Ming Smith

Ming Smith, a Harlem-based photographer, has used her camera as a spiritual practice to capture the movement, light, rhythm, and shadow of Black life. A pioneering artist, she was the first woman to join the Kamoinge Workshop and the first Black woman photographer acquired by The Museum of Modern Art in 1979. Recognized for her poetic black-and-white street photography and portraits of Black cultural figures, Smith’s work has been featured in major exhibitions at institutions such the Museum of Modern Art, Soloman R. Guggenheim Museum, Tate Modern, Whitney Museum of Art, International African American Museum, and Columbus Museum of Art.