Tune in to Episode 61, where we speak with Miami-based commercial photographer and filmmaker, Bob Metelus, on approaching the craft with humility and confidence.

Tune in to Episode 44, where we speak with Los Angeles-based street photographer and cinematographer, John Simmons, about his introduction to photography and transition into Hollywood.

Tune in to Episode 38 where we speak with Brooklyn-based documentary, commercial and portrait photographer, Aundre Larrow. We discuss what it means to be authentic as a person and how that translates into the work that we make as photographers.

What does it mean to be seen? To feel seen. To see your own beauty? To see the beauty in others? To see our collective humanity? It takes a level of vulnerability that isn’t easily accessible. But it is very necessary. Especially as photographers. It’s a part of the job that we learn on the job. Our guest today believes that growth and vulnerability form the foundation of her work. Her work is her protest, her rebellion, her chance to strengthen and control the Black narrative that has been washed, overlooked, and undervalued. In summary, she wants the people she photographs to see their truest selves, in their own image because they are beautiful, their stories are beautiful and Black is beautiful.

International photography comes with a set of rules that apply from one culture to the next. You have to respect the culture you are visiting in order to successfully photograph the story. You need to be comfortable with being uncomfortable and that takes a certain type of personality. Nicky Woo is from Brooklyn, is half Black and half Hawaiian, and has spent the last few years telling stories in East and West Africa, Indonesia, and Vietnam. She has photographed stories ranging from bombings in Sri Lanka to water erosion in Senegal to the alternative medical system in Tanzania.

Tune in to hear 2-time Emmy Award-winning photographer, Jarrad Henderson, discuss how Black History sparked his love of photography. The Washington DC based photographer and video producer also breaks down the joys and challenges of choosing between photography and video.


Tune in as we speak with documentary and portrait photographer, Melissa ‘Bunni’ Elian, about her experiences photographing the diaspora in the U.S., the UK, and South Africa.