Black Women Photographers x Nasdaq
Nasdaq is proud to celebrate Black History Month by extending its digital series, Amplifying Black Voices, a multimedia retrospective featuring works of art and photography documenting Black life.
We recently spoke with Idara Ekpoh, a first-generation Nigerian-American woman, portrait photographer and all-around visual storyteller currently based in Phoenix, Arizona. Soon after pursuing photography in 2016, the mission of her photography was to create art that is going to celebrate and amplify Black voices. She is currently working on an ongoing project, “Self Portrait Sunday,” which captures her personal narrative. Idara is also a member of Black Women Photographers, a group aiming to disrupt the notion that it is difficult to discover and commission Black creatives.
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We spoke with DeLovie Kwagala, a non-binary, self-taught photographer, artist and social activist from the Bwaise Slums of Kampala, Uganda. Recently, they studied at the Market Photo Workshop, left Uganda and moved to Johannesburg, South Africa, to study advanced photography and photojournalism. In a visually appealing but very free form, their visuals are meant to provoke thoughtful conversations, inspire questions and challenge perspective and conventional narratives. DeLovie is also a member of Black Women Photographers, a group aiming to disrupt the notion that it is difficult to discover and commission Black creatives.
Read more here.
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