Tracing her own Bedouin ancestry, Eldalil documented the daily lives of Egypt’s nomad community

Tracing her own Bedouin ancestry, Eldalil documented the daily lives of Egypt’s nomad community
“It’s all the hidden things, the small stuff that makes up a Black queer life”
Prioritising Black and Brown voices in arts and culture, magazine founder Azia Javier discusses the editorial process
Driven by a desire to show the fullness of Black queer lives – a history rarely included in LGBTQ+ history – Ajamu X has been building an extensive personal archive for the last 30 years
In her three-part graduate series, Issaka navigates multiple notions of Blackness, while seeking out a space for self identification
To coincide with Portrait of Britain 2021, Vadoliya – who was shortlisted for the award last year – discusses Brotherhood: a project musing on the many ways to be a south Asian man in contemporary Britain
A new exhibition at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery invites three photographers to interrogate the histories we remember and display
“It felt like a poignant opportunity to reflect on the contribution that Black people continue to make to British culture”
Johny Pitts, the recipient of the fellowship, will create a new body of work reflecting on Black Britishness through its myriad manifestations across the UK
“I picked up a camera because it was my choice of weapon against what I hated most about the universe: racism, intolerance and poverty” – Gordon Parks
Since the dawn of the medium, a photographer’s control over their subject – what to show and how to frame it – has rendered photography a partner of colonialism. Authentic experiences of Black and non-white people have been erased in lieu of objectification and fetishisation by the white gaze. But every day, new artists are taking back power.
From Nadine Ijewere’s vibrant celebration of Jamaican heritage to Zanele Muholi’s defiant representations of Black queerness in South Africa, this collection champions radical and nuanced reclamations of space and autonomy, both within the art world and beyond.