Photo Credit: Natiah Jones
Bio
Henry Danner is a photographer and visual storyteller committed to using his camera as a tool to influence change. He uses the photography subgenres of street photography, documentary photography and photojournalism to highlight the poetic nature of everyday life, display the strengths of communities and share stories that heal. His work focuses on the various aspects of Black identity while highlighting themes related to social justice, criminal justice, youth development, education and community development. Henry is most interested in sharing stories about how marginalized communities work to find solutions to the issues that plague them.
Henry is an alumnus of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, a co-founder of the visual artist collective Souls in Focus, and a member of the Art Justice Cohort.
Henry’s photos have been featured in Virginia Quarterly Review, Bloomberg Businessweek, Pitchfork and other publications. His photos have been added to the Brooklyn Museum’s permanent collection.
For assignments, commissions and licensing requests, please email hdsvisions@gmail.com
Exhibitions, Awards and Recognitions
2022
“When We See Us,” group exhibition, Souls in Focus/NYC Department of Transportation, 125 Water St. NY, NY
“Joy,” group exhibition, Art Justice Cohort, SoHo Photo Gallery, NYC
“Muse,” group exhibition, Publics Gallery, Time Arts, NYC
“Being Seen,” group exhibition, Art Justice Cohort, Plaxall Gallery at Culture Lab LIC, Queens, NY
“The Art Show IV,” group exhibition, MUZ, 100 Grand Barbershop, Brooklyn, NY
2021
“The Slap Collective Friendsgiving Visual Arts Showcase,” group exhibition, The Slap Collective, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Inside/Out,” group exhibition, Kamau Studios, Seaport District, NYC
“Protest. Resilience. Identity,” group exhibition, Art Justice Cohort, SoHo Photo Gallery, NYC
“Black Summer: Race, Resistance and Resilience,” group exhibition, Roosevelt University Gage Gallery, virtual exhibition
2020
“Capture the Movement,” group exhibition, Restoration Plaza, Brooklyn, NYC