraordinary survey at the New Museum, "Signs of Empire," should be required viewing for…www.nytimes.comPortraits Of Eid: Ancient Traditions In A New CommunityIt's a quarter past 2 a.m. My siblings and I are standing in an assembly line in the sunroom of our Ohio home…www.npr.orgChristie Neptune: Unpacking SamenessNURTUREart is pleased to present Unpacking Sameness, a solo exhibition by Christie Neptune. Neptune uses photography…nurtureart.orgOn the Streets with Andre D. WagnerReturning to its iconic location at the Brooklyn Bridge Plaza-located in DUMBO's Brooklyn Bridge Park beneath the…photoville.comSouth Africa Week: Thandiwe MsebenziTwo themes animate the work of Thandiwe Msebenzi: silence and the performance of gender in South Africa. Msebenzi's two…lenscratch.comJohn Chervinsky Emerging Photographer Scholarship - Griffin Museum of PhotographyApplication Guidelines About the Scholarship The John Chervinsky Emerging Photographer Scholarship seeks to recognize…griffinmuseum.orgEmerging Artists Publication Series - Call for Submissions 2018 - Printed MatterPrinted Matter, Inc. is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1976 by artists and art workers…www.printedmatter.orgWhat Happened in the Dark: Puerto Rico's Year of Fighting for PowerMore Americans rely on Puerto Rico's grid than on any other public electric utility. How one renegade plant worker led…www.wired.comAperture 232Apertures Fall 2018 issue explores how Los Angeles an essential hub for some of today's most important photography and…aperture.orgA portrait of AmericaNow, a portrait of us - we, the people of the United States of America, compliments of our Tracy Smith: It's a portrait…www.cbsnews.comPhotographers on Photographers: Samantha Geballe on Brittney Cathey-AdamsI met Brittney Cathey-Adams while she was living in the Bay Area in 2015. She instantly felt like a friend to me, and…lenscratch.comBoyer Gallery Exhibit: The Fruit of Comets by Shawn TheodoreThe Hill School's Boyer Gallery is excited to kick off its 2018-19 season with a photography exhibit entitled The Fruit…www.pottsmerc.comCincinnati photographer tapped to cover Aretha Franklin funeral eventsThe second day of Aretha Franklin's funeral events began Wednesday. Her body is currently open to the public at the…www.wlwt.comTenderly Photographing the End of Her Father's LifeLENS With a Ph.D. from Berkeley, and a long career as an engineering professor at U.C.L.A., Aly H. Shabaik might be…www.nytimes.comBlack Out: Silhouettes Then and Now | National Portrait GalleryWith both historical and contemporary explorations into the silhouette, Black Out reveals new pathways between our past…npg.si.eduExclusive Look at the New York Film Festival's Annual Showcase of Innovative Film, ProjectionsThe New York Film Festival's Projections lineup has been announced and we have the complete list that includes films by…hyperallergic.com*PRE-ORDER* Higher by John Edmonds | CapriciousHigher by John Edmonds is a monograph spanning the first decade of his photographic practice and includes texts by Dr…becapricious.comCapital City Black Film Festival Returns With New VoicesBlindspotting. Black Panther. BlacKkKlansman. Sorry to Bother You. 2018 has been a banner year for black filmmakers…www.austinchronicle.comBlack film festival to feature director Rodney Evans discussing 2004's 'Brother to Brother'The Columbus Black International Film Festival will feature Rodney Evans, director of "Brother to Brother." A 1986…www.dispatch.com