Photography, design, starting a brand,” Bayo said. “For me, it’s a privilege to see him capturing Black people being Black because that’s what we are.” Bayo explained that Khan had full artistic ...

Most of the portraits are of Black Americans, some of which were taken by Hartford-based Black photographer Augustus Washington, who had a studio on Main Street in the late 1840s and early 1850s.

For some, the choice of black and white photography is about the emotions, while for others, it is a matter of bringing out the details. Some rely on it purely for personal satisfaction.

Harvey C. Jackson established Detroit’s first Black-owned photography studio in 1915. He collaborated with communities to create cinematic scenes of important events.

Frederick Douglass is perhaps best known as an abolitionist and intellectual. But he was also the most photographed American of the 19th century. And he encouraged the use of photography to promote ...