Afrotographers

See you Sunday? #meetup #photomeet #cherryblossom #afrotographers #blackphotographers

Welcome to Afrotographers! 📷 Our Work: 💎We build communities of photography enthusiasts throughout the diaspora and beyond. 💎We work to build the photographic dexterity of our members as well as collaborate and enjoy our creativity together. 💎Through our diverse interests and modes of expression, we aim to empower photographers to balance inaccurate representations of Black people in media. #afrotographers #photomeet #dcphotographers #meetup #blackphotographers

Happening at 11am today! Come through!

Afrotographers crew 🌸📸 it’s springtime… and, it’s time to POP OUT. Cherry blossom season is HERE and you know we’re not missing this moment. Pull up this Sunday at 11AM 📍George Mason Memorial 900 Ohio Drive Southwest Washington DC Bring your camera. Bring your energy, your smile, your eye. 📸 We’re flicking it UP under the blossoms—and trust, this is the best time of year to catch them in full bloom. Don’t just see it on the timeline… come be part of it. 🌸✨

“I have special appreciation for the Black woman. I have a special feeling for her, for her struggle and her achievements.” — Elizabeth Catlett Elizabeth Catlett’s work is part of She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis—and it feels exactly where it belongs. #meetup #bannekerdouglasstubmanmuseum #afrotographers

Join us on February 7th as we click up for the opening reception of She Speaks, an exhibition highlighting Black women artists and historical memory. The museum says featured artists include Elizabeth Catlett, Dr. Joan M.E. Gaither, Charlyn Griffith-Oro, Khaleelah I. L. Harris, Martha Jackson Jarvis, Fabiola Jean-Louis, Jeannine Kayembe-Oro, Zsudayka Nzinga, Ada Pinkston, Beverly Price, Faith Ringgold, Noreen Smith, Darlene R. Taylor, Jessica Valoris, Savannah Wood, and Alisha B. Wormsley. The exhibition is curated by Martina Dodd, the museum’s Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, with curatorial support from Leslie Rose, Exhibit Manager. #meetup #afrotographers #bannekerdouglassmuseum #blackhistorymonth #blackphotographers

✨ Afrotographers, we’re outside with intention. ✨ We’re heading to the opening reception of She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory on Saturday, February 7th at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis, MD—and you’re invited to meet-up with us. This powerful exhibition centers Black women as keepers of history and architects of the future, featuring contemporary Black women artists working across photography, collage, textile, painting, print, and time-based media. Through a Black feminist lens, the exhibit reinterprets 250 years of U.S. history, pairing contemporary works with rare archival materials and family heirlooms, while also imagining liberated futures through cosmic Afrofuturist visions 🌌✨ We’re especially excited to uplift the curatorial leadership behind this moment—honoring the vision and care that brings together legendary and contemporary artists including Elizabeth Catlett, Faith Ringgold, Beverly Price, Ada Pinkston, Noreen Smith, Jessica Valoris, Savannah Wood, and more. 👉🏾 Registration is required for the opening reception—make sure you lock in your spot. Link in bio. Come for the art. Stay for the memory-keeping, the storytelling, and the collective witnessing. This is one of those moments where photography, history, and Black feminist imagination meet and we want to experience it together. #Afrotographers #SheSpeaksExhibition #BlackWomenArtists #VisualMemory BlackFeministArt Afrofuturism CollectiveSeeing PhotographyCommunity BannekerDouglassTubmanMuseum

“Photography and photographic images were crucial in defining and giving expression to the Black Arts Movement and the civil rights movement. By merging the social concerns and aesthetics of the period, Black artists and photographers were defining a Black aesthetic while expanding conversations around community building and public history,” said Deborah Willis, guest cocurator, university professor and chair of the department of photography and imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts and founding director of the Center for Black Visual Culture at New York University. Photography and the black arts movement will be on view at the National Gallery of Art in the West Building until January 11, 2026, before traveling to California and Mississippi. Photography and the black arts movement brings together approximately 150 works spanning photography, video, collage, painting, installation, and other photo-based media, some of which have rarely or never been on view. Among the over 100 artists included in the exhibition are Billy Abernathy (Fundi), Romare Bearden, Dawoud Bey, Frank Bowling, Kwame Brathwaite, Roy DeCarava, Louis Draper, David C. Driskell, Charles Gaines, James E. Hinton, Danny Lyon, Gordon Parks, Adrian Piper, Nellie Mae Rowe, Betye Saar, Raymond Saunders, Jamel Shabazz, Lorna Simpson, and Carrie Mae Weems.

Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday—your presence, perspectives, and creative energy made the meet so special! It’s feels great to be back! Grateful for the conversations, the shared seeing, and the way we continue to build together through photography and experience. Next up: She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum on Saturday February 7th. 📍 Annapolis, MD More details coming soon—stay tuned. ✨

Thank you to everyone who came out today—your presence, perspectives, and creative energy made the meet so special! It’s feels great to be back! Grateful for the conversations, the shared seeing, and the way we continue to build together through photography and experience. Next up: She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum. 📍 Annapolis, MD More details coming soon—stay tuned. ✨

SHARE:✨ Happy New Year, AFROTOGRAPHERS! 📸🖤 We’re kicking off 2026 together with culture, conversation, and community. Join us tomorrow at 2:00 PM at the National Gallery of Art (6th St & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC) for a powerful gallery-hosted discussion: 🗣️ A Snapshot of Photography in the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 At 2:30 PM, we’ll head straight into the exhibit: 🖼️ Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 — seeing the work up close and letting it speak. And because no good meetup ends hungry 😌🍽️ — we’re going out for a bite afterward to keep the convo flowing. Pull up. Bring your lens, your curiosity, and your people. ✨📷

Words of wisdom from photographer @decarava .