SHOPKEEPER, 2019 by HELEN HO (@helenhophotography) our Featured Artist in the #ReliefMarkt this week. Helen is currently in the Masters of Photography and Image Making programming at Paris College of Art. ⁠ ⁠ Her photographs aim to communicate the intersection of psychology and photography, utilizing her education and background to emphasize the vast spectrum of the human experience. ⁠ ⁠ Support the artist and purchase this lovely print! 🖤⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ~~~⁠ #ReliefMarkt #ArtistReliefPrints #ArtistRelief #ArtistRelief20 #ArtistBailout #WeAreBKC #seeingcollective #visualartists #photographers #supportartists

"It's easy to get handed information, but that's not always the best way to get it. Sometimes you have to earn it and that means searching for it for yourself. In doing so, it is that much more fulfilling..." from our NEW artist interview series: Beyond the Image featuring photographers and creators from our RELIEF MARKT guided by BKC founder Justin Lin. This clip is from an interview with celebrity portrait photographer, Jai Lennard (@jai.lennard) who shares thoughts on how we can better educate ourselves as allies in the Black Lives movement - Recorded on June 7, 2020. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Continue the rest of this engaging 30 minute conversation on the blog. Link in bio! ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ https://www.wearebkc.com/blog/2020/6/23/beyond-the-image-jai-lennard ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ~~~⁠⠀ #BeyondtheLens #ArtistInterviews #StayInspired #neverstoplearning #WeAreBKC #photography #photoschool #learndoshare #creativity #visualart #Bushwick #Brooklyn

JOIN US TONIGHT (Wed June 24th at 6:30pm on Zoom) for our weekly open photography forum. Today we will use Teju Cole’s article “When the Camera Was a Weapon of Imperialism. (And When It Still Is.)” as our prompt for investigating the power of images.⁠ ⁠ Anyone can listen in and/or contribute to the conversation. Find the link on @seeingcollective bio (or DM us) under The Camera is a Dangerous Tool.⁠ ⁠ Reading the article is not essential to participate in this conversation. In this forum we will discuss how photography was an important tool to enforce imperialism and how our use of “shooting” in reference to taking photos enforces the violence that photography is capable of.⁠ ⁠ Understanding that educating oneself is an initial step in creating real change, The Camera is a Dangerous Tool was created to use prompts (texts, images, videos, etc.) to launch critical conversations about the power of images. ⁠ ⁠ Each week we will share a prompt to investigate photography's relationship to justice, imperialism, propaganda, visibility, sexism, violence, etc., and how we participate in and/or impede these systems.⁠ ⁠ Please recognize that these are open discussions initiated by non-experts on these topics. This forum is supported by @seeingcollective & @wearebkc⁠ ⁠ With suggestions for topics, please contact @sinabasilafoto⁠ ⁠ See you tonight!⁠ ⁠ ~~~⁠ #openforum #imperialism #shooting #cameraviolence #powerofimages #weapon #seeingcollective #WeAreBKC #phototalks #community ⁠ ⁠

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads ❤️and even the Dog Dads! 🐶 This killer portrait of Justin and Leila was shot on Juneteenth by the talented CHRIS FACEY (@coco.butter.shutter) who is also a Dad (to humans) 😊⁠⠀ Have a beautiful day y'all! ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ~~~⁠⠀ #Juneteenth #dogdad #bwphoto #blacklivesmatter #blackdogs #portrait #WeAreBKC #photography #brooklyn #community #furryprotestor #protestdog

Join this @bhphoto discussion panel *June 23rd 7:30pm-8:30pm* with our friends and talented photographers @wellcnnected (Relief Markt artist) and @dolo_foto (our former Photo Café speaker). They’ll be sharing their experiences on documenting the recent protests and more! ⁠ 📸: @sirm00re⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ~~~⁠ #blackphotographers #journalism #photojournalism #nycprotests #justiceforgeorge #blacklivesmatter #blacktalent #StayInspired #neverstoplearning #WeAreBKC #photography #learndoshare

#JUNETEENTH actions and demonstrations today. If you can show your support in person, we encourage a safe, peaceful and mask-wearing presence for our community. If you cannot for health or other reasons, please consider contributing in other ways such as donating to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund @naacp_ldf or @campaignzero, which our artists in Relief Markt voted to donate a portion of the shop proceeds for the month of June. Most of these actions will begin between 1-4pm today. For more complete information check out the map this screenshot comes from SixNineteen.com made possible by M4BL

SAXX SERENADE 🎷 2018 by RANDEZ WEST II (@wellcnnected) is available in the #ReliefMarkt 🖤 ⁠ ⁠ About the Artist: ⁠ ⁠ Randez "TUNE" West II is a self-taught multimedia artist, born and raised in Paterson, NJ, and is currently based in Brooklyn. For the past 10 years, he has been practicing and mastering the art of photography. Growing up loathing commercials, he was drawn to films from a young age; this love of film subconsciously taught him how to see from a narrator's point of view, which he now incorporates into his photography. He has worked on many production sets, spent countless hours in attempts to make timeless work.⁠ ⁠ As a story-teller, his goal is that each frame is to invoke different emotions, and make you FEEL what you see.⁠ ⁠ Support our black artists and grab this print! Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ~~~⁠ #film #filmforever #filmisalive #blackphotographers #blackartists #blacklivesmatter #ReliefMarkt #ArtistReliefPrints #ArtistRelief #ArtistRelief20 #ArtistBailout #WeAreBKC #seeingcollective #visualartists #photographers #supportartists ⁠

MY FAVORITE SIGN IN YUCCA VALLEY by Lauren Silberman (@misslaurendarling) just added to the #ReliefMarkt 🔥 Through July 1st, 50% of all sales of this print will be donated to Stand Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) and the North Star Fund.⁠ .⁠ @showingupforracialjustice is a national network of groups and individuals working to undermine white supremacy and to work toward racial justice. Through community organizing, mobilizing, and education, SURJ moves white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for justice with passion and accountability.⁠ .⁠ @northstarfund is a Black-led social justice fund that supports grassroots organizing led by communities of color building power in New York City and the Hudson Valley.⁠ ⁠ Please support! 💜 Link in bio to shop the prints 🔗⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ~~~⁠ #ReliefMarkt #ArtistReliefPrints #ArtistRelief #ArtistRelief20 #ArtistBailout #WeAreBKC #seeingcollective #visualartists #photographers #supportartists #blacklivesmatter ⁠ ⁠

“COVID Tore Through NYC Homeless Shelters. But Residents Were Kept in the Dark.” The sad reality on how Covid-19 has impacted our city’s homeless shelters and vulnerable populations targeting people of color, blacks and Latinos this week on @thecityny. ⁣ ⁣ Powerful images by Relief Markt artist and photo journalist Hiram Alejandro Duran (@hiramaduran). ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ~~~⁣ #covid19 #coronavirus #covidnyc #photojournalism

JUST A TRIM ✂️ 2019 by LILIANE LABORDE-EDOZIEN (@picturesby.elle) available in the #ReliefMarkt. ⁠ ⁠ Liliane Laborde-Edozien is a filmmaker and photographer based in New York. Born in the American South to a French-Italian mother and Nigerian-Brazilian father, Liliane has lived in London, Cape Town, Barcelona and Brazil—where she recently shot a documentary exploring Afro-Brazilian identity.⁠ ⁠ Liliane’s background in science, theatre, and dance gives her a unique perspective of the world which emerges in the style of her work. ⁠ ⁠ To see more of her work, visit: lilianelabordeedozien.com⁠ ⁠ To support this artist, buy her prints! ❤️https://reliefmarkt.com/collections/liliane-laborde-edozien⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ~~~⁠ #ReliefMarkt #ArtistReliefPrints #ArtistRelief #ArtistRelief20 #ArtistBailout #WeAreBKC #seeingcollective #visualartists #photographers #supportartists #blm #supportdiversity #femalephotographers #femalefilmmakers