Victoria Ford, turning down UGK and Outkast blasting in the background, comments, “I started shooting in 2007. I didn’t take it seriously until 2011.”
Self-taught, Ford’s work is published in the book Mfon: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora and most recently, God Save The Queens: The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop.
Concert photographer Victoria Ford sits down with Adrian Ferguson, Owner of Art of Noize Gallery in Washington DC for an Artist talk. Victoria discussed her latest photo exhibition Do You Want More?!, about how COVID-19 has affected her work and more.
DC-based photographer Victoria Ford has always been obsessed with music. In recent years, her love has manifested itself into music photography and since then, she has been given the pleasure of photographing major artists such as Debbie Harry, Tyler, The Creator, and Jay-Z. She chatted with us about her work and recent exhibition at Bishop Gallery in Brooklyn.
In 1985, Arthur Ashe’s widow, the photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, published a historical survey that she called Viewfinders: Black Women Photographers. Viewfinders chronicled the work of the (largely disregarded) black female photographers that Moutoussamy-Ashe had meticulously unearthed, dating back to 1866. Now, 30 years after Moutoussamy-Ashe’s book, two Brooklyn-born photographers are picking up where she left off, with Mfon: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora, an anthology featuring the work of more than 100 female photographers of African descent from around the world.
As a young photographer growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn was deeply influenced by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe’s book “Viewfinders: Black Women Photographers.” The 1986 book took a historical look at female photographers from the 1800s to the present day and left her eager to see more.
In my short journey as a music photographer, I’ve shot my fair share of artists from all genres. The artists who usually resonate with me are the ones that I can personally connect with aurally as well as visually...
By law, the easiest way to spot a “down ass chick” is by her willingness to stand in the pit of a concert and take the ass-whooping that ultimately ensues from the blanket of violently eager fans that cloak the front section of a venue...
I wouldn’t still be with The Couch Sessions if it wasn’t for her. Period. Vickey “Gravity 508″ Ford is one of those people who I can honestly say rides for people she cares about...
The portraitist’s specialty is to make an icon out of a photograph, to make sure that the image captures the essence of a person. The challenge is doubled for famous faces and voices. ..
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — A new exhibit opening in Brooklyn this week is celebrating the achievements of women in the arts by highlighting the work of three female photographers...
Victoria created Sneakshot Photography as a way to merge her love for music and passion for photography. She has photographed everyone from Def Leppard to Prince and everyone in between...