Zaki Grant Q&A
The Black gaze has echoes of the male gaze. I do, however, think that as a Black man it is my duty to re-appropriate how White people see us and how we see ourselves.
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The Q&A
In conversation with Black photographers
In this ongoing and thought provoking series, we invite Black photographers from around the world to share their thoughts and experiences.
Kay Hickman Q&A
The Black gaze is simply the perception of the Black person(s). It’s a view of the world from a voice that has long been silenced and as such, forces a target audience to engage true Blackness, dismantling the privileges in their perception.
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Hilina Abebe Q&A
The Black gaze means looking within, it means revisiting stories that were documented by the white folk when it comes to our own stories.
Read More"I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs."
"It's fair to say that Black folks operate under a cloud of invisibility."
“I always wanted my photographs to challenge the status quo, to contest the kinds of images that existed in popular culture.”
"If you're a Black artist, you could paint a wall of smiley faces, and someone will still ask you, Why are you so angry?"
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