Photography is one of the purest mediums for capturing the essence of a human being, and it's through this lens that mark.c tells Black stories. "I find the most joy in capturing the wide scope of what it means to be a Black person in this era." Mark shares. The story that he's able to tell best is his own, which is one of the reasons why Mark explains it's important to have someone from the culture control their narrative. "For far too long, Black people didn't have control over their image and storytelling. Allowing Black creators to tell their own stories is transformative because we can create stories with the nuance and delicacy that allows us to truly be seen, and create community." Mark shared with us that talented, Black creatives can put in work for years, often achieving success without adequate access to resources, platforms and opportunities, but now he sees a Black artistic renaissance forming, "I think it'll be decades before we understand the true impact of the work we...