Amplifying Black Voices: 100+ Black Photographers You Should be Following on Social Media

In recent years, several online communities have been established to highlight and amplify the voices of Black creatives: Black Women Photographers, Diversify Photo and Color Positive are three that immediately come to mind – all dedicated to celebrating the work, the passion and the stories of Black image makers from around the world. We’re proud to join these communities to help champion Black voices and bring attention to the extraordinary and important work Black photographers bring to the industry every day.

Below you’ll find a list of over 100 incredibly talented Black photographers you should be following on social media. Following on social (and liking, commenting and engaging!) is one way we can all celebrate and boost Black voices. It was very special looking through so much fantastic work when compiling this list, and it’s just the beginning. Bookmark this page, follow these photographers and let us know who else belongs on this growing list.

Abdul Aziz – Instagram / Twitter

Adaeze Okaro – Instagram / Twitter

Adebayo Abayomi – Instagram 

Adrienne Raquel – Instagram

Agyeman Duah – Instagram

Alanna Airitam – Instagram / Twitter

Alexis Hunley – Instagram / Twitter

Amanda J. Cain – Instagram / Twitter

April Alexander – Instagram / Twitter 

Ashley Pena – Instagram

Aundre Larrow – Instagram / Twitter 

Awuku Darko Samuel – Instagram

Banji Abioye – Instagram / Twitter 

Belinda Vickerson – Instagram / Twitter

Bernard Kalu – Instagram / Twitter 

Bethany Mollenkof – Instagram

Brandon Todd – Instagram / Twitter

Brent Lewis – Instagram / Twitter

Bria Woods – Instagram / Twitter

Caleb Oheneba – Instagram / Twitter 

Callena Williams – Instagram 

Campbell Addy – Instagram 

Carl Jones II – Instagram / Twitter

Cayla Lamar – Instagram 

Chanelle Smith-Walker – Instagram / Twitter

Charles A. Smith – Instagram / Twitter

Cheriss May – Instagram / Twitter

Christopher Magaji – Instagram 

Clara Watt – Instagram 

Claudio De La Rosa – Instagram / Twitter

Clay Williams – Instagram / Twitter

Damari McBride – Instagram / Twitter

Dana Cole – Instagram / Twitter

Dana Scruggs – Instagram 

Dante J. Cutley – Instagram / Twitter

David Martins – Instagram

Dee Dwyer – Instagram / Twitter

DeLovie Kwagala – Instagram 

Devin Allen – Instagram / Twitter

Elias Williams – Instagram 

Elsie Kibue-Ngare – Twitter

Emanuel Wallace – Instagram / Twitter

Emmanuel Oyeleke – Instagram / Twitter 

Erik Carter – Instagram

Esther Ruth Mbabazi – Instagram

Eva Woolridge – Instagram 

Flo Ngala – Instagram

Fred Agho – Instagram 

George McKenzie Jr. – Instagram

Gracie Hammond – Instagram 

Gregory L. Morgan Jr. (Shotti) – Instagram 

Habila Sani Mazawaje – Instagram 

Inari Briana – Instagram / Twitter 

Jada Imani M – Instagram / Twitter

Jai Lennard – Instagram 

Jalani Morgan – Instagram / Twitter

Jamal Jordan – Instagram / Twitter

Jameson Thermitus – Instagram / Twitter

Jasmine Wilburn-Leftwich – Instagram / Twitter

Jay Byers – Instagram

Jayson Edward Carter – Instagram

JD Barnes – Instagram

Jelan Coley – Instagram

Jessica Pettway – Instagram

John Edmonds – Instagram

Joshua Kissi – Instagram / Twitter

Juan Veloz – Instagram / Twitter

Julian James – Instagram / Twitter

Karene Isabelle Jean-Baptiste – Instagram / Twitter

Karston Tannis – Instagram / Twitter 

Katherine & Mariel Tyler – Instagram

Keith Major – Instagram

Kennedi Carter – Instagram

Kentrice S. Rush – Instagram / Twitter

Kriston Jae Bethel – Instagram / Twitter

Kwesi Yanful – Instagram

Larry McAllister II – Instagram

Laylah Amatullah Barrayn – Instagram / Twitter

Liam Woods – Instagram 

Lynsey Weatherspoon – Instagram / Twitter

Lola Akinmade Åkerström – Instagram / Twitter

Maria J. Hackett – Instagram 

Marissa Rose – Instagram 

Mark Clennon – Instagram / Twitter

Matthew Jordan Smith – Instagram / Twitter

Melissa Bunni Elian – Instagram / Twitter 

Michael Aboya – Instagram / Twitter

Miora Rajaonary – Instagram / Twitter

Myesha Evon Gardner – Instagram / Twitter

Myron Fields – Instagram

Nadine Ijewere – Instagram 

Naima Green – Instagram

Nana Kofi Acquah – Instagram 

Nathalie Gordon – Instagram

Nicky Quamina-Woo – Instagram / Twitter 

Nicole Morrison – Instagram

Noémie Tshinanga – Instagram

Ornelle Chimi – Instagram 

Polly Irungu – Instagram / Twitter

Raven B. Varona – Instagram / Twitter 

Ray Neutron – Instagram 

Regina Fleming – Instagram

Robert Brown Jr. – Instagram 

Rochelle Brock – Instagram 

Ron Wash – Instagram

Rukie Jumah – Instagram 

Sage Causie – Instagram / Twitter

Sarah Waiswa – Instagram 

Selassie Atitsogbui – Instagram 

Shakivla Todd – Instagram / Twitter 

Shaun Connell – Twitter

Sheilby Henri – Instagram / Twitter

Stephen Eshun – Instagram 

Steve Hall – Instagram

Steven John Irby – Instagram 

Taiwo Aina – Instagram

Tara Pixley – Instagram / Twitter

Taylor Sims – Instagram 

Temi Coker – Instagram

Terrell Lloyd – Instagram

Teti Sulu – Instagram 

Texas Isaiah – Instagram / Twitter

Tianna J. Williams – Instagram / Twitter

Tiffany Sutton – Instagram 

Toni Shaw – Instagram / Twitter

Tracey Woods – Instagram

Tyler Mitchell – Instagram / Twitter

Vanessa Charlot – Instagram / Twitter

Vivian Nwobi – Instagram

Wanjiku Gitau – Instagram

Yanissa X – Instagram / Twitter

Yemi Joseph – Instagram 

Zenish Richards – Instagram

Zhané Gaybyrd – Instagram

Zoe Davis – Instagram / Twitter

This list is just a tiny fraction of all the incredibly talented Black photographers you should be following on social. Visit blackwomenphotographers.com, diversify.photo and Color Positive for a ton more names and fantastic resources.

Who else deserves to be on this list? Let us know in the comments or tag us on Instagram and Twitter (@photoshelter) and share your shout-outs!