ming smith

The Darker Issue

Ming Smith on jazz, spirituality and how photography saved her

The trailblazing photographer also presents new work for the latest issue of i-D.
Marielle Ingram
11.16.21
Photography

Ming Smith captures the strength and sisterhood of the WNBA for Air Jordan

The project celebrates the basketball league’s 25th anniversary and Jordan Brand’s largest-ever women’s roster.
Jenna Mahale
6.23.21
Photography

Ming Smith’s life in photos

As the first Black female photographer to have her work collected by the MoMA, Ming Smith belongs to a pantheon of trailblazing artists of the 20th century.
Ryan White
7.2.20
Photography

an overdue celebration of ming smith’s surreal documentary photographs

In 1975, Ming Smith became the first black female photographer to be acquired by the Museum of Modern Art. Over 40 years later, the first major retrospective of her work opens today in New York City.
Emily Manning
1.13.17
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