that young people of color are. they re young, they re black, they re american. that s complex, and in this time of revolution, this time of rebellion, they re showing you what they believe. when you go to afro punk, you see that. you see this community expressing itself fearlessly. and to document it all, there are the photographers. i began photographing at the age of 15. i used to walk through the streets of new york taking photos. i remember walking through times square and looking up at all the giant posters and light. i never really saw any blacks on the forefront of those images. i felt like that needed to be challenged. tumblr at the time played an important role. it was the first time i could get an audience to just look at my work at its most basic form. the way that fashion works