Through the lens of black women photographers
(Digital Photography Review)

Photography is storytelling, and the photographer`s perspective can be an important part of the story. The exclusion of diverse perspectives deprives us of valuable insight. In an attempt to address this exclusion and the associated under-representation of black women photographers, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn and her colleagues have self-published `Mfon: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora`. Read about the first issue of their planned series publication at the New York Times LENS blog or watch their video above to learn more.