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Our distinct approach to storytelling is cultivated from ideation to editing through the project’s launch and roll-out. Through our services, BA ensures the imagery honors the histories and legacies of those depicted, considering each moment’s place within a larger body of work.
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Black Hercules
Black Hercules is a soulfully candid pilgrimage into the life and times of street bodybuilder, Craig Monson—and the social dichotomy of Black LA that made him into a legend.
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A curated selection of previous projects
Essays and Press
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PARTNERSHIP WITH GETTY IMAGES:
IN 2021, BLACK ARCHIVES ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH GETTY IMAGES TO CURATE MOMENTS FROM THEIR COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTING THE BLACK EXPERIENCE.
Bottom: Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival 1973 via Jackson State University/Getty Images
Top: Chicago 1989 Raymond Boyd/Getty Images
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