WINNERS

Black Joy

  • Photographer
    Jasmine Engel-Malone, United Kingdom
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention

The celebration of blackness through colour, volume, and layers—each outfit intentionally styled to reflect the emotional and cultural complexity of who we are. That despite where we may end up, we make things our our while incorporating parts of our culture and heritage. In everything done there is black joy. It’s about softness, strength, and all the layers in between. Balat Pal & Adual Akol, Shot on 120 and handprinted by Jasmine Engel-Malone Styling, CD & Words: Naomi Babalola MUA: Phoebe Heard Hair: Jamique Webb Photo Assist: Sarah Ellen Treacher Makeup Assist: Mia Fisk