HI, I’M CORNELL
(HE/HIM)
A DOPE-ASS BLACK PHOTOGRAPHER
I don't like talking about myself. It feels weird, but I'm nosey too so I get why you're here. lol (Yes, I laugh out loud at myself). I'm from small town in northeastern North Carolina called Weldon. My childhood was filled with memories of family. Whether it be summers with my grandparents, fishing with my dad, getting caught when my brother and I cracked our neighbors windshield with a rock, watching my mother and all of her siblings laugh as we gathered in houses that were too small for family holidays, and family expanding with step parents and new siblings – life. It wasn’t perfect but it was all mine. In my adulthood, I am building my own family. Building memories of vacations to faraway lands, laughs with friends over good food, and now long evenings of watching bubble guppies and coco melon while trying to edit photos and answer emails.
I started my photography journey asking my partner once a week if I could buy a nice camera prior to our first child being born. Eventually she said yes and the next day (thank you Amazon) a beautiful new camera was on our doorstep and it's been unreal ever since. I've been able to document not only my own family, but my community. My photography has been published in publications such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, including my project about the Black experience titled, "Behind the Mask". After working 8 years in HR/Talent Acquisition, I'm now living my best life as a dope-ass Black photographer. I hope you find what you're looking for here and hope we can work together.