Augustus Washington was an American photographer and daguerreotypist. He was born in New Jersey as a free person of color and immigrated to Liberia in 1852. He is one of the few African-American daguerreotypists whose career has been documented. Continue reading Profile: Augustus Washington (1821-1875)
Raven B. Varona is an American photographer. She is best known for serving as the official photographer for Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 2018 On the Run II Tour, for which she was nominated an iHeartRadio award. Continue reading Profile: Raven B. Varona (1990-)
Morgan (February 16, 1910 – February 17, 1993) and Marvin Smith, (February 16, 1910 – 2003) identical African-American twin brothers, were photographers and artists known for documenting the life of Harlem in the 1930s to 1950s. Continue reading Profile: Morgan and Marvin Smith
Ming Smith is an American photographer. She was the first African-American female photographer whose work was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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