Aundre Larrow

Every community matters. But if we can’t put a face to them, how can their stories live forever beyond the edges of that community? I am black and I’ve worked in tech, but I have never come to AfroTech. Being there, seeing folks that fit the frame of a tech employee while expressing themselves inspired me to do a portrait series. I had the opportunity to speak with dozens of people about what being black in tech means and why AfroTech matters. Here are a few of the portraits I captured: Joah Spearman, founder & CEO of Localeur “AfroTech is so necessary both as a way for black people to learn from the best and elevate their skills and to build community with others in tech who look like you in an industry filled with institutional bias and low inclusion, despite our demonstrated influence on this global industry.” Jacques Bastien, Founder of Shade Afrotech is important because we need a space that’s our own where we could talk about what we do for a living while also being ourselves....