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Nov 13, 2019 · Although Magda mainly made her name in Austria, she was in fact German. She was born on the 17th of May 1909 in Augsburg to installer Xaverius Schneider and his wife Maria Meier-Hörmann. Initially, the young woman – despite her great talent for singing and dancing – had no plans to pursue a career in the arts and, after attending a ...
Aug 19, 2022 · August 19, 2022. Sianeh Kpukuyou. On the occasion of World Photography Day, we delve into the history of Black Women Photographers (BWP), a project launched in 2020 that aims to be a home for ...
Jun 28, 2021 · B lack Women Photographers was launched in July 2020 by Polly Irungu, coming out of a Covid-19 relief fund – (#BWPReliefFund) – which raised more than £10,000 to provide financial support to ...
- Aaron Pegg
- Louis Draper
- Melissa “Bunni” Elian
- C. Stephen Hurst
- Lester Cannon
- Soho Trendz
- Jamel Shabazz
- Nina Robinson
- Jamiya Wilson
- Rydell Tomas Jr
We featured Aaron Pegg in 2015. We were gripped by his edgy, underground portraits shot in the NYC subway. “I wanted to separate myself from other photographers in New York yet still shoot something that is such a big part of New York’s DNA,” he told us during an interview. Pegg’s subjects are diverse, as are the stories they tell. We love his appr...
Sadly, we never had the honor of speaking directly with Louis Draper. He passed back in 2002, seven years before this site launched. We did, however, have the privilege of sharing some of his work thanks to the Steven Kasher Gallery. Draper’s first exhibition was at the Black History Museum in Richmond. Since then, his works have been shown worldwi...
The story we published with Melissa “Bunni” Elian was from a joint series with Fujifilm called Visual Momentum. Elian worked on a particular story that led her to follow the life of a young black man named Travis. The work aimed to show Travis’s difficulties, raising his son, working to earn, and chasing his dream. Elian also shares her journey int...
C. Stephen Hurst is another photographer who took his photography to the underground as well as for weddings. He placed high-end fashion models amongst the hustle and bustle of New York’s subway. On shooting the series, he told The Phoblographer, “I tried to prep as much as possible about model placement and interaction but not everything can be pr...
Lester Cannon has a fascinating story that easily earned him a spot on our list of the best black photographers. Alongside being a photographer, he also held the position of a Sergeant in the US Army. However, he enjoyed creating images when he wasn’t doing his work duties. “Portrait and Photojournalism/Street Photography are what I love the most. ...
Soho Trendz made a habit out of documenting everyday life on the streets of NYC. When viewing his work, don’t expect to see coincidences or a silhouetted figure in front of a vibrant backdrop. Instead, be open to enjoying how he makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up through the feelings that occur because of these mundane moments. That’...
Jamel Shabazz is no stranger to those who read the site often. He’s a legend of the game. He’s also one of the nicest people in the industry. Every so often, Shabazz will speak to us about his past works and anything he’s working on in the present moment. In his most recent conversation with The Phoblgrapher, he revisited old images and told us the...
Nina Robinson is another photographer we featured through the Visual Momentum series. Her story is truly beautiful. Robinson set up a project that introduced older people to photography. The project gave them all a camera to help them detach from everyday life and bring people together. The project became a form of Phototherapy, and you can read ab...
Jamiya Wilson is a Phoblographer Alumni. In 2019 we featured his 100 Faces portrait series. The series is a collection of 100 unplanned street portraits of people Wilson would stop at random. “Many of the people I approached looked downright intimidating, but I pushed through my fears and asked to take their picture regardless,” he told us in an in...
Still in his twenties, Rydell Tomas Jr has amassed a body of work that suggests he’s well beyond his years. Back in 2018, then only 22, we showed the work from his zine titled, American Dream. “It documents the people of Atlanta, and nearby cities. It gives insight to anyone who isn’t from the area. Atlanta is a culturally enriched city, and I want...
3 days ago · Announcing the winners! We’re delighted to announce the winners, jurors’ picks and finalists of the 2020 LensCulture Black & White Awards. Photographers from more than 120 countries responded to our international call for entries, and after extended review and passionate discussion by the jury, these 39 photographers were selected as the best.
In July 2020, Black Women Photographers was launched with a $14,500 COVID-19 relief fund to help members who were in dire need of financial relief due to the pandemic. To date, BWP has provided over $125,000 in financial grants to Black creatives. Lenscratch spoke with our team to learn more about our goals, our hopes for the future, and how we ...
Mini Bio (1) Horst Fehlhaber was born on September 10, 1919 in Germany. He was a cinematographer, known for Schön ist die Welt (1957), Flucht in die Tropennacht (1957) and The Bridge (1959). He was previously married to Magda Schneider. He died on May 14, 2010 in Germany.
