Let's talk History
- Antoinette Vaughner

- Feb 3
- 1 min read
Happy Black History month!
Before Instagram. Before filters. Before “aesthetic” was a buzzword, Black photographers were documenting truth, culture, and identity with depth the world is still catching up to.
Feature pioneers like Gordon Parks, Carrie Mae Weems, Roy DeCarava, and Ming Smith artists who didn’t just take photos, they shifted narratives.
I am a huge fan of Gordon Parks work and his why. Without people like Gordon Parks having the courage to tell stories with his images I wouldn't have the ability to even create a lane to tell stories on my journey.
Angle: How photography became a tool for dignity, resistance, and storytelling in Black communities.
Did You Know?
Gordon Parks was also a film director and composer. He picked up a camera and aimed it at injustice.





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