When Racism Spoils A Good Photo

Or why white photographers can’t take good photos of Black people

Photo by KAL VISUALS on Unsplash

I must have been 12. My mum, who’s always had a love for family group photographs took us to a professional studio in Geneva. It was a significant financial drain on her single breadwinner income. She asked us to dress up in our Sunday best and my brothers, sisters, and I did as we were told. We…