The overwhelming support that black people have been receiving in this short period of time has been more than amazing, but our work does not end up here. I think BLM protests are good, but those won’t solve the problems of racism, and rooted mindsets, that started generations before us. I wanted to showcase these incredible black female photographers.
It starts with us, you and me — as individuals. We have to look inwards and really think about how we’ve been treating the people of color and maybe change a thing or two.
If you think you’re all good to go in that department, that’s cool too. I’m still going through pages of ideas, but thus far I’m hearing a resounding request to showcase more diverse creators.
This is something I will consistently do going forward as a promise to you, and our community.
Please keep tagging new creators on my Instagram and in the meantime, give these creators a follow. Because today, I would like to highlight these 6 amazing and inspiring black female photographers.
You don’t have to think twice, to realize this is a minority of the minorities. The photo and video industry is a very white saturated and male-based industry. But that’s totally fine. Just by reading this article, you are one step closer to changing those statistics.
Give these gals a follow on Instagram, they deserve it.
6 Black Female photographers that you need to follow on Instagram!
Jasmine Murrell
Year and City of Birth: 1977, Detroit, MI
Collaborative photographer, Jasmine is a super talented creative director and composer.
“Jasmine Murrell’s work is important because she incorporates other media (like sculpture, performance, and video) into the making of her photographic images. Her work is often the result of collaboration.” — Kalia Brooks, Adjunct Professor in the Photography and Imaging Department in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University
Follow @jasminemurrell
Yagazie Emezi
Yagazie speaks of herself as simple yet complex at once. I feel you girl, nothing is simple, yet everything is at the same time. The photojournalist is bringing us home with her deeply grounded and candid photos, sprinkled with her own spice.
Follow her @YagazieEmezi
Denisse Myrick
Her feed looks absolutely stunning. It’s like her whole life is a staged mood-board almost! Give this zero waste, traveling queen a follow!
Adrienne Raquel
She’s from Texas, but call New York home; photographer, Adrienne Raquel’s Instagram feed is the stuff of all of your childhood dreams. Powder pink rotary phones, blissful sunsets and silhouettes so beautiful you wish you could hang them in your living room.
Her work is so stunning, her style brings out the shadows and colours in the perfect dance and she’s definitely a big inspiration for me.
Black lives matter.
Black women matter.
Black men matter.
Black children matter.
Black voices matter.
Black experiences matter.
Black narratives matter.
Black past matters.
Black present matters.
Black future matters.
Black LOVE matters.
The resilience it takes for us to prevail, fight for injustices, to survive and evolve in this world is remarkable and completely unmatched. It always has been and always will be.❤️✊🏿
Malin Fezehai
Documentary photographer, Malin Fezehai, bring photos to life through her use of contrasting lighting and stark imagery. With a strong focus on portraiture, she highlights displaced communities around the world.
Follow her @MalinFezehai
Eunice Beck
When she’s not capturing photos, you can find Eunice watching Shia Lebouf movies, buying plants she doesn’t have room for, or drinking Margs at Chili’s. She’s aggressively obsessed with dogs and boyfriend (in that order) and really, really loves her job as a freelance photographer.
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More about Alenka
“My name is Alenka and I’m a Squamish based photographer. I love using my medium to capture sports, adventures, underwater shots, adventures in the mountains, and days on snow! Very simply put, I’m one stoked girl, ready to get up at 2 in the morning and hike for sunrise, go to the airport and take a random flight…you name it!
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