Challenging the “White Male Gaze”? Perceptions and Representational Practices of U.S. Women of Color Photojournalists Journal Article

Overview

; This study examines the perceptions and representational practices of women of color (WOC) photojournalists in the U.S. The article is based on interviews with 35 women photojournalists from diverse racialized communities including African American/Black (; n; = 13), Asian (; n; = 12), Hispanic/Latina (; n; = 7), Native American (; n; = 2), and Arab (; n; = 1). This study accomplishes two goals. First, it examines how WOC photojournalists perceive dominant photographic representations of their communities. Second, it explores how WOC photojournalists draw from their lived experiences to subvert journalistic norms/practices and reshape photographic representations of racialized minorities in theUnited States.;