Howard University Update

This week, I reached out to the contestant about their submission for the BHM contest and told them that I would get back to them as soon as I am given steps on the next procedure. I haven’t been given any specific notes or feedback on the outreach I did for the contest as well as what to do next after contacting Ms. Richardson and Zhu.

I had a meeting with the Africana Studies department, and we discussed different ways to expand engagement with the digital archive like other intellectual resources on campus.

Next week, I plan to add the remaining physical materials I have on the archive to the library information table and also pass them out when I present in Dr. Carr’s class and my advisor’s class as well. I will also work on my blog post that’s due next Thursday.

Strong Quote:

Donald Camp described the qualities of a good photographer…

HistoryMaker Donald Camp

“What do you think are the qualities of a--what--what makes a good photographer in terms of what separates the best of--or the ones that you like from the others?

To me what makes a good photographer or a good artist is when they speak beyond their medium. The medium is critical because it's, you know, it's the tool but there are a lot of photographers who, if it were a writer, you'd attribute everything to the pencil. It's getting beyond that. When you see a piece of work you know this is DeCarava [Roy DeCarava], you, you can see DeCarava with a hundred other pieces of work and you would know that's DeCarava or that's Robert Frank. (Pause) You wouldn't confuse it with anyone else.”