Deborah Swan’s new book, The Impresario Leon Hefflin and the World’s First Annual Jazz Festival, tells the unknown story of her grandfather’s work producing the annual Cavalcade of Jazz. Also, we continue a series of articles to celebrate Black History: Memphis’s famous Beale Street and Birmingham’s Kelly Ingram Park. We share students’ comments after the August 29 performance at CSUN, accompanied by photographs by graduate student. #jazzmusic #blackphotography
https://bradleycenterliberated.substack.com/p/leon-hefflin-sr-and-the-first-annual
Two national photographic exhibitions feature photographs from the Tom and Ethel Bradley Center’s collections. Black Photojournalism opens next weekend at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, and Photography and the Black Arts Movement 1955-1985 opens later this month at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The art collective Madre Monte continued its project with Richard Cross’s photographs of San Basilio de Palenque. #blackphotography #blackartsmovement https://bradleycenterliberated.substack.com/p/black-photojournalism-and-the-black
Last weekend was my extreme honor to photograph my brother’s wedding. I have been blessed to shoot two brothers’ weddings and I can’t wait to take more siblings portraits. Shout out to my Uncle Mike coming in clutch. Congratulations Que

Shot by @LiberatedSUN Shot on #sonya7iii w/ #sony85mmf18 & #sonya7riii w/ #sony40mmf28

#sonyalphaportrait #sonyalphaportraits #sonyalpha #photography #sonyphotography #blackartists #blackphotographer #blackphotography #tidewaterphotographer #hamptonroadsphotographer #youngblackentrepreneurs #757Photographer #757photography #757blackphotographer #youngblackartists #757videographer #757videographers #blackart #nudeltarhofraternity #younggiftedandblack
Congratulations to my teacher siblings on their engagement: La’Shay & Tyrell! This was an amazing photoshoot and an even more amazing couple. Love you Sis and Bruh! Shout out to the The Main & The Glasslight for letting us use the space!

Shot by @liberatedsun Shot on #sonya7riii w/ #sony85mm18
#engagement #engagementphotos
#sonyalphaportrait #sonyalphaportraits #sonyalpha #photography #sonyphotography #blackartists #blackphotographer #blackphotography #tidewaterphotographer #hamptonroadsphotographer #youngblackentrepreneurs #757Photographer #757photography #757blackphotographer #youngblackartists #757videographer #757videographers #blackart #nudeltarhofraternity #younggiftedandblack #captureonepro
Part of Vera Jackson’s photography collection donated to Cal State Northridge

In the 1940s one of the most respected and important news photographers in California was Vera Jackson, a Black woman working in Los Angeles. Her family has donated a massive part of her collection to Cal State University, Northridge.

CBS Los Angeles