Diverse Photojournalist Databases
Several affinity database groups offer their private databases at no extra cost. You just need to register. These databases allow searches by skill set and offer additional contact information. Be sure to budget at least ten days to get access to the private database.
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Diverse Photojournalist Databases
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Diversify Photo
1,330 vetted photographers plus even more emerging photographers
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Women Photograph
More than 1,500 women and non-binary visual journalists
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Black Women Photographers
Private database with 2,000 members in more than 65 countries
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Indigenous Photograph
More than 100 Indigenous photographers across the world
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SWANA Photograph
Nearly 40 image-makers with roots from the Southwest Asian and North African regions
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Color Positive
80 Black photographers throughout the U.S.
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Everyday Projects
A global community of documentary photographers, journalists, artists and more
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The Authority Collective
A group of women and non-binary image-makers of color currently building a member database
Diversify Photo’s database features 1,330 vetted photographers by state and city. You can also search their UpNext list of emerging photographers. Request access to the private database which has additional information on the photographers. The database includes international members.
Women Photograph features 1,515 photographers in its database. Search by region, expertise, skills and certifications, gender/sex identity and race/ethnicity. You can request access to the private database, which has additional information on the photographers. The database includes international members.
Black Women Photographers only offers a private database. It’s free but requires 7-10 business days to gain access.
Indigenous Photograph features almost one hundred photographers organized by region. Request access to the private database, which has additional information on the photographers including geographical, areas of expertise, languages spoken and contact information. The database includes international members.
SWANA Photograph features “image makers with roots from the SWANA region working worldwide in editorial & commercial.” You can search by region. There are currently fourteen listed in the “Turtle Island / U.S. & Canada” section.
Color Positive features a list of 80 Black photographers organized alphabetically by first name.
Everyday Projects organizes Everyday Project contributing photographers by region. This started with Everyday Africa “as an effort to present a more accurate depiction of life on the continent and to direct a critical eye toward the international media industry in which they worked.” and “has been a force for correcting journalism’s unbalanced history.” It has since evolved to include projects such as @EverydayBlackAmerica, @EverydayAmericanMuslim and @EverydayRuralAmerica.
The Authority Collective is currently working on building a new member database.
