Black Female Photographers

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Black Female Photographers (BFP) is an online organization that uses the medium of photography to unite black women photographers around the world and work to change the common narratives in the photography industry as a whole.[1] The organization has over 5,000 members worldwide and was founded in 2008.[2]

For the last 15 years Black Female Photographers has hosted a yearly National Black Female Photographers Day,[3] which unites photographers from around the world with a city photo tour and networking luncheon. This gives community members an opportunity for leadership while making BFP visible in its global communities. BFP also hosts[4] a yearly Vision Conference to provide resources, tools and workshops for photographers.[5][6][7] The 2017 Vision Conference took place in Dallas, Texas, the 2018 Vision Conference in Atlanta,[8] Georgia.

Kym Scott [9][10] founded Black Female Photographers in 2008 as a way to create a small community of women with which to access and share her work and ideas. The group took off in popularity instantly and has grown to an organization wide ranging in scope and photography genres. With the help of Lead Faciliator NJ Stevenson and a team of Volunteers photographers there are local events in the United States as well as a periodic publications such as the Melanin Lens Magazine.[11] Ms. Scott specializes in fine-art photography[12][13] and received a Certificate in Professional Photography from the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University.

## Featured members

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NJ Stevenson, Cheriss May,[14] Audrey Woulard[15] Laylah Amatullah Barrayn[16] Lynsey N. Weatherspoon[17]

## Resources

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1. ^ "Digital Photography Groups Bring Women of Color Into Focus". Bitch Media. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
2. ^ "Queens Behind the Camera". thehilltoponline.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
3. ^ "Queens Behind the Camera". Retrieved April 2, 2021.
4. ^ "Meet Tiffany King of Tiffany Couture Photography in Sugarland – Voyage Houston Magazine | Houston City Guide". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
5. ^ "Tickets | Atlanta GA | Vision Conference". Black Female Photographer | Atlanta GA | Vision Conference. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
6. ^ "Black Female Photographers 2017 Vision Conference | Bitch Media". www.bitchmedia.org. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
7. ^ "Check out BLACK FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHERS Presents VISION CONFERENCE at Addison Conference Centre on Oct 15, 2017". Eventful. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
8. ^ Vision Conference 2018 - Recap, retrieved April 2, 2021
9. ^ "LinkedIn profile".
10. ^ "Tomayia | Woman Crush Wednesday: Kym Scott Black Female Photographers". tomayia-colvin-education.teachable.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
11. ^ "Melanin Lens Magazine". Archived from the original on January 13, 2021.
12. ^ "Kym Scott". kymscottphotography.tumblr.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
13. ^ "IG". Archived from the original on February 14, 2014.
14. ^ May, Cheriss. "Leica Women Foto Project". Leica Women Foto Project. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021.
15. ^ Woulard, Audrey. "Nikon Ambassador". Nikon USA.
16. ^ Barrayn, Laylah Amatullah. "Fujifilm Exposure Center". Fujifilm.
17. ^ Weatherspoon, Lynsey. "Canon Explorers of Light". Canon Explorers of Light. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020.