Ming Smith + Russell Frederick

This episode of Lineage was recorded live at the Brooklyn Museum to commemorate the close of the seminal Soul of A Nation exhibition. Host Shani Jamila spoke with Ming Smith, a legendary photographer whose work was featured in the show, and Russell Frederick, an acclaimed documentary photographer known for his portraits of Bed Stuy. Both of them are members of Kamoinge, an intergenerational collective of Black photographers. We talk about what brought them to their work, the goals of their practice and the rich tradition of image makers that inspire them.