Mission
KAMOINGE (THE ORGANIZATION) IS THE LONGEST-STANDING COLLECTIVE OF PHOTOGRAPHERS OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN AMERICA. FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS, OUR MISSION HAS BEEN TO HONOR, DOCUMENT, AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY, CREATIVITY, AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY. FOUNDED IN 1963 AS A CLUB FOR OFTEN-UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHERS, KAMOINGE HAS EVOLVED INTO A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE COLLECTIVE THAT FOSTERS ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, MENTORSHIP, AND CRITICAL EXCHANGE. WE WELCOME ANY PHOTOGRAPHER OF AFRICAN DESCENT WHO SHARES OUR DESIRE TO SUPPORT AND ELEVATE ONE ANOTHER, REFLECTING THE DIVERSITY OF CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION THROUGH THE WORK OF WOMEN, NON-BINARY ARTISTS, FILMMAKERS, SCULPTORS, AND AUTHORS. OUR STRENGTH LIES IN A RIGOROUS, INTERGENERATIONAL PEDAGOGY ROOTED IN CRITIQUE AND COLLABORATION, PRODUCING WORK THAT CHALLENGES NARRATIVES AND CELEBRATES THE HUMANITY OF BLACK LIFE. OUR MEMBERS ARE CURRENTLY EXHIBITED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND WE MAINTAIN PARTNERSHIPS WITH INSTITUTIONS SUCH