Throughout the histo

Throughout the history of photography, African women’s bodies have been repeatedly objectified and fetishized. “The Way She Looks,” showing at the @RICgallery in Toronto through December 8, 2019, adjusts that viewpoint. The exhibition emphasizes the ways women see and present themselves while tracing how they moved from being eloquent photographic subjects to adopting positions behind the camera. Follow the link in our bio to see more from on #PDNPOTD. [Photo: “Nonkululeko,” from the series “Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder,” 2003. © Nontsikelelo “Lolo” Veleko, courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg] ⁠