Association of Photographers Awards – winners

Emerging Talent Award, gold winner: The Beholder Group Portrait by Ruth Samuels

Samuels feels that, historically, black women have been held to western/caucasian beauty ideals and considered to be lacking; whether being judged too dark, too muscular, not having “delicate” enough features, or having undesirable hair textures, she feels black women are disparaged in mainstream media. Samuels’ series is intended to communicate the beauty and worth of the many women who have been made to feel inferior