Between 1936 and 1966, the Negro Motorist Green Book was a list of safe places for Black people during their travels throughout the segregated USA. Founded in 2020, the Photographer’s Green Book, in that tradition, started as a list of resources to navigate the photographic community, which has historically denied the voices of those other than predominantly white cis male artists. Our work expands on the original Green Book’s target audience to include other individuals whose voices have been under-supported or underrepresented in academic and arts institutions. 

Inclusion, diversity, equity, and advocacy (IDEA) are the core principles of The Photographer’s Green Book, which guide the questions we ask, resources we build, and the engagements we partake in for our community. We believe that history and the contemporary moment must also include the varying struggles and voices of those living in the 21st century. Through our expansion, PGB also engages directly with institutions needing structural and programmatic changes aligned with PGB’s IDEA. We strive for a time when these resources and concepts are the norms, but until that point, we are here to advocate and give the tools necessary for navigating safely through the trenches of our cultural production.