Imani Hamilton
INSTAGRAM: @CHE_RO_KEE | AGE: 25
BIO:
Imani is a freelance Black women photographer and film maker based in Brooklyn, New York . She pursued her interest in photography by enrolling in Pratt Institute. In the four years she was in school she learned about the founders of photography, lighting and simply building herself as a person
Going to a predominantly white art school, made her realize that there was a lack of conversation around Black art and topics. She knew something needed to change. Imani is currently working on a personal project called "Hood Girl Blues" where she is trying to take back the image of the Black woman.
Imani has several changes she wants to make, and changing the stigma behind being hush hush, with black topics is one of them.
WHAT'S YOUR WORK IN THE WORLD?
I'm a photographer and cinematographer who captures black women the way we're meant to be captured. I'm trying to make that awkward conversation about black topics no longer an awkward conversation.
HOW HAS 2020 BEEN TREATING YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS?
Honestly in the beginning I, like many people, thought 2020 was going to be THAT year. But, then the pandemic happened and everything was put on pause. The pause was something I needed honestly, just the opportunity to slow down mentally helped with how my career is going now. After a year working at Splashlight, I'm switching over to the freelance life and although the freelance life is unpredictable at times, I'm ready for it. I'm currently a photographer for a bunch of small brands, but my next client will be my biggest client yet and I'm super excited to start working with them soon.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 3-5 YEARS?
In 3-5 years I will see my work in a bunch of galleries. The work I'll have presented in those galleries will scream black beauty. I will publish my first photo book that will have a collection of the realistic beauty of black people. And I will be the next photographer to shoot a cover for Vogue. Speaking everything into existence!
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