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Ebuka Mordi

Ebuka Mordi

"It’s amazing how Black creatives can be interviewed and their process documented, it inspires." — Ebuka Mordi How does the Black gaze relate to your photography practice? It inspires. What do you want to say or address with your photography? I want to uplift the name of Nigeria

Charlene Duron

Charlene Duron

"The Black gaze is an intuitive perspective laid out with the purpose of improving how the reality is staged. It matters to me since artists can, and will be able to, step into the world with all they’ve got. Inspiration and fearless story telling prevails." — Charlene Duron

Halini Abebe

Halini Abebe

"The Black gaze means looking within, it means revisiting stories that were documented by the White folk when it comes to our own stories. I can give you Ethiopia, my own country, as an example. A lot of its history, including imagery has been written and photographed by White

Michael Esigbone

Michael Esigbone

"The Black gaze is a reminder that even though there isn’t so much recognition of Black photographers out there, there’s still appreciation of work done Black photographers. It matters because it shows people are watching, people love what you do , that gives you drive, that wants to

Kester Onyemaechi

Kester Onyemaechi

"The Black gaze to me simply means being different. Everyday I see photographers and I go, “What goes on in the head of these guys?” I want that for me someday, I want people to wonder and crave how I think." — Kester Onyemaechi How does the Black gaze

Roxanne Munson

Roxanne Munson

"The Black gaze means to me being able to see myself and others who look like me fully. Unfiltered. Raw. Real. Beautiful. It matters because it helps me show up in the world fully and unapologetically as my Black self." — Roxanne Munson How does the Black gaze relate

Kwame Koda

Kwame Koda

"To my understanding the Black gaze simply narrows down focus on Black artistes. I think it matters because it brings to light a different perspective of story telling from Black people, by Black people in a way that inspires and motivates Black excellence." — Kwame Koda How does the