candidinatlanta:HEY TUMBLR FAMILY, AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, I’m a young photographer (Candid In Atlanta)
candidinatlanta:HEY TUMBLR FAMILY, AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, I’m a young photographer (Candid In Atlanta) who ran outside to capture the first protests in my city surrounding Michael Brown. Since then I’ve been fortunate enough to connect deeper with the movement, document activists, travel to Ferguson myself as well as present my photos, videos and what I’ve learned to universities and art establishments including Harvard University, Atlanta Celebrates Photography Festival, BronzeLens Festival and most recently was contacted to have my work purchased by Emory University’s MARBL collection. I want to keep this work up and travel to Selma, Alabama to document “Bloody Sunday” in March yet it does get rather expensive as a college student with the constant traveling and photography costs, any assistance would be appreciated. Any money over my goal will go towards printing work for supporters and more activism efforts SO PLEASE SHARE even if you can’t contribute so that I can keep this up :)http://www.gofundme.com/ArtandActivismWOW!! We reached our goal!! Thank you for all your wonderful support!!!I’ve got some HUGE ANNOUNCEMENTS to share!!This past weekend I attended Smith College’s Biennial “Young, Gifted and Black” Conference where I presented my work as an artist and activist. I was honored to be featured in a conference where Angela Davis was the keynote speaker! She even signed my photo and complimented me!!! Check out my facebook for the Huffington Post article I covered the conference for ;)I’ve been asked to present my work by student, arts and activists organizations at Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, Emory University, Columbia University in New York, aaaaand most recently at Harvard University Kuumba Singer’s 17th Annual Dr. Walter J. Leonard Black Arts Festival at the end of this month!!!!These are all amazing opportunities that I’m proud to have and allow me to share my work and experiences with my peers. I’m happy that I’m fully tackling shooting protests and engaging with activists and youth around the nation while we learn from each other and progress the movement. Every one of these meetings brings me in contact with amazing people like the ones in the photos I took in this post. One is the writer of the Huffington Post article I mentioned, Adebukola Ajao, who also happens be a co-founder of a youth social justice group called “We Are The Ones.” Another photo is of Jeremy Shaw of the Dream Defenders out of Florida. We got snowed in together at the same conference this past weekend where we made amazing connections. Unfortunately however, the youth, activists, non-profits and student organizations can’t always afford to bring me out to present or work with them which is why this has been such an expensive task from the beginning before I was being asked to come places. ALSO being asked to be put in exhibits in these places means having to print/frame my work constantly which is EXPENSIVE as any artist/photographer will tell you. Don’t even get me started on equipment costs!! So all extra money raised will help me go to relieve those earthly stresses :) No one warned me being an activist was costly for my college student pocket as well. lol-But that doesn’t matter too much because I’m LOVING being able to help, inspire and collaborate with all of my peers and being able to meet and photograph people I look up to like founding members of the SNCC.I PROMISE to use ever single extra dime you give me towards helping this project grow.http://www.gofundme.com/ArtandActivismhttp://www.gofundme.com/ArtandActivismhttp://www.gofundme.com/ArtandActivismhttp://www.gofundme.com/ArtandActivism -- source link
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