I never know how invested I am until I find myself holding my breath hoping they’re okay.

I am a photographer and I appreciate your well-informed and expert opinions about Black cover model photography.

Thank you for this balanced, insightful piece.

When I heard Michelle admit she had ‘low-grade depression’ tears of relief streamed down my face because her honest strength gave me permission to admit to my own low-grade depression. I felt it take root the morning after the elections, but with all the other BS going down in my life I just ignored it. Now that I’m…

I like to sit in my living room and listen to soft music and flip through the two coffee table books I have of him and her. I’m about to start the audiobook of Becoming for my next craft project.

Remember when stringing a sentence together was a low bar for the Presidency?  Yeah, me too.  I miss the Obamas so much.

... and also...

Sooo many trolls on here these last few days, and in the blacks a lot of the time. I mean we’re all going through some crazy shit right now, but their whole MO is to hang out on websites that cater to people they hate? How fucking pathetic that their hobbies are dedicated to hating people and spewing venom. And then…

Dismiss the idiot troll.

God I miss the Obamas

Thank you. Very thoughtful analysis. And good redirect to the issue - and the real fight - of representation behind as well as in front of the lens. 

Great commentary.  I personally enjoy Annie Leibowitz’s work, but as Maiysha Kai points out it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.  I remember her great cover of Diana Ross on Vanity Fair.  It’s one of the few times I actually bought the magazine. 

My first thought, too. Plus, zero hesitation in saying “oops we screwed up and we’ll fix it.”

She gets an instant pass for me. This ended up being free, international level advertising for TheFolklore. All good.

They are a celebration!

Did you find a web site for them? The only active thing I found was the Instagram. I don't know how to shop on Instagram. They have some great jewelry. 

Oh..my...I never thought I’d be grateful to Taylor Swift, but if her faux pàs led me to this fantastic shop then thank you, Taylor Swift. The clothes and accessories are gorgeous! There is a pair of evening pants for $150 I want right now, but I have nowhere to wear them!

I am in the latter camp. I see nothing wrong with either of those images and I doubt they would be questioned if the industry was so lacking in representation.

Thank you for your article.  

its tough when so many of the extreme/extra opinions used for these stories come from twitter. sure the photographer who shot violia davis missed the mark, but to make it another example of black men just not doing it right in regards to dark skinned women is tough. as an artist i dont agree with the guy’s approach,…