Meet photojournalist and portrait photographer, Bria Woods.

This transcontinental storyteller has a talent for highlighting the value in ordinary moments. She tells us about her journey as an artist, her time at Creative Debuts in London, and her work on The Front Steps Project in Texas.

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Meet photographer and photojournalist, Bria Woods (00:36). Find out how she is handling COVID-19 (01:53) and what she is currently working on (04:41) She shares when she first began to see herself as an artist (05:40) and what being an artist means to her (08:51). Listen to her describe her work (11:27). She sees details in ordinary things that others miss. And discusses how that translates to her portrait photography (13:14). She also discusses how she supports herself as an artist (15:16) and what her support system looks like within the arts (17:22). I ask her what her goals are with her work (19:43) and she describes her intended audience (22:35). The big question I ask her is “What role does your work play in the liberation of people in your spheres of influence? And what does that work mean to you?” (24:07). She also talks about ways she is able to use art as a means to circumvent capitalism and discusses how she also has to work within those systems to distribute and sell her work (28:29). We discuss where we find the balance between an artist abstaining from capitalist systems and an artist supporting themselves financially (30:52). Find out how to find her work and support her (36:17). We discuss what it means to be an underrepresented artist exactly and who in contrast is represented (37:00). As well as what makes a space welcoming to underrepresented artists and how traditional art spaces be more inclusive in a meaningful way (40:14). Signoff and Credits (42:53).

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