Spotlighting Black Photographers
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Black Is Magazine was launched by Photographer Lia J. Latty to spotlight Black photographers whose work speaks to the diversity of the Black community, to create a place of discussion and an archival platform to keep a database of all Black photographers interviewed.
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Interview: Madame Fraankie
Did you always know you wanted to be a creative and a photographer?
FRAANKIE: Creative AND photographer? NOPE! If we’re defining “a creative” as being an artist of some form or fashion, I’d say most definitely. My mom’s an artist, so I think that opened up a lot of doors for me to navigate the world creatively. I’ve done my share of exploring a few different creative practices throughout the years, from writing to music-making, drawing, and painting. Photography was definitely a curveball. I’ve always loved photographs. Good photographs. Bad photographs. Doesn’t matter. One of my favorite pastimes growing up was looking through family photo albums…
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