as an artist, my goal is to be a photographer that captures black people simply being. being great, being beautiful, being successful, being them. as soon as @cyleighgracee came to me with her vision for this project and asked me to be the person behind the lens to give acknowledgement to black grads, i knew it was something i wanted to be a part of through all the adversities faced——from the 2020 racial protests and covid, black grads of 2023 (me being one myself) continued to persevere🎓 that’s why The Black Grad Project holds so much weight for my community🫶🏽 i’m excited to say that the installation of this project can be viewed at the Charles Library at Temple University in the quiet room on the 4th floor entire installation shot on 35mm film🎞️ creative direction: @cyleighgracee . . . #blackwithfilm #filmphotographer #blackgraduates #templeuniversity #phillyphotographer #blackwomanphotographer #35mmfilm #portra400