Guided by the surrealist writings of Aimé Césaire, Halpern attempts to create a visual ode to the Caribbean archipelago, compelled by the dissonance between its natural beauty and terrible history, and struggling with his position as a white outsider
Johannesburg was the late photographer’s home for 50 years. Now, an exhibition at Goodman Gallery, London, charts his nuanced documentation of the city during apartheid and the post-apartheid period
“We look at the statistics and the hospitals, focusing on the people who have contracted the illness, and we forget about how the situation impacts the community”
As her solo exhibition, Painting with Light, reflects on the richness of Smith’s oeuvre, the artist discusses her practice and the irony of looking back now
Agyepong discusses her most recent series Wish You Were Here — what drove it, what it signifies, and what it means today
George Floyd’s murder has sparked global protests against racism, inequality, and police brutality. Here, we compile a growing list of books, articles, and initiatives to learn from and support
Carrie Mae Weems, Dana Scruggs, Lola Flash and Mark Sealy invite us to look and consider — to acknowledge and act upon injustices that pervade the past and the present. In light of recent events, we return to interviews with them from our archive
A new digital platform by Finbarr O’Reilly and Fondation Carmignac seeks to amplify local voices reporting during the pandemic
Mark Sealy guides us through the work of eight artists from an exhibition he originally curated for FotoFest 2020, examining the relationships between contemporary African life, the diaspora, and global histories of photography and colonialism
In a storytelling climate that continues to amplify homogenous voices, Dana Scruggs unpacks the white gaze, institutional racism and the need for alternative narratives
“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.
