While the group behind the project has chosen to remain anonymous in order to place the focus on the causes and creatives featured, they specifically reached out to a diverse roster of photographers. From emerging talent to more established names, the sale places a particular emphasis on spotlighting the output of Black creatives working across the worlds of art, fashion, and film.about the significance of the images they chose to support these important causes.
“When I was invited to be a part of this initiative, they asked about specifically using this photograph. That felt really good, as this is an older piece of work, and not so many people have seen the stuff I was doing in Ghana. I definitely feel like the moment captured in the photograph fits the times, because I wanted to express a certain feeling of Black boy joy when I first took it.