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Jacob Webster, Photography, Photographers, Black Photographers, Celebrity photographer, theGrio.com
November 7, 2025
Jacob Webster sits down with theGrio to discuss his rise over the last four years as an in-demand celebrity photographer. 
Veteran Black culture photographer Roland L. Freeman dies at 87
August 17, 2023
Renowned photographer Roland L. Freeman, who documented Black life for over a half-century, passed away earlier this month at 87.
December 17, 2022
Acclaimed Afro-Latino photographer Juan Veloz talks about his Dominican roots and creating his own “Tercera Cultura” in the Metaverse.
October 31, 2022
The new “Impact of Images” campaign includes the celebrated work of Black photographers and photojournalists from the civil rights and…
September 21, 2022
Black history and culture in America are examined through a new mixed media exhibition on display at the University of…
April 4, 2022
At age 6, Walton was already taking pictures from the sidelines of the annual Southern Heritage Classic football game in…
January 27, 2022
Nikon partners with a Black woman's photography group to donate $50,000 to support then in education and advocacy efforts.
Naomi Osaka thegrio.com
July 16, 2021
In a special "Women in Sports" Olympics cover, Naomi Osaka was styled and photographed by an all-Black team for Vogue…
SZA thegrio.com
May 27, 2021
In recent tweets, SZA revealed that a magazine refused to let her book a Black photographer for a photoshoot.
Quil Lemons
February 10, 2021
Quil Lemons becomes the youngest photog to shoot a Vanity Fair cover after his photo series Glitterboy gained attention.