Black Is Magazine

Black Is Magazine Black Is publishes the stories and the work of Black photographers from around the world.

Heard about our open call but at the last minute? Did you miss your moment to submit? If so, we’re excited to announce t...
08/25/2025

Heard about our open call but at the last minute? Did you miss your moment to submit? If so, we’re excited to announce that we’re running a last call for submissions for our inaugural print issue! The FINAL deadline to submit is September 1.

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Black Is Magazine is now accepting submissions for our inaugural print issue, centered on the theme:
Legacy and Continuity in Black Photographic Practice.

We are seeking thoughtful, visually compelling work that reflects how Black photographers preserve memory, document culture, and shape lineage through the photographic image.

We are currently accepting for two features:

📸The Everyday Archive
Submit a photographic series (3–8 images) that meditates on the quiet power of everyday Black life. We’re interested in work that explores the poetics of routine, intimacy, and repetition as forms of cultural memory.

📝The First Time I Saw Myself in a Photo…
Share a brief written reflection (150–200 words) on the first moment you felt seen in a photograph. What did the image reveal to you about self, history, or representation?

Selected works will be featured in our first-ever print issue.

Deadline: September 1st
Submit to: [email protected]

Open to Black photographers, image-makers, and artists at all stages of their practice.

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Looking for an event to be present with other artists in Baltimore?Black Is: Critique & Connect is back on August 15 fro...
08/12/2025

Looking for an event to be present with other artists in Baltimore?

Black Is: Critique & Connect is back on August 15 from 6–8 PM at Charm City Cultural Cultivation!

Whether you’re bringing your work for critique, offering your perspective to other artists, or just showing up to connect, this space is for you.

📅 Friday, August 15 | 6–8 PM
📍 3100 Greenmount Ave
🎟️ RSVP + artist submissions in bio

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Today we’re spotlighting the work of Richmond Kobla Dido (.dido)!Richmond Kobla Dido (b.1993 Accra, Ghana),is a photogra...
08/08/2025

Today we’re spotlighting the work of Richmond Kobla Dido (.dido)!

Richmond Kobla Dido (b.1993 Accra, Ghana),is a photographer/creative director currently based in Sydney, Australia working across many genres that explores and documents from still life to portraiture.

Please take the time to check out the rest of his work on his site! 🤎

https://www.koblaphotography.net/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwMDBlFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpxqeRcOvrRl6D64Pv3APJ6qYeEKQqUUNhSY8PYdfuZGX-E82ylY89kzYPNzH_aem_R-H_5UvkATLvrKonx7W6lQ

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Black Is: Critique & Connect is back on August 15 from 6–8 PM at Charm City Cultural Cultivation.Whether you’re bringing...
08/05/2025

Black Is: Critique & Connect is back on August 15 from 6–8 PM at Charm City Cultural Cultivation.

Whether you’re bringing your work for critique, offering your perspective to other artists, or just showing up to connect, this space is for you.

📅 Friday, August 15 | 6–8 PM
📍 3100 Greenmount Ave
🎟️ RSVP + artist submissions in bio

Our open call is about to come to a close! The deadline to apply is tomorrow by 10:00PM EST. Any submissions received af...
07/31/2025

Our open call is about to come to a close! The deadline to apply is tomorrow by 10:00PM EST. Any submissions received after the deadline will not be counted or considered. Thank you again to everyone who has applied so far! Responses to those that applied will be sent very soon.

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Black Is Magazine is now accepting submissions for our inaugural print issue, centered on the theme:
Legacy and Continuity in Black Photographic Practice.

We are seeking thoughtful, visually compelling work that reflects how Black photographers preserve memory, document culture, and shape lineage through the photographic image.

We are currently accepting for two features:

📸The Everyday Archive
Submit a photographic series (3–8 images) that meditates on the quiet power of everyday Black life. We’re interested in work that explores the poetics of routine, intimacy, and repetition as forms of cultural memory. The images must be 300dpi.

📝The First Time I Saw Myself in a Photo…
Share a brief written reflection (150–200 words) on the first moment you felt seen in a photograph. What did the image reveal to you about self, history, or representation?

Selected works will be featured in our first-ever print issue.

Deadline: August 1st
Submit to: [email protected]

Open to Black photographers, image-makers, and artists at all stages of their practice.

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Since launching in 2021, Black Is has only been run and managed by the founder and editor-in-chief . Today, we’re happy ...
07/23/2025

Since launching in 2021, Black Is has only been run and managed by the founder and editor-in-chief . Today, we’re happy to announce our newest team member Larissa Frimpong (.ramey) who will be our Editorial & Partnerships Manager!

Larissa Frimpong is a multi-disciplinary artist, educator, curator, and community-building facilitator. Her work investigates and invests in visual media through photography, archival methods, anti-colonial curatorial practices, and building community toolkits, skill-sharing, and workshops by promoting care, dialogue, and resources within her social-artistic practice.

Larissa holds an M.F.A. from the University of Arkansas and a B.F.A. from the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. She has worked with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Center for Art as Lived Experience (C.A.L.E.), The University of Arkansas School of Art, Faulkner Performing Arts Center, Vox Populi, and Christiane David Gallery, amongst other national and international institutions, in educator and curatorial roles, hosting her workshops and other creative based partnerships. She was a 2024 Fulbright Windgate Accelerator Grant Recipient Fellow, 2023 Sharon Killian Visual Arts Endowed Fall 2023 Intern at Crystal Bridges Museum, and a Gee’s Bend Quilting Summer 2023 Residency and Scholarship Recipient.

Currently, Larissa is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art at Augustana College, Editorial & Partnerships Manager of Black Is Magazine, and is the founder of STOOP TALK: ARTIST TAKES podcast.

Welcome Larissa to the team! 👏🏾

‼️ONE MONTH LEFT TO APPLY‼️Thank you to everyone who has emailed their submission so far! All submissions will be review...
07/01/2025

‼️ONE MONTH LEFT TO APPLY‼️

Thank you to everyone who has emailed their submission so far! All submissions will be reviewed after the deadline.

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Black Is Magazine is now accepting submissions for our inaugural print issue, centered on the theme:
Legacy and Continuity in Black Photographic Practice.

We are seeking thoughtful, visually compelling work that reflects how Black photographers preserve memory, document culture, and shape lineage through the photographic image.

We are currently accepting for two features:

📸The Everyday Archive
Submit a photographic series (3–8 images) that meditates on the quiet power of everyday Black life. We’re interested in work that explores the poetics of routine, intimacy, and repetition as forms of cultural memory. The images must be 300dpi.

📝The First Time I Saw Myself in a Photo…
Share a brief written reflection (150–200 words) on the first moment you felt seen in a photograph. What did the image reveal to you about self, history, or representation?

Selected works will be featured in our first-ever print issue.

Deadline: August 1st
Submit to: [email protected]

Open to Black photographers, image-makers, and artists at all stages of their practice.

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Photographer Clifford Prince King () reflects on the quiet power of Black q***r intimacy, vulnerability, and desire. In ...
06/26/2025

Photographer Clifford Prince King () reflects on the quiet power of Black q***r intimacy, vulnerability, and desire. In our latest interview, he shares what it means to have his work placed in dialogue with the poetry of Essex Hemphill—and how image-making becomes part of a living archive.

📰 Read now at the link in bio.
📍 “Take care of your blessings” is on view at The Phillips Collection through August 31.

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Through “Take care of your blessings”, curator Camille Brown brings Essex Hemphill’s legacy into conversation with a new...
06/13/2025

Through “Take care of your blessings”, curator Camille Brown brings Essex Hemphill’s legacy into conversation with a new generation of Black artists and image-makers. The show is as much a tribute as it is a call to remember, reimagine, and resist.

Read our latest interview to hear Camille reflect on working alongside Hemphill’s friends and collaborators, the curatorial vision behind the show, and how photography becomes a vessel for collective memory.

📰 Read now at the link in bio.
📍 On view at The Phillips Collection through August 31

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🤎CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Black Is Magazine is now accepting submissions for our inaugural print issue, centered on the them...
06/06/2025

🤎CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Black Is Magazine is now accepting submissions for our inaugural print issue, centered on the theme:
Legacy and Continuity in Black Photographic Practice.

We are seeking thoughtful, visually compelling work that reflects how Black photographers preserve memory, document culture, and shape lineage through the photographic image.

We are currently accepting for two features:

📸The Everyday Archive
Submit a photographic series (3–8 images) that meditates on the quiet power of everyday Black life. We’re interested in work that explores the poetics of routine, intimacy, and repetition as forms of cultural memory.

📝The First Time I Saw Myself in a Photo…
Share a brief written reflection (150–200 words) on the first moment you felt seen in a photograph. What did the image reveal to you about self, history, or representation?

Selected works will be featured in our first-ever print issue.

Deadline: August 1st
Submit to: [email protected]

Open to Black photographers, image-makers, and artists at all stages of their practice.



Some heavy hitters are taking up space at this year! If you’re in NYC this week, take the time to visit the fair and wi...
04/24/2025

Some heavy hitters are taking up space at this year! If you’re in NYC this week, take the time to visit the fair and witness the work of these amazing artists. The fair is now open from April 24th-27th.

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