Tag Archives: Afrocentric Photography
We stumbled upon something quite grand this morning. Glimmering like a diamond in the interweb rough, The Black Venus Project is a bold collection of Afrocentric beauty. Created by Maxim Vakhovskiy, The Black Venus Project is available → here ← in book form. Although it is currently sold out, there will definitely be more available in the near future.
One of our favorite photographers, J. Quazi King, has been struck with a bout of spring generosity. In an effort to show his appreciation for his fans and supporters, King is printing some of his most coveted works for our owning pleasure. King released this statement via his Tumblr today: “I generally don’t like selling prints of my work and rarely do so. When I do it’s usually to a Read More
We’ve officially fallen in with Kwesi Abbensetts. After spotting one of Abbensetts’ pieces on the interwebs, we decided to delve deeper and what we found was pure gold. What intrigues us the most is Abbensetts’ soothing manipulation of light.
J. Quazi King entrances us with yet another photographic masterpiece. In these series of portraits, King cast his subject, Adesuwa, in a photo booth inspired theme, and cleverly gives the loosey smoke an ethereal, nimbus-like quality.
Vanja Lisac‘s Out of Africa pits its subjects against a brilliant African backdrop. There is a welcomed struggle between the model and the environment, both are simultaneously vying for your attention. The model eventually wins out, hooking you with bold features, warm hues, and distinguished garbs.