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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"For me, it is a whole different world for Black creatives, reflecting the importance of art, how it represents our view of the world be it human behaviour, nature, etc, and the way it affects our lives as well. It matters because it gives me total control over how
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"The Black gaze means identifying Black people for who they are. It’s important because Black people are Black for a reason and they shouldn’t be looked at weirdly. Knowing who they are and treating them as humans is key." — Aisha Bada How does the Black gaze
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"The Black gaze is laying bare every element of existence and telling actual stories of what we feel about the world ourselves as Black people. It’s important to me because I get the opportunity to tell these stories too, through my lens." — Tope Ajayi How does the
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"For me the Black gaze means seeing and telling my own stories myself, changing the western perspectives of us. It matters because I live these stories. I am these stories. I am in the right place to tell them." — Rachel Seidu How does the Black gaze relate to
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"The Black gaze to me means directing the focus of the world on to the Black creatives and showcasing the talents and versatility of Black creatives. It is important because there’s not enough representation of Black creatives and we need to start pushing out ourselves to the world.
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