Black Summer: Race, Resistance and Resilience Documentary Photography and Activism

Panel discussion moderated by Black Summer guest curator Vanessa Charlot and photographers Chris Facey, Tony Mobley and Gary Barragan.

For more than a century, photographs have been instrumental in shaping our awareness and understanding of pivotal issues and movements that matter. With their cameras, the photographers in this exhibit have captured one of the most powerful moments in our history, images that memorialize the global movement for social justice that was sparked during the summer of 2020.

This panel engages photographers who use their work as a form of activism, advocating for change, equity and justice. They will share not just the content of the photographs they've created, but the message they hope their images convey to the broader society.