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Amplifying Black Voices: 100+ Black Photographers You Should be Following on Social Media
In recent years, several online communities have been established to highlight and amplify the voices of Black creatives: Black Women Photographe...
In recent years, several online communities have been established to highlight and amplify the voices of Black creatives: Black Women Photographers, Diversify Photo and Color Positive are three that immediately come to mind – all dedicated to celebrating the work, the passion and the stories of Black image makers from around the world. We’re proud to join these communities to help champion Black voices and bring attention to the extraordinary and important work Black photographers bring to the industry every day.
Below you’ll find a list of over 100 incredibly talented Black photographers you should be following on social media. Following on social (and liking, commenting and engaging!) is one way we can all celebrate and boost Black voices. It was very special looking through so much fantastic work when compiling this list, and it’s just the beginning. Bookmark this page, follow these photographers and let us know who else belongs on this growing list.
Abdul Aziz – Instagram / Twitter
Adaeze Okaro – Instagram / Twitter
Adebayo Abayomi – Instagram
Adrienne Raquel – Instagram
Agyeman Duah – Instagram
Alanna Airitam – Instagram / Twitter
Alexis Hunley – Instagram / Twitter
Amanda J. Cain – Instagram / Twitter
April Alexander – Instagram / Twitter
Ashley Pena – Instagram
Aundre Larrow – Instagram / Twitter
Awuku Darko Samuel – Instagram
Banji Abioye – Instagram / Twitter
Belinda Vickerson – Instagram / Twitter
Bernard Kalu – Instagram / Twitter
Bethany Mollenkof – Instagram
Brandon Todd – Instagram / Twitter
Brent Lewis – Instagram / Twitter
Bria Woods – Instagram / Twitter
Caleb Oheneba – Instagram / Twitter
Callena Williams – Instagram
Campbell Addy – Instagram
Carl Jones II – Instagram / Twitter
Cayla Lamar – Instagram
Chanelle Smith-Walker – Instagram / Twitter
Charles A. Smith – Instagram / Twitter
Cheriss May – Instagram / Twitter
Christopher Magaji – Instagram
Clara Watt – Instagram
Claudio De La Rosa – Instagram / Twitter
Clay Williams – Instagram / Twitter
Damari McBride – Instagram / Twitter
Dana Cole – Instagram / Twitter
Dana Scruggs – Instagram
Dante J. Cutley – Instagram / Twitter
David Martins – Instagram
Dee Dwyer – Instagram / Twitter
DeLovie Kwagala – Instagram
Devin Allen – Instagram / Twitter
Elias Williams – Instagram
Elsie Kibue-Ngare – Twitter
Emanuel Wallace – Instagram / Twitter
Emmanuel Oyeleke – Instagram / Twitter
Erik Carter – Instagram
Esther Ruth Mbabazi – Instagram
Eva Woolridge – Instagram
Flo Ngala – Instagram
Fred Agho – Instagram
George McKenzie Jr. – Instagram
Gracie Hammond – Instagram
Gregory L. Morgan Jr. (Shotti) – Instagram
Habila Sani Mazawaje – Instagram
Inari Briana – Instagram / Twitter
Jada Imani M – Instagram / Twitter
Jai Lennard – Instagram
Jalani Morgan – Instagram / Twitter
Jamal Jordan – Instagram / Twitter
Jameson Thermitus – Instagram / Twitter
Jasmine Wilburn-Leftwich – Instagram / Twitter
Jay Byers – Instagram
Jayson Edward Carter – Instagram
JD Barnes – Instagram
Jelan Coley – Instagram
Jessica Pettway – Instagram
John Edmonds – Instagram
Joshua Kissi – Instagram / Twitter
Juan Veloz – Instagram / Twitter
Julian James – Instagram / Twitter
Karene Isabelle Jean-Baptiste – Instagram / Twitter
Karston Tannis – Instagram / Twitter
Katherine & Mariel Tyler – Instagram
Keith Major – Instagram
Kennedi Carter – Instagram
Kentrice S. Rush – Instagram / Twitter
Kriston Jae Bethel – Instagram / Twitter
Kwesi Yanful – Instagram
Larry McAllister II – Instagram
Laylah Amatullah Barrayn – Instagram / Twitter
Liam Woods – Instagram
Lynsey Weatherspoon – Instagram / Twitter
Lola Akinmade Åkerström – Instagram / Twitter
Maria J. Hackett – Instagram
Marissa Rose – Instagram
Mark Clennon – Instagram / Twitter
Matthew Jordan Smith – Instagram / Twitter
Melissa Bunni Elian – Instagram / Twitter
Michael Aboya – Instagram / Twitter
Miora Rajaonary – Instagram / Twitter
Myesha Evon Gardner – Instagram / Twitter
Myron Fields – Instagram
Nadine Ijewere – Instagram
Naima Green – Instagram
Nana Kofi Acquah – Instagram
Nathalie Gordon – Instagram
Nicky Quamina-Woo – Instagram / Twitter
Nicole Morrison – Instagram
Noémie Tshinanga – Instagram
Ornelle Chimi – Instagram
Polly Irungu – Instagram / Twitter
Raven B. Varona – Instagram / Twitter
Ray Neutron – Instagram
Regina Fleming – Instagram
Robert Brown Jr. – Instagram
Rochelle Brock – Instagram
Ron Wash – Instagram
Rukie Jumah – Instagram
Sage Causie – Instagram / Twitter
Sarah Waiswa – Instagram
Selassie Atitsogbui – Instagram
Shakivla Todd – Instagram / Twitter
Shaun Connell – Twitter
Sheilby Henri – Instagram / Twitter
Stephen Eshun – Instagram
Steve Hall – Instagram
Steven John Irby – Instagram
Taiwo Aina – Instagram
Tara Pixley – Instagram / Twitter
Taylor Sims – Instagram
Temi Coker – Instagram
Terrell Lloyd – Instagram
Teti Sulu – Instagram
Texas Isaiah – Instagram / Twitter
Tianna J. Williams – Instagram / Twitter
Tiffany Sutton – Instagram
Toni Shaw – Instagram / Twitter
Tracey Woods – Instagram
Tyler Mitchell – Instagram / Twitter
Vanessa Charlot – Instagram / Twitter
Vivian Nwobi – Instagram
Wanjiku Gitau – Instagram
Yanissa X – Instagram / Twitter
Yemi Joseph – Instagram
Zenish Richards – Instagram
Zhané Gaybyrd – Instagram
Zoe Davis – Instagram / Twitter
This list is just a tiny fraction of all the incredibly talented Black photographers you should be following on social. Visit blackwomenphotographers.com, diversify.photo and Color Positive for a ton more names and fantastic resources.
Who else deserves to be on this list? Let us know in the comments or tag us on Instagram and Twitter (@photoshelter) and share your shout-outs!
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