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Diversify Photo

Diversify Photo

Diversify Photo believes that a more compassionate and informed society is possible when visual media reflects the diversity and complexity of our world.

Our mission is to provide opportunities for networking, professional development, mentorship, project funding, and community-building to support and help non-western, BIPOC, and visual creatives from other underrepresented groups in the global visual media landscape grow and thrive in their careers.

Our merit-based database provides art buyers, creative directors, and photo directors an opportunity to find and connect with the most talented and highly skilled photographers, editors, and visual producers working today from groups that have historically been underrepresented in the global visual media landscape.

Future Events Supported by Diversify Photo

Jun 72025

Diversify Photo Community Happy Hour

Join us at the Opening Day Community Celebration to socialize and reconnect with friends and colleagues from the Diversify Photo community! Complimentary drinks provided to Diversify Photo members, courtesy of the generous support of Leica Camera.

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Jun 162025

The 2025 Toolkit: Storage, Archiving, and You!

Accidents happen. How do you keep your data safe, sorted, and backed up? And what do you do with it now that you’ve finally gotten it all organized?

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Jun 172025

The 2025 Toolkit: (Digital) safety for you and your sources

In a time of increased press scrutiny and imperiled press freedoms, how do you keep yourself, your work, and the people you photograph safe from harm?

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Jun 182025

The 2025 Toolkit: Grants, Proposals, and Telling Your Story

A candid discussion about the best way to handle grants, requests for proposals, and how to frame the stories that matter most to you and your audience.

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Archive Exhibitions Supported by Diversify Photo

Eyewitness: The Shadows of Climate Change

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza
 archive : 2024

This compilation of work supported by the Pulitzer Center and Diversify Photo explores themes of erasure, injustice, and resilience in the face of climate change—taking viewers to climate-affected communities from the sunny hills of Southern California to fading coastlines in Mexico and melting glaciers in Peru.

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Waiting To Be Alive Again

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza
 archive : 2023

A multimedia exhibit consisting of intimate audio interviews and poignant medium format film portraits exploring the unique collective loss experienced by local burlesque performers during the first winter of the devastating Covid-19 pandemic.

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Eyewitness: Who Tells The Stories Of Our Time?

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1
 archive : 2021

Eyewitness: Who Tells the Stories of Our Time? showcases the work of Eli Hiller, Sarahbeth Maney, and Joana Toro—recipients of the 2020 Eyewitness Photojournalism Grant, whose works center underreported stories across the United States.

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IN/VISIBLE

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza
 archive : 2018

“IN/VISIBLE” is an attempt to increase visual literacy by highlighting photographs made by individuals from groups underrepresented in mass media.

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THE LIT LIST: 30 Under-the-Radar Photographers

Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza
 archive : 2018

This exhibition was curated from the winners of the inaugural LIT LIST, a list created by the Authority Collective, in partnership with Diversify.Photo, to highlight 30 talented photographers of color and other underrepresented identities.

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Archive Sessions and Events Supported by Diversify Photo

Jun 142024

Deep Dive: “Telling Long-term Stories”

We all know the challenge: you have an idea for a long-term project, but what next?

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Jun 132024

Deep Dive: “Trauma-informed Photography”

Trauma-informed photography is an opportunity to do better when working with people that have experienced trauma, and to acknowledge the emotional turmoil that can be drawn out in the photography process.

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Jun 122024

Deep Dive: “Solutions Photography”

We’re too used to hearing about the problems. But how can we work towards solutions to those problems? Welcome to Solutions Photography.

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Jun 12024

Diversify Photo Community Happy Hour

Join us at the Opening Day Community Celebration to admire a selection of member work on the big screen and to socialize with friends and members of our Diversify Photo community!

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Jun 162023

LEVELING UP: “Protecting Your Copyright and Other Things That Keep Us Up at Night”

How do we protect our copyright and what are new aspects of industry that we need to be learning more about?

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Jun 152023

LEVELING UP: “Exploring Different Career Paths in the Photo World”

No one’s career looks the same. What other pathways can lead to a success within the photographic industry?

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Jun 142023

LEVELING UP: “The Birth of a (Photo) Book or Zine”

What does it take to make a photo book/zine realized?

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Jun 32023

Diversify Photo Community Happy Hour

Join us at the Opening Day Community Celebration to admire a selection of member work on the big screen and to socialize with friends and members of our Diversify Photo community!

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Jun 232022

CRAFTING YOUR CAREER: “Getting What You Want & Are Worth: Freelancer Negotiations”

Hear from the photographers engaged in disseminating industry guidance and insights about what to say and not say as you navigate your photography business.

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Jun 222022

CRAFTING YOUR CAREER: “Build Your Own Collective”

Whether you’re just starting out, or you’re a seasoned professional, every photographer needs a community.

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Jun 212022

CRAFTING YOUR CAREER: “Destigmatizing Side Hustles”

It’s the big open secret of the photography community: everyone does side work. Come and hear how different rockstar photographers subsidize and develop their careers with work that’s not just editorial photography.

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Oct 72021

CRAFTING YOUR CAREER: The Journey Of The Editor

Learn how to write successful grants, proposals, and pitches and what it takes to become a photo editor.

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Sep 302021

CRAFTING YOUR CAREER: Pitching From the Photographers and Editors Perspectives

Want to learn how to become a successful photographer or editor? Join our workshops and learn all about Crafting Your Career.

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Sep 232021

CRAFTING YOUR CAREER: Grant Writing & Proposals For Photographers

Learn how to write successful grants, proposals, and pitches and about the in’s and out’s of being a photo editor.

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Oct 22020

Back to Business: Pitching & Marketing

This session will focus on the art of pitching, website and portfolio editing, and marketing your work.

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Sep 252020

Back to Business: Pricing & Negotiations

This session will focus on pricing structures, how to read and interpret contracts, and best practices for business negotiations.

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Sep 182020

Back to Business: Workflow

This session will focus on legal business structures, taxes and accounting, and business insurance. The workshops are especially geared towards BIPOC photographers, and are open to photographers anywhere in the world.

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