Women of Color Organize for Access and Accountability in Photojournalism – The New York Times

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Women of Color Organize for Access and Accountability in Photojournalism

The Authority Collective, whose members are women, transgender or nonbinary photographers, is building a supportive community while challenging industry leaders’ thinking about diversity and representation.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/lens/women-of-color-photojournalism-authority-collective.html

Tara Pixley often felt isolated in the newsrooms where she worked as a photographer or photo editor. As a “black woman who was the child of immigrants, raised by a single mom, and also a first-generation college student,” she struggled for a decade to fit in. She was the only woman of color in the photo departments where she worked and was ignored or treated dismissively.