The photography minor aims to create student storytellers who consider the complicated role that photography plays in contemporary culture. The minor requires students to elevate casual image making to the formal study of the photographic image. It is imperative in this visual age, to teach our students not only visual literacy around photographs, but for the student to command control of their own narrative through active visual storytelling.
The photography minor sequence will allow students to learn both the techniques of the camera, and use this tool as form of self-expression. It is important for women of African descent to explicitly tell their own stories, and the stories of their communities. Having this direct voice, allows for rich and complex narratives to be told.
Cassidy Meyers, C’2021, uses photography as a vehicle for female empowerment. Frame by frame, the essence of the Black experience radiates through her film.
Spelman College Department of Art & Visual Culture
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Spelman: Re-created
A project that I am most proud of so far is my “Spelman: Re-created” series, she told VoyagerATL reporter. In the series, Meyers created a reflective work focused on comparing and contrasting the lives of current Spelman students to the lives of students in the past (starting in the 60’s and leading up to the 90’s). Within this project, she aims to not only appreciate where Spelman has been, but also acknowledge how far we’ve come by highlighting the differences and similarities between these generations.
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