Pics from amateur, semi-professional and professional photographers within Ottawa’s Black community. One gallery will be posted per edition with a max of 10 pics. All submissions must include individual’s photo and short bi (3-4 sentences) and must comply with BOS policy on submissions.
Africa’s year in pictures 2023
Source: BBC News Friday 29th December 2023, A selection of this year’s best photos from the African continent and beyond. A woman looks out from a bar at Virage beach…
Sudanese Canadian Association Family day
Saturday 9 December 2023 All photos courtesy of Mohammed Said, Sudanese Association in Ottawa
Photo gallery: Wale Ade Sanya – Memories of Antalya, Turkiye
Wednesday 13 September 2023 Memories of our vacation in Antalya, Turkiye By Wale Ade Sanya Wale Adesanya is Chairman of the Nigerian and Canadian Business Network and CEO, ADE Financial…
Christmas around the world
In pictures: Christmas celebrations around the world 25 December 2020 People across the world are celebrating one of the holiest times in the Christian calendar. But this year’s church services…
Komi Olaf: Black History Month in Art
Black Canadian History Project. A Collaboration with Bright Tetteh Ackwerh. Former Ottawa resident, Komi Olafimihan, or Komi Olaf as he’s usually known, is a painter and an award-winning spoken-word poet. Komi was raised…
Angelique Francis at Toronto Blues summit
4 February, 2019 Photo copyright Mikel Samel @ [email protected] Renowned Ottawa songstress Angelique Francis was a big hit at the Blues Summit Nine which took place February 1-4 at the Marriott…
New faces of Africa
Instagram account Everyday Africa tries to change perceptions When it comes to photographing Africa, the images burned into the collective consciousness of those outside the continent are mostly of…
Photo gallery: The best fashion from Dance Africa: punks, sailors and Afro quiffs
By Adreinne Waheed | Photography by Adreinne Waheed June 02, 2017 Dance Africa is a cultural festival that has been running in Brooklyn for four decades. It is said to…
Photo gallery: Seyi Okuribido-Malcolm at Pond Inlet, Northern Baffin Island
by Seyi Okuribo-Malcolm 4 March, 2017 I can officially say I traveled to Canada’s Arctic Circle (72nd parallel line). Pond Inlet is a predominantly Inuit community located in Northern Baffin…