John Simmons – Our Truths, Be Told – 2023 (video)
Born and raised in Chicago,John Simmons came of age at the height of the politically charged, artistically fluent 1960s. His talent as a photographer was identified and nurtured by Robert “Bobby” Sengstacke who ushered him into his early years of publishing his photographs and to his formal education in art...
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John Simmons – Our Truths, Be Told – 2023 (stills)
Born and raised in Chicago,John Simmons came of age at the height of the politically charged, artistically fluent 1960s. His talent as a photographer was identified and nurtured by Robert “Bobby” Sengstacke who ushered him into his early years of publishing his photographs and to his formal education in art...
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Myron Rogan – Our Truths, Be Told – 2023
Los Angeles Based Fashion Photographer & Creative Director. Born and raised in The City of Angels, Myron Rogan found love for photography soon after high school while attending Santa Monica College. Learning from YouTube and shadowing, he then began to build his client list through Social Media marketing. He later...
Erma Jean Randle (deceased) – Our Truths, Be Told – 2023
“She’s Always Been Worthy” from the Photo Albums of Erma Jean Randle (Grandmother of Kawai Tylise Matthews – Photographer, Director and Curator of “Our Truths, Be Told”) “This is a group of photographs collected from my Grandmother’s photo albums. At her core, she was a documentarian and kept record of...
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Qurissy – Our Truths, Be Told – 2023
Hailing from the west side of Chicago, Qurissy is a multi-hyphenate artist with a focus in photography and art direction currently based in Los Angeles, California. In her work, she aims to evoke familiarity and authenticity from her subjects. Often documenting music artists, writers, and foodmakers, Qurissy is the creative...
Phylicia J.L. Munn – Our Truths, Be Told – 2023
Phylicia J. L. Munn is a Georgia bred and Los Angeles based photographer. This Howard University grad pivoted to photography after spending nearly a decade in finance. Since transitioning to photography full-time in 2019, her portfolio has grown to include brands such as Netflix, Vanity Fair and Airbnb to name...
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Maya June Mansour – Our Truths, Be Told – 2023
Maya June Mansour is a multidisciplinary creative with roots in Black America, Iran, and Palestine. She has experience both in front of and behind the camera, and believes that having a portrait of yourself is a basic human right. Maya uses photography as a tool in finding the Truth. ...
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Hanna Leka – Our Truths, Be Told – 2023
Hanna Leka is a first gen. Ethiopian American self-taught photographer based in Southern California (LA/OC). With humans and her Ethiopian roots being at the center of her interests, portraiture is where she has found herself most curious, but is currently expanding her efforts within a documentary style approach. Constructing works...
Gbenga Komolafe – Our Truths, Be Told – 2023 (video)
Gbenga Komolafe is a Nigerian artist currently based in Los Angeles. Exploring the intersections of textile, video, sound and sculpture, Gbenga draws from the parallels between traditional Yoruba cultural practices and the innovative craftsmanship of mid-20th-century queer and black American communities. Gbenga’s practice builds on ancestral traditions of batik, quilting...
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Malaika Jules – Our Truths, Be Told – 2023 (video)
Malaika Jules is a creative polymath from Inglewood, CA. A writer, and stand up comedian, and documentarian, she captures candid cultural moments through the hip-hop lens. A graduate of Howard University and the University of Ghana, Legon, she has shared her work throughout the United States, Europe and West...
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