People say don't stare. Through the photos, not only do I stare, but I allow viewers to stare at the subject, to see things that they cannot see with a casual glance.
Black people have been killed for directing their gaze at the wrong person. I want my subjects to reclaim their right to look, to see, to be seen. - Dawoud Bey
Black people have been killed for directing their gaze at the wrong person. I want my subjects to reclaim their right to look, to see, to be seen.
- Dawoud Bey
If done well, I believe the photographic representation of the human subject has the potential to be more revealing than what is revealed by the eye … - Dawoud Bey
If done well, I believe the photographic representation of the human subject has the potential to be more revealing than what is revealed by the eye …
I always wanted my photographs to challenge the status quo, to contest the kinds of images that existed in popular culture. - Dawoud Bey
I always wanted my photographs to challenge the status quo, to contest the kinds of images that existed in popular culture.
Sara Blair's Harlem Crossroads is an important addition to the body of literature that currently exists about Harlem. It brilliantly illuminates the … - Dawoud Bey
Sara Blair's Harlem Crossroads is an important addition to the body of literature that currently exists about Harlem. It brilliantly illuminates the …
While I have devised various formal strategies for articulating [my] concerns, I think fundamentally the work is driven by a basic curiosity. I seek … - Dawoud Bey
While I have devised various formal strategies for articulating [my] concerns, I think fundamentally the work is driven by a basic curiosity. I seek …
People say don't stare. Through the photos, not only do I stare, but I allow viewers to stare at the subject, to see things that they cannot see with… - Dawoud Bey
People say don't stare. Through the photos, not only do I stare, but I allow viewers to stare at the subject, to see things that they cannot see with…
Improvisational things about picture-making... learned from working with the small camera early on have served me well in being able to think quickly… - Dawoud Bey
Improvisational things about picture-making... learned from working with the small camera early on have served me well in being able to think quickly…
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