Cornell Watson on Clubhouse

Bio

Dope Ass Black photographer documenting life...or art...sometimes it's hard to tell.

UNC Chapel Hill Stone Center 2021 Fall Artist Resident

Publications: New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, ProPublica, Mother Jones

Commercial Clients: T-Mobile, Adidas, Bombas, MeUndies, MATE The Label

Speaking Engagements:
NPPA Northern Short Course, Musea Print Labs “The Gathering”, APA New York, Adobe Lightroom Engineer Talk

Awards/Recognition:
The Alexia Grant Recipient - 2020
Documentary Family Awards 2020 - "Best Overall Image" - 1st Place
Documentary Family Awards 2020 - "Black Lives Matter" - 1st Place
Documentary Family Awards 2020 - "Photo Series" - 2nd Place
Documentary Family Awards 2020 - "Nothing is Better than Real Life - 5th Place

Exhibitions:
Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering (Group) 2020 – Chrysler Museum Special Exhibition Gallery
Behind the Mask (Solo) 2020 – Allenton Gallery Durham Arts Council
Portraits of Durham (Group) 2019 – Allenton Gallery Durham Arts Council

Press:
Buzzfeed: “He Was Laid Off, But Now Takes Stunning Photos Of The Diversity Of Blackness”

PetaPixel: “Man Loses HR Day Job, Becomes WaPo and NY Times Photographer”