“This troubles many people who aren't used to being held accountable for what they do & say & the harm they cause. Some of them lash out and foolishly call this ‘cancel culture’. No. It's accountability for doing racist and sexist things." —@johnedwinmason
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Hire Black photographers. Hire Black women photographers. Break this system of institutionalized storytelling that creates content about marginalized communities without ever allowing them to be the authors.
It's deeply frustrating to see front pages like this come out of the events of the past week — three photos, three cities, three white male photographers. Photo editors, please consider just how important it is to be hiring Black photographers always, but especially right now.
@kainazamaria Also! the blue haze in the background came from cigarette smoke in the stadium, which means we'll DEFINITELY never get photos quite like that again https://t.co/6TnfjKmtHy
@tylergabriel_ Something similar happened to me recently on Kings Night in Amsterdam - huge explosion (a ton of smoke) in the middle of a celebration downtown. Everyone stopped and braced and you could tell they were all hoping it wasn't an attack
@kainazamaria They're credited beneath the author's byline at the top, but it's two sisters, Tanya and Zhenya Posternak, I believe: https://t.co/Jep6zJQj4b
Did you know: All *three* @nytimes photography interns this year shot large front-page photos. Read about @mariancaa, @gabriellaangojo and @EmmaJoyHowells. They are the future of journalism. What a power trio! https://t.co/8pm5CZNLUg