Fable & Folk

Hi everyone! There's been so many fantastic petitions, donations and resources shared in regards to the Black Lives Matter movement so I've made a list of all the ones that I've seen. If you'd like to add anything to the list, please get in touch! bit.ly/3h58HWH

@UNofPhoto Thanks for your support Grant 🌟

Afternoon everyone! During our time off, we've done a lot of reflecting on what we want F&F to become and I'm really glad we've had that time - going forward our focus will be on SUPPORT! We will resume posting in a month's time when we will relaunch the website & new features 🌟

I woke up today feeling overwhelmed by social media and ready for a break. It's a real shitshow sometimes. But I'm reading the responses from friends/colleagues and realize why I love social media: the human connection is amazing. I'm grateful for you, folks. Thank you.

Thé kindness of the photography community! Thank you to @AP__books for the generous donation! Our students are going to love them.

Folks, a couple weeks back, in late April, we relaunched the @DiversifyPhoto website. Have you seen it? There are beautiful photographs made by mega-talented photographers of color...AND their contact information is right there so you can reach out and hire them.

🚨🚨🚨SPOILER 🚨🚨🚨 Coming soon - the launch of the newest international photography festival. Follow all the news on: ⚡️Instagram instagram.com/Brsphotofest/ ⚡️Twitter twitter.com/brsphotofest ⚡️Facebook facebook.com/BRSphotofest ⚡️SIGN-UP NEWSLETTER eepurl.com/gW2_Dn

Photos can show protests’ complexity—or they can perpetuate old lies Pictures from demonstrations around the U.S. can become powerful symbols, but some only tell one side of the story. BY JOHN EDWIN MASON ⁦@johnedwinmason⁩ nationalgeographic.com/photography/20…

PLEASE READ &RT this compelling first person piece by black writer Jimmie Briggs ⁦@briggsjimmie⁩ with whom I had the privilege to work alongside at Life magazine. —— “No, I Am Not Okay”: A Black Journalist Addresses His White Friends | Vanity Fair vanityfair.com/news/2020/06/n…

Horrifying behaviour, unjust and inexcusable. What world are we living in? Where is the humanity? Deeply disturbing scenes from the United States. As artists we must stand up for what is right and speak out for positive change. This poor poor man.

@shotbyshaun Hi Shaun! Our site is currently under some maintenance but will be live in a couple of weeks and we’re always looking for work to feature! ☺️ also happy to offer any support and advice!

In light of recent events, would it be too much to ask you to give a few free workshop places or free mentoring to young black photographers who are working to raise their game? How about working on a collaborative body of work with them? #photography

This week, we have been sharing lists and resources - black photographers and artists, accounts you should follow, collectives, organisations, articles to read, music to listen to, resources and where to donate. The megathread may be a bit mega, so here it is in parts:

Gil Scott-Heron said the revolution would not be televised. It's definitely being Instagrammed. Lots of IG photographer accounts to follow here if you're into that kind of thing: time.com/5847392/george…

FOLLOW BLACK ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS:

#HireBlackPhotographers Here's a list of some black photographers available to document the protests happening across the USA:

Here's a handy list of some independent Black women + non-binary photographers based around the USA for photo editors looking to hire:

Closes midnight tonight! Final chance to have your say on what’s working, or what could be better, in photography, exhibitions and photo skills development across Wales. Survey findings will be published online. Only takes 10 mins. Pls RT widely!👇 bit.ly/photosurvey2020