“It was about the actual photographic image, to take beautiful pictures of our people.”Influential in Black photography circles, Kamoinge is little-known beyond. Even as their images reflected great forces shaping culture and society — radical politics, the Civil Rights movement, jazz — the Kamoinge members led with aesthetics. Sarah Eckhardt, the curator of modern and contemporary art, made numerous visits to Kamoinge members, digging through troves of materials. Conscious of their historical role, Kamoinge members actively sought to document and disseminate Black photography. In 1973, the first edition of the Black Photographers Annual, founded by Kamoinge’s Beuford Smith, featured 102 photographers and an introduction by Toni Morrison.

Source: bd News24 January 03, 2021 05:26 UTC