The Darkroom MCs — short for The Darkroom Masters of Culture — offers an intimate look into the work and process of pioneering photographers, including Beuford Smith, Joseph Rodriguez, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Ozier Muhammad and Russell Frederick. The series explores how images preserve memory, identity, culture, history and social justice.
"We are proud to present The Darkroom MCs to amplify these groundbreaking voices in photography," said Kristy Geslain, executive producer at ALL ARTS. "This series gives viewers rare insight into the artistry, backstories and lived experiences behind iconic images that have shaped visual culture."
ALL ARTS: The Darkroom MCs – Adama Delphine Fawundu
Season 1, Episode 3
Premieres Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Access: AD, CC available
Adama Delphine Fawundu shares her experimental outdoor printmaking practice, blending ancestral traditions, her Sierra Leonean heritage and New York hip-hop culture. The episode showcases her conceptual creative process and use of historical imagery.
Fawundu is co-author of "MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora" and has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, CatchLight Fellowship and Anonymous Was A Woman Award. The Brooklyn Museum, Princeton University Art Museum and the David C. Driskell Center include her work in their collections. She teaches visual arts at Columbia University.
