Top 20 Diverse and Black Photographers


20 Talented Black and Diverse Photographers You Should Be Following on Instagram

They say photography is life! No question asked, this is true. Photography not only helps us capture moments and beautiful places but also allows us to tell stories about real issues. While it is true that there are quite a number of photographers out there, it wouldn’t still be out of place to give credit to some Black photographers; especially with the current situation of things. 

The fight against police brutality and racism is something of great concern to the whole world. However, we all cannot match on the streets to protest; but what we can do is show our support by noticing black creatives and people of color out there. So, here are 20 black photographers that you should follow and support on Instagram.

1. Rosanna Perez Peña

  • Rosanna is a talented black photographer from the Dominican Republic who loves taking portraits. She isn’t just a photographer, but also a medical student who vlogs from time to time. Visit Rosanna Perez Peña profile to check some of Rosanna’s work and follow her on IG: @Rosannaperez_

  • Adeola Adebamowo
  • Adeola is a skilled black photographer from the United States of America who specializes in taking pictures of plus-sized models. To view her works, visit https://scop.io/search?q=Adeola&license=all and you can follow her on IG: @Lovingadeola


  • Adekunle Akapo
  • Adekunle is a creative fashion and wedding photographer from Nigeria who also loves to take landscape and black and white shots from time to time. Visit https://scop.io/search?q=Adekunle&license=all to check some of Adekunle’s work and follow on IG: @Akapo_shot_it


  • Alecia Harrison
  • Alecia is one brilliant black photographer from the United States of America who uses her photos and authentic images to tell short but captivating stories. Visit https://scop.io/search?q=alecia+harrison&license=all to view Alecia’s works and follow her on IG: @aleciarenecephoto


  • Nneamaka Boyo-Emmanuel
  • Nneamaka is a creative photographer from Nigeria who specializes in taking portraits and occasionally some landscape shots. View Nneamaka’s works – https://scop.io/search?q=nneamaka&license=all and follow on IG: @maxxy.__

  • Alex Grover
  • Alex is a travel photographer from America who takes colourful and beautiful photos of the places he visits with his partner – Lucille. Check out some of Alex’s photos at https://scop.io/search?q=alex+grover&license=all and follow his photography page on Instagram: @wemovedabroad


  • Kaycie Brown
  • Kaycie is a black photographer from Jamaica who captures nice landscape shots. Visit https://scop.io/search?q=Kaycie&license=all to view Kaycie’s works and follow on IG: @Frosted_sunshine or @Kaycie401


  • Alex Shebar
  • Alex is an amazing food photographer from the USA who captures various forms of food brilliantly; he also takes some interesting landscape shots. Visit https://scop.io/search?q=Alex+Shebar&license=all to view some of his photos and follow him on IG: @Alexshebar


  • Shaikha AlBardan
  • Shaikha is a black photographer from the United Arab Emirates. He is a talented photographer and this is quite obvious in his works, the way he captures and good looking candid portraits. You can view some of Shaikha’s works at https://scop.io/search?q=Shaikha&license=all and also follow him on IG: @alsheen_ph


  • Clement Alumasa
  • Clement is an African photographer from Kenya who takes beautiful portrait shots. He also has a YouTube channel where he documents some of his photography sessions. Visit https://scop.io/search?q=clement+alumasa&license=all to see some of Clement’s work and also follow him on IG: @AludahKlemarz


  • Alvin Githinji
  • Alvin is also a talented photographer from Kenya who does a lot of conceptual photography. He is also a graphics designer and an amazing visual artist. Follow this link – https://scop.io/search?q=Alvin+Githinji&license=all to view some of Alvin’s work and check out his IG page: @like_zulu


  • Amanda Margareth
  • When it comes to Close-up photography, Amanda’s works definitely stands out. Amanda brilliantly captures the emotions and facial expressions of her models. To view some of Amanda’s works, visit https://scop.io/search?q=Amanda+Margareth&license=all. Follow on IG: @amandamargareth


  • Adewunmi Erhabor
  • Adewunmi is a fashion photographer from the United States of America who uses her photography skills to beautifully capture fashion trends and styles. Follow on IG: @Amazingadee to check out her works.


  • Indah Ameliany Putri
  • Indah is someone you can refer to as an all-rounder photographer as she captures beautiful portraits, as well as landscape shots and street photos. Follow the link https://scop.io/search?q=Indah&license=all to check out some of Indah’s shot. Follow Indah’s photography page on Instagram: @amlptrr  or @24.doubletrouble


  • Amr Rabie
  • Amr is a brilliant photographer from Egypt who takes beautiful close-up shots, landscape shots and black and white photos. Check out some of Amr’s photos in this link –https://scop.io/search?q=Amr&license=all –  and follow on IG: @Amrrabia30


  • Anastasiia Nasyko
  • Anastasiia is a Toronto based fashion and lifestyle photographer who takes absolute delight in taking pictures of people. She likes to call herself a storyteller because she believes that every photo has its own story and she shares these stories through her blog using authentic pictures. Check out some of Anastasiia’s works on this link https://scop.io/search?q=Anastasiia&license=all and follow her photography page on Instagram: @thestoryteller.ca


  • Anett Fodor
  • Anett is an amazing fitness photographer and videographer who is based in the United Arab Emirates. One look at his works and you just can’t deny how good he is at what he does. To view Anett’s works, visit https://scop.io/search?q=Anett+fodor&license=all and keep up with him by following on IG:  @Anett.fodor


  • Anggi Setio
  • Anggi is an amazing photographer from Iran who captures candid and beautiful portraits. Visit https://scop.io/search?q=anggi&license=all to have a peek at some of Anggi’s authentic images. Follow on IG: @Setioanggie


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