Bria Woods
"The Black gaze is home. It’s not foreign, it doesn’t trigger my need to survive and determine whether I’m safe, much like the White gaze does.
The Black gaze is not trying to ask if I’m good enough or if I fit a certain mould.
Q&A
Zaki Grant
"The Black gaze has echoes of the male gaze. I do, however, think that as a Black man it is my duty to re-appropriate how White people see us and how we see ourselves."
— Zaki Grant
How does the Black gaze relate to your photography practice?
It
Kay Hickman
"The Black gaze is simply the perception of the Black person(s). It’s a view of the world from a voice that has long been silenced and as such, forces a target audience to engage true Blackness, dismantling the privileges in their perception."
— Kay Hickman
How does
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
Camille Fontaine
"Whilst there is much similarity across the diaspora, not all Black experiences are the same and too often we are oversimplified as a community. The Black gaze is not monolithic and I interpret it as two things; firstly, it describes communicating the wealth of variety and lived experiences across
Michael V. Louis
"My point of view as a Black man dominated by white people. The way I see this world matters because the way it is has not been designed for me to fit in, or feel like I belong, or that I truly matter.
The Black Gaze is about my
Ola Adegoroye
"The Black gaze to me is seeing the world through the eyes of Black people, their experience, thoughts and interactions."
— Ola Adegoroye
How does the Black gaze relate to your photography practice?
Living in a predominantly white town I have to force myself through my photography to be