En Foco presents Sonia Louise Davis‘ tracing(s) belonging(s) exhibition series at the Aguilar Public Library in New York. Davis is an up and coming photographer and also a researcher for the upcoming PBS documentary “Through a Lens Darkly“. En Foco is a non-profit organization that supports contemporary fine art and documentary

Journalist A’lelia Bundles reflects on the 1916 Emancipation Day Reunion of formerly enslaved persons and how the images she discovered had a particular effect on herself and others. Ms. Bundles continued her search as her curiosity grew to find the photographs of ex-slaves taken on that day. Here is an excerpt from her article, “Four [...]

Image Matters: Photography and the Black Vernacular The International Center of Photography is hosting an exploration of vernacular image-making among Black Europeans and African Americans during the first half of the the twentieth century. Tina Campt’s new book “Image Matters: Archive, Photography and the African Diaspora in Europe“

The March 23rd edition of The Daily Mail features article, “Amazing photos of Black Chicago in the 1970s show vibrant life of diverse city in an age of change” which highlights the work on Chicago Photographer John H. White who was one of the photographers commissioned by the EPA for the DOCUMERICA project in the [...]

Black in the ’70s: Photographer Charles Caldwell’s ‘back in the day’ images are revisited during his interview with Chicago Public Media Reporter, Lee Bey. Charles Caldwell doesn’t often shoot photos these days. The Hoffman Estates resident is happily married with grown children, has a full-time job at a cable television company and is active in [...]

Artist Thomas Allen Harris, who’s shown work at the Whitney Biennial and the Museum of Modern Art, brings his sensibility to an ambitious documentary series on black identity. The varied issues of Africans and African-Americans is the point of “AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange”

North County Times Article by: Patricia Morris Buckley Escondido is a long way from the slums of Cincinnati where photographer Major Morris grew up during the 1930s. But he still remembers those early days, and that’s the basis of his latest solo show, “Urbana.” “Major Morris: Urbana” —- opening Saturday at ArtHatch at Distinction Gallery [...]

As the Occupy Wall Street protest continues in Zuccotti Park, artist Accra Shepp uses a 4×5 view camera with black and white film and makes twenty to thirty portraits each week  of individuals who are participating in the demonstration. The portraits illustrate the personal face of the protest, reflecting the diverse individual characters of those [...]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The second exhibit in the newly opened University of Alabama Paul R. Jones Gallery of Art in downtown Tuscaloosa will feature the work of Atlanta-based photographer Sheila Pree Bright, who will also visit the UA campus to discuss her work.Bright’s work will be on display at the gallery Oct. 6 to Nov. [...]

PBS Documentary and Multimedia Outreach Project Seeks Editing & New Media Interns Harlem USA – Autumn 2011:  Award winning filmmaker, Thomas Allen Harris, (12 Disciples of Nelson Mandela, E Minha Cara/That’s My Face) is in production with the documentary and interactive project, “Through A Lens Darkly” which is a feature film for PBS