Every month, we will curate a global list of five Black women photographers to follow on Instagram.

The photographers featured will be from our global directory, selected by BWP founder Polly Irungu.

The list will drop during the first week of the month.

Check out June’s list and give the photographers a follow (and hire them!):

Laila Annemarie Stevens - New York, New York

Laila A. Stevens is a documentary and portrait photographer based in New York.

Zaria Love - Los Angeles, California

Zaria Love is a queer, disabled black femme, based in Los Angeles, California.

Kourtney Dickerson - Las Vegas, Nevada

Kourtney Dickerson is a food and portrait photographer based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lyra Vega Hamenya - London, United Kingdom

Lyra Vega Hamenya is a documentary and portrait photographer based in London, UK.

Michelle Shingi - Nairobi, Kenya

Michelle Shingi is a photographer, editor and videographer pursuing a BA in Film & Television production at LMU in Nairobi.