Category Archives: Photographer

Ally Thatcher, Fallen Cargo

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Photographer, Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Installation Artist/Sculptor

I'm an independent designer that has dedicated my art + design practice to protecting and preserving black culture. So much of our history is whitewashed and I find that to be a form of violence. The work I do for Fallen Cargo is designed to peel back the layers of whitewashed history in order to understand our truth. We must look into our past and our present to understand our future.

fallencargo.com
instagram: @fallencargo
venmo: @ally-thatcher-1 

What can you do to support this artist?
1. Buy some merch on fallencargo.com.
2. Share my content with those who might connect with it.
3. Decolonize, spark meaningful conversations, and think critically.

 

Kelsey Kassis

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Photographer, Illustrator, Maker, Graphic Designer

"I’m an illustrator/maker studying graphic design in Boston. My work attempts to focus on identity dysmorphia and finding home in an other-ed body (fat, femme, queer, middle eastern). Sometimes it’s about connecting to my culture that I grew up very separate from. Sometimes it’s trying to heal from trauma, sometimes it's just making things that bring me joy."

instagram: @kelseykassis
venmo: @Kelsey-kassis 

What can you do to support this artist?
1. "Share my work."
2. "If they can afford to, commission me! I’ve been doing some lil portraits for $15 but it’s not the extent of things I make and I’m open to lots of things!" DM Kelsey to inquire.
3. "Other than that, just support local artists in general!" (Check out our Resources tab for great organizations to donate to). 

 

OJ Slaughter

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Photographer, Collage Artist, Graphic Designer

OJ Slaughter is a Boston based Creative Consultant who uses a hands on approach to service their community.  They strive to create work that is cohesive to brands and artists design needs. Their work for major news organizations like WBUR and curation skills have been noted by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Center for the Arts, and the Institute of Contemporary Art.

ojslaughter.com
venmo: @rinne-fruster
instagram: @oj_slaughter

What can you do to support this artist?
1. Share OJ's work. 
2. Buy a print.
3. Book a shoot in advance or buy a gift certificate for a shoot for someone - they don't expire.
4. "Help me pay for my monthly website subscription till this eases up."

Jaina Cipriano

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Photographer, Maker, Writer, Installation Artist/Sculptor, Director 

Jaina Cipriano is a photographer, set designer and director. She is creating visual metaphors for emotions she has trouble defining. Without the help of Photoshop, she builds physical environments that open her subjects up to become part of something bigger. This primes the space for an authenticity that is so visceral it brings the viewer back to their own memories. Jaina's work takes the shape of a dream you wake up already forgetting, tasting only the vivid edges while the center dissolves. Her work can be seen this summer at The Griffin Museum of Photography, and was recently published in GRLSQUASH, Gastronomica and The Boston Herald. Jaina is has just wrapped on her first short film, "You Don't Have to Take Orders from The Moon," a magical realism story about darkness inside and outside us.

JainaPhoto.com
venmo: @Jaina-Cipriano
instagram: @jainasphotography

What can you do to support this artist?
1. Follow on instagram. 
2. Buy prints or magazines. 
3. "Share my work!"

Katytarika Bartel

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Photographer, Performance artist, Educator, Writer 

Katytarika (they/them) is an artist, educator and award-winning filmmaker based in Lowell, MA. Katytarika is passionate about making photography more inclusive and accessible, letting young people do things, and the color yellow.

Katytarika.com
instagram: @katytarika
venmo: @katytarika

What can you do to support this artist?

1. Buy Katytarika's book here or DM Katytarika for a pay-what-you-can PDF copy.
2. Book a photoshoot for post-quarantine times!
3. "Looking for a virtual workshop facilitator, poetry performance, or educator for teen art programs? I have experience in all three and can do it virtually! Email me at bykatytarika(at)gmail(dot)com."

Feda Eid

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Photographer 

Feda Eid is a Lebanese-American visual artist and stylist from Boston, Massachusetts. Her work explores the expression of heritage, tradition, culture, identity and the often tense but beautiful space between what is said, what is felt, and and what is lost in translation. She captures these emotions through her bold use of color, textiles, and adornment linking the past and present. As the daughter of Lebanese parents who fled the country's civil war in 1982, Feda is guided by her family's American journey and her own childhood growing up as a Muslim in the US. She believes in the telling of personal narratives to broaden our perspectives and to ultimately help us feel the universal emotions that connect us all.

www.fedaeid.com
instagram: @fedaeid
venmo: @Feda-Eid

What can you do to support this artist?
1. Share Feda's work!
2. Buy a gift card for a future photo session.
3. Purchase limited edition archival prints. Contact Feda to inquire about availability and pricing.