“We’ve been pioneers in custom builds to help our photographers overcome all challenges and get the images they need. We’ve made history with our photo firsts — our first flash photograph, which was made by the ‘father of wildlife photography‘ George Shiras, was published in 1906. We published the first underwater color photographs, which were made by Dr. William Longley and staff photographer Charles Martin, in 1927. Fast forward to 2019 when photographer/filmmaker Renan Ozturk took the highest drone shot ever made — a 360 of Everest.”

Established in July 2020 by Polly Irungu, Black Women Photographers (BWP) is a global community, directory, and hub of over 2,000 Black women and non-binary identifying photographers, spanning over 60 countries and 35 U.S. states. BWP was launched with a $14,500 COVID-19 relief fund to help Black Women Photographers who were in dire need of financial relief due to the pandemic. To date, BWP has provided over $115,000 in financial grants to Black creatives. Today we talk to the team at BWP to learn more about their goals, their hopes for the future, and how they are changing the photo industry still largely dominated by white men.