"My father — a policeman for 25 years — also had a passion for photography ... to white America: daguerreotypes of black men and women, some of them in their coffins; wedding portraits ...

We have 20 of his stunning portraits, and his full set is worth ... Jeffries' explained in an email: "I think the overriding theme of my black and whites is emotion. Every image you see possesses ...

Held in partnership with WePresent, the exhibition, titled The Self Portrait, features myriad interpretations of the theme, which seek to illuminate the nuances and experiences of Black women ...

NASA photographer Josh Valcarcel captured Zena Cardman in a pose evocative of one of the first female astronaut's portraits.