black photographers

To say this week has been both anxiety-ridden and anticlimactic would be an understatement. After weeks of bracing…

There’s B’Day, and then, there’s Bey Week—which is a bit like Shark Week, but with much more buzz. Beyoncé kicked…

She was a member of the 2018 class of The Root 100, and now, photographer Deana Lawson is the winner of the Hugo…

Don’t just talk about it; be about it. That’s the subtext of Zendaya’s stunning September 2020 cover story for…

By now, you’ve likely seen them, heard about them, and maybe even participated in the conversation about two of…

In a world currently consumed with black trauma (and copious amount of white guilt, in response), black beauty may…

Remember January 2020, when massive orange boxes full of Beyoncé’s relaunched Adidas x Ivy Park collection arrived…

The category is: Image. We often say “representation matters,” but few truly take the time to investigate and…

Last year, Beyoncé helped make history when she approved Tyler Mitchell to photograph her for the cover of the…

Rihanna is nothing if not fashionably late. And you will deal.

Of the many references in Rihanna’s first collection for luxury line Fenty, one is particularly special. The debut…

What best befits a celebration of iconic artistry? Being recognized by icons in the making. On Thursday, April 11 at…

Flo Ngala’s personality matches her photography—she’s elegant, refined, urbane, but not inaccessible. Her willowy…

Now, this is how you come through with some #blackgirlmagic. For her premiere cover as Teen Vogue’s new…

When 23-year-old Tyler Mitchell captured Beyoncé for the September 2018 issue of American Vogue, it was a historic…

Much has (deservedly) been made of Tyler Mitchell, the 23-year-old photographer seemingly whisked from obscurity…

Sometimes, the strongest statements are made without saying a word—which is why we’re enthralled with a new…

Leave it to Essence to remind us what black excellence looks like on both sides of the camera. Making their…

A funny thing happened while we were basking in the glow of cover after cover of fashion magazines featuring black…

They can’t let us have anything.