theBLKGZE
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Exploring how photography can ensure Black people are remembered in the fullness of their humanity. Essays, conversations, criticism and long form photography. Seeing differently.
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· Apr 14
Screens are for scrolling. Galleries are for slowing down.
Nationhood: Memory and Hope is now showing at Impressions Gallery, Bradford.
On until 26 April. See these images the way they were meant to be seen.
This is #photography.
Nationhood: Memory and Hope is now showing at Impressions Gallery, Bradford.
On until 26 April. See these images the way they were meant to be seen.
This is #photography.
How much of the way you see is actually yours?
Before you raise the camera, you’ve already been taught what is worth noticing, what looks important and what makes a “good” photograph.
Where does your way of seeing come from?
I’ve been thinking about this in my latest essay: t.co/lkiONKh4Gl
Before you raise the camera, you’ve already been taught what is worth noticing, what looks important and what makes a “good” photograph.
Where does your way of seeing come from?
I’ve been thinking about this in my latest essay: t.co/lkiONKh4Gl
https://www.theblkgze.com/essays/which-parts-of-the-way-you-see-are-yours/
t.co
September 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
How much of the way you see is actually yours?
Before you raise the camera, you’ve already been taught what is worth noticing, what looks important and what makes a “good” photograph.
Where does your way of seeing come from?
I’ve been thinking about this in my latest essay: t.co/lkiONKh4Gl
Before you raise the camera, you’ve already been taught what is worth noticing, what looks important and what makes a “good” photograph.
Where does your way of seeing come from?
I’ve been thinking about this in my latest essay: t.co/lkiONKh4Gl
This is one of the best reflections I've read into a long time.
A growth mindset is critical to success in life and photography.
A growth mindset is critical to success in life and photography.
August 31, 2026 at 8:31 AM
This is one of the best reflections I've read into a long time.
A growth mindset is critical to success in life and photography.
A growth mindset is critical to success in life and photography.
There are two kinds of photography lovers.
Those with a copy of my new zine.
And those about to grab one. shaunconnellphoto.bigcartel.com/product/near...
Those with a copy of my new zine.
And those about to grab one. shaunconnellphoto.bigcartel.com/product/near...
Near The Cross: Nationhood and Hope Zine
Limited first edition (200 copies) photography zine from Bradford. 8 monochrome images plus reflection on faith, loss, resilience and belonging....
shaunconnellphoto.bigcartel.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
There are two kinds of photography lovers.
Those with a copy of my new zine.
And those about to grab one. shaunconnellphoto.bigcartel.com/product/near...
Those with a copy of my new zine.
And those about to grab one. shaunconnellphoto.bigcartel.com/product/near...
Born from the exhibition Nationhood: Memory and Hope, Near the Cross is a limited edition zine of faith, memory and belonging.
100 copies only. UK shipping.
Pre-order now. shaunconnellphoto.bigcartel.com/product/near...
100 copies only. UK shipping.
Pre-order now. shaunconnellphoto.bigcartel.com/product/near...
Near the Cross: Nationhood and Hope Zine
Pre-order is now open for the first 100 copies of Near the Cross. Near the Cross is a self-published photography zine created in dialogue with the...
shaunconnellphoto.bigcartel.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Born from the exhibition Nationhood: Memory and Hope, Near the Cross is a limited edition zine of faith, memory and belonging.
100 copies only. UK shipping.
Pre-order now. shaunconnellphoto.bigcartel.com/product/near...
100 copies only. UK shipping.
Pre-order now. shaunconnellphoto.bigcartel.com/product/near...
This is #photography
I absolutely love this photograph I made of my great nephew and I.
Jersey City, 2025.
(35mm, timer)
Jersey City, 2025.
(35mm, timer)
August 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This is #photography
I miss the Caribbean sunshine, food + culture.
August 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I miss the Caribbean sunshine, food + culture.
Bradford, Yorkshire. Home town joy.
July 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Bradford, Yorkshire. Home town joy.
Dominoes is more than a game. For the Windrush generation + their descendants. It's a gateway that bridges generations, blends cultures, + echoes the rhythm of home on foreign soil.
June 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Dominoes is more than a game. For the Windrush generation + their descendants. It's a gateway that bridges generations, blends cultures, + echoes the rhythm of home on foreign soil.
Sung by those photographers who twist light, blur truth + call it art.
The anthem of the gaslighter behind the lens:
I’m the shutter-shaker, story-fabricator
I’m the truth-eraser, focus-manipulator
I’m a gaslighter, slick gaslighter
You’re the subject, warped exposure.
The anthem of the gaslighter behind the lens:
I’m the shutter-shaker, story-fabricator
I’m the truth-eraser, focus-manipulator
I’m a gaslighter, slick gaslighter
You’re the subject, warped exposure.
a black and white photo of a man in an american flag sweater .
ALT: a black and white photo of a man in an american flag sweater .
media.tenor.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Sung by those photographers who twist light, blur truth + call it art.
The anthem of the gaslighter behind the lens:
I’m the shutter-shaker, story-fabricator
I’m the truth-eraser, focus-manipulator
I’m a gaslighter, slick gaslighter
You’re the subject, warped exposure.
The anthem of the gaslighter behind the lens:
I’m the shutter-shaker, story-fabricator
I’m the truth-eraser, focus-manipulator
I’m a gaslighter, slick gaslighter
You’re the subject, warped exposure.
Fundraiser
Mongi + Kuda led worship at their fundraiser ahead of October’s Cambodia mission trip building wells, toilets, renovating a church + more.
Every donation helps cover travel, food + insurance.
Support here: www.gofundme.com/f/kuda-mongi...
Mongi + Kuda led worship at their fundraiser ahead of October’s Cambodia mission trip building wells, toilets, renovating a church + more.
Every donation helps cover travel, food + insurance.
Support here: www.gofundme.com/f/kuda-mongi...
June 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Fundraiser
Mongi + Kuda led worship at their fundraiser ahead of October’s Cambodia mission trip building wells, toilets, renovating a church + more.
Every donation helps cover travel, food + insurance.
Support here: www.gofundme.com/f/kuda-mongi...
Mongi + Kuda led worship at their fundraiser ahead of October’s Cambodia mission trip building wells, toilets, renovating a church + more.
Every donation helps cover travel, food + insurance.
Support here: www.gofundme.com/f/kuda-mongi...
I dislike the 280 character limit per post on this app. Please triple it.
June 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I dislike the 280 character limit per post on this app. Please triple it.
My last view of Jamaica.
Land we love.
Tourists arrive free.
Windrush left with no return.
Cruise ships dock.
Migrant boats are blocked.
Souvenir shops sell island life but not Marcus Garvey.
The colonial era is over,
but its passport still decides who gets welcome.
Land we love.
Tourists arrive free.
Windrush left with no return.
Cruise ships dock.
Migrant boats are blocked.
Souvenir shops sell island life but not Marcus Garvey.
The colonial era is over,
but its passport still decides who gets welcome.
May 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My last view of Jamaica.
Land we love.
Tourists arrive free.
Windrush left with no return.
Cruise ships dock.
Migrant boats are blocked.
Souvenir shops sell island life but not Marcus Garvey.
The colonial era is over,
but its passport still decides who gets welcome.
Land we love.
Tourists arrive free.
Windrush left with no return.
Cruise ships dock.
Migrant boats are blocked.
Souvenir shops sell island life but not Marcus Garvey.
The colonial era is over,
but its passport still decides who gets welcome.
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I'd urge anyone who can to watch this documentary. As a young man, I read a lot about the Vietnam War. As I've got older, too. This documentary lays it out in a way I'd not experienced before. The way it dovetails into the now is powerful.
www.netflix.com/title/81756795
www.netflix.com/title/81756795
Watch Turning Point: The Vietnam War | Netflix Official Site
This thought-provoking documentary series examines the harrowing consequences of the Vietnam War, from the Gulf of Tonkin incident to the fall of Saigon.
www.netflix.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I'd urge anyone who can to watch this documentary. As a young man, I read a lot about the Vietnam War. As I've got older, too. This documentary lays it out in a way I'd not experienced before. The way it dovetails into the now is powerful.
www.netflix.com/title/81756795
www.netflix.com/title/81756795
Revolution doesn’t always wear a slogan.
Sometimes it sounds like dominoes slapping wood and a story told over rum.
The rum shop is a classroom. A confessional. A strategy room in disguise.
Freedom dreams live here. Ask Robin D.G. Kelley.
Sometimes it sounds like dominoes slapping wood and a story told over rum.
The rum shop is a classroom. A confessional. A strategy room in disguise.
Freedom dreams live here. Ask Robin D.G. Kelley.
May 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Revolution doesn’t always wear a slogan.
Sometimes it sounds like dominoes slapping wood and a story told over rum.
The rum shop is a classroom. A confessional. A strategy room in disguise.
Freedom dreams live here. Ask Robin D.G. Kelley.
Sometimes it sounds like dominoes slapping wood and a story told over rum.
The rum shop is a classroom. A confessional. A strategy room in disguise.
Freedom dreams live here. Ask Robin D.G. Kelley.
Dominoes is more than a game. In Jamaica, it's strategy, rhythm and resistance.
You don’t choose your hand, you choose how you play it.
As Robin D. G. Kelley says, even play is political.
In dominoes, Black joy becomes memory, mastery and freedom.
You don’t choose your hand, you choose how you play it.
As Robin D. G. Kelley says, even play is political.
In dominoes, Black joy becomes memory, mastery and freedom.
May 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Dominoes is more than a game. In Jamaica, it's strategy, rhythm and resistance.
You don’t choose your hand, you choose how you play it.
As Robin D. G. Kelley says, even play is political.
In dominoes, Black joy becomes memory, mastery and freedom.
You don’t choose your hand, you choose how you play it.
As Robin D. G. Kelley says, even play is political.
In dominoes, Black joy becomes memory, mastery and freedom.
Prayer is less about miracles + more about recognising our shared vulnerability + hope.
In naming another’s struggle, we often uncover our own.
To pray for someone is to honour their humanity + in doing so, affirm our own.
In naming another’s struggle, we often uncover our own.
To pray for someone is to honour their humanity + in doing so, affirm our own.
May 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Prayer is less about miracles + more about recognising our shared vulnerability + hope.
In naming another’s struggle, we often uncover our own.
To pray for someone is to honour their humanity + in doing so, affirm our own.
In naming another’s struggle, we often uncover our own.
To pray for someone is to honour their humanity + in doing so, affirm our own.
In that moment, a song of worship filled the air.
If I had to offer a song now, it would be one from The Preacher’s Wife. It feels most fitting for this moment of reflection.
I love the Lord
He heard my cry
And pitied every groan
Long as I, I live
And troubles rise
I'll hasten to
His throne
If I had to offer a song now, it would be one from The Preacher’s Wife. It feels most fitting for this moment of reflection.
I love the Lord
He heard my cry
And pitied every groan
Long as I, I live
And troubles rise
I'll hasten to
His throne
May 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In that moment, a song of worship filled the air.
If I had to offer a song now, it would be one from The Preacher’s Wife. It feels most fitting for this moment of reflection.
I love the Lord
He heard my cry
And pitied every groan
Long as I, I live
And troubles rise
I'll hasten to
His throne
If I had to offer a song now, it would be one from The Preacher’s Wife. It feels most fitting for this moment of reflection.
I love the Lord
He heard my cry
And pitied every groan
Long as I, I live
And troubles rise
I'll hasten to
His throne
As the season draws its final breath, the faithful in Bradford lift their voices to a hard-earned ascent to Division 1.
And in that chorus of triumph, comes the chant that binds them:
And it's Bradford City,
Bradford City FC,
We're by far the greatest team,
The world has ever seen.
And in that chorus of triumph, comes the chant that binds them:
And it's Bradford City,
Bradford City FC,
We're by far the greatest team,
The world has ever seen.
May 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
As the season draws its final breath, the faithful in Bradford lift their voices to a hard-earned ascent to Division 1.
And in that chorus of triumph, comes the chant that binds them:
And it's Bradford City,
Bradford City FC,
We're by far the greatest team,
The world has ever seen.
And in that chorus of triumph, comes the chant that binds them:
And it's Bradford City,
Bradford City FC,
We're by far the greatest team,
The world has ever seen.
Wi likkle but wi tallawah.
Some truths don’t need to be shouted. If you’ve lived them, you’ll recognise them in life, in photography + in this short essay.
Peace + love to @andrewjackson.bsky.social
This is #photography. www.theblkgze.com/all/wi-likkl...
Some truths don’t need to be shouted. If you’ve lived them, you’ll recognise them in life, in photography + in this short essay.
Peace + love to @andrewjackson.bsky.social
This is #photography. www.theblkgze.com/all/wi-likkl...
Wi likkle but wi tallawah
A critical inquiry into visual sovereignty, refusal and reparation in photography rooted in Jamaican culture.
www.theblkgze.com
May 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Wi likkle but wi tallawah.
Some truths don’t need to be shouted. If you’ve lived them, you’ll recognise them in life, in photography + in this short essay.
Peace + love to @andrewjackson.bsky.social
This is #photography. www.theblkgze.com/all/wi-likkl...
Some truths don’t need to be shouted. If you’ve lived them, you’ll recognise them in life, in photography + in this short essay.
Peace + love to @andrewjackson.bsky.social
This is #photography. www.theblkgze.com/all/wi-likkl...
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A white woman is receiving donations after her racist outburst. This is America. -Deep Sigh-
May 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A white woman is receiving donations after her racist outburst. This is America. -Deep Sigh-