Our 2020 Black Women Photographers Recap

Northeast, North America — Black Women Photographers Directory.

January 2021 marks our six-month anniversary. Here are some of the things we have been able to achieve during this time. In no particular order:

• Raised $14.7K USD for Black Women Photographers COVID-19 relief fund. #BWPReliefFund
• Launched the Black Women Photographers global directory.
• Collaborated with the following:

PhotoShelter Team

UnitedStateofWomen

@theauthorityc

@KelbyOne

@theGirlMob

@evdayprojects

@EverydayAfrica

@mefeater

and more!

• Collaborated with VSCO for their amazing #BlackJoyMatters campaign.

• Hosted workshops and events on the following: safety training, grant writing 101, tackling imposter syndrome, covering BLM protests, Black women camera ambassadors, and more.
• Collaborated with Adobe Lightroom to present these creative talks:

Big thanks to our guests Sade Ndya, Flo Ngala, Kennedi Carter, and Joshua Kissi.

• Helped Black women photographers get hired by Texas Monthly, Red Bull, Washington Post, Netflix, and more. #HireBlackWomenPhotographers
• Helped Black women photographers become aware of grant opportunities and helped cover any fees to apply.
• Hosted portfolio review opportunities with Nikon USA Ambassadors.
• Press spotlight by NPR, BBC, OkayAfrica, Nasdaq, AfroTech, and more.
• A recipient of the Getty Images and The Chris Hondros Fund Award.

These are just a couple of the highlights we are proud of this year. We want to thank EVERY single person, organization, brand, and outlet that helped amplify our mission in 2020. We are SO incredibly grateful.

Thanks for coming along this ride.

We hope you stick around and see what we have planned for 2021.

P.S. #HireBlackWomenPhotographers