Beyond the symbolic black square for #BlackoutTuesday, individuals, organizations, and brands are stepping up to take direct action around police brutality and centuries of systemic racism in the United States.

Many photographers are donating prints and organizing their own print sales to benefit a range of causes, from Black community empowerment to police and prison reform. Some photographers are collecting proceeds and then donating. Others are making it more interesting – and likely encouraging longer-term activism by requiring patrons to share a screenshot of their donation in exchange for a print. Some photo collectives are doing the work as well.

With this list, Humble sets a goal of capturing a breadth of compelling art for worthy and powerful causes.
Follow the links below for more info. Interested in having your print sale included here or know someone who is? DM us on Instagram @humbleartsfoundation with the details. (We’re also still adding to our Covid Print Benefit list in case you thought we forgot!)

Looking for more options to learn or just straight-up donate? Check this out from Authority Collective!

1) Paul Mpagi Sepuya - Black Lives Matter LA, Fair Fight, and others..

Paul Mpagi Sepuya created an open edition of the above image. It’s yours for a minimum donation of $250 to one of the following organizations. The link above directs to Paul’s Instagram post with the details.
Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment
BLM Los Angeles
Fair Fight
Minnesota Freedom Fund
National Bail Out
Black Trans Advocacy Coalition

2)30 Preach Live Art Auction (Friday, June 5th Only!)

This one day only auction - held on 30 Preach’s Instagram includes photographs and other media, with 100% of the proceeds donated to the Missouri Protesters Relief.
Editor’s note: we’re going to leave this up after the auction ends in case 30 Preach does another auction + so you can keep up with their work….

3) Ohemaa Dixon - Benefit for Black Visions Collective

Ohemaa Dixon is donating a selection of prints from recent personal and commercial projects to Black Visions Collective. Ohemaa writes: “I’ve been donating all I can but when I thought of my biggest contribution, I knew it would be my work and the soul of my people I constantly aim to convey through it.”

4) Alex Lysakowski - Print sale benefitting Black Lives Matter Toronto

Screen Shot 2020-06-03 at 7.51.34 PM.png

Alex created limited edition 16x20 prints of the above images to benefit Black Lives Matter Toronto. Send Alex a receipt of your donation and get a print. More images may become available as these sell out.

5) Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart - Benefit for Innocence Project, WBC and others

Sage’s print sale will help support the Innocence Project ( fighting for criminal justice reform, and exonerate wrongfully convicted individuals." They fight for access to post-conviction DNA testing.), WBC (Minneapolis, supports small businesses that were damaged), and other organizations suggested by Reclaim the Block.

6) The Print Sale Project

The Print Sale Project brings together a collective of South Africa's leading and up and coming photographic artists who have kindly donated their work to be sold online, with all the proceeds going towards helping marginalized LGBTQI communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in townships across the WESTERN cape, South Africa.

7) Leonard Suryajaya + Silver Eye Center Benefit for Black Lives Matter

Leonard writes: “I’ve partnered up with Silver Eye Center to offer this limited edition print thru July 4, 2020. ⁣ ⁣ In exchange for your total donation of $250 and above made between May 15 - July 4, 2020, to any #BLM and related organizations, you can receive this print for $15.⁣ ⁣ This flat fee covers paper, printing, shipping + handling to any location in the United States.⁣ ⁣ International delivery will also be available, managed directly by Silver Eye Lab.” ⁣

8) The Earth Issue: Freedom Fundraiser Benefitting the George Floyd Bail Funds and 4Front Projects

The Earth Issue Freedom Fundraiser! All proceeds go to the George Floyd Bail Fund & 4th Front Project.
This includes over 90 artists!!!

9) Lucid Visions / Jordan Roy - Benefit for National Bail Out Fund, Reclaim The Block and Black Lives Matter NY

Screen Shot 2020-06-08 at 8.05.12 PM.png

“I’ve spent the last 6 days out protesting, donated what I could, signed petitions, have tried to paint a picture of what’s really going on in the streets. But there’s more that I’d like to do and more organizations that I’d love to donate to.” All profits from these sales will be donated to the following three organizations: National Bail Out Fund, Reclaim The Block, and Black Lives Matter Greater New York. New York.

10) Allison Zaucha - print sale benefitting Black Lives Matter LA, Los Angeles Action Bail Fund or Black Press Freedom Fund

“I’ll be offering these prints for sale. Proceeds after cost will go to your choice of Los Angeles Action Bail Fund, Black Press Freedom Fund - PPE for Photographers, or the Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles Chapter . All prints are priced at $100 and printed on acid-free archival matte paper with a 1/2 inch border.”

11) Mayomi Basnayaka: Nudes For BLM (various organizations)

Nudes is a series of prints highlighting the racism and colorism behind the use of the term nude in women’s undergarments. The color nude is much more than “a pale pinkish-beige color.”

12) Naima Green - Print Sale Benefitting Movement For Black Lives (via FFS Photos)

Nasturiums For Lunch, 2018 © Naima Green

For the month of you June you can purchase Naima Green’s print @ffs.photos and 100% of the proceeds will go to @mvmnt4blklives “Change does not and cannot happen through passivity. The Movement for Black Lives continues to take action, organize, provide resources, strength, and knowledge through deeply painful and traumatic times. Everyone can contribute to this fight – via direct donation, signing petitions, protesting, reading, & committing to the work for the rest of your life to create a new future.
If you won’t do the work, get out of the way!” - Naima Green

13) Rafael Soldi: Benefit for Northwest Community Bail Fund, Washington Black Trans Task Force, and Trans Justice Funding Project - available thru June 12th

“I am offering this 11x14” offset print, open edition, to anybody who makes a donation of $50 OR MORE to any of the following organizations after June 4th. Sale will run through June 12. Submit your donation receipt and address on my website (link above) and I will mail you a print (US shipping only.)”

14) Virginia Wilcox and Rafael Soldi: Benefit for Seattle NAACP, Kentucky Reproductive Freedom Fund and People’s City Council Freedom Fund (LA)

“Rafael Soldi (@rafaelsoldi) and I are offering the remaining 5 editions of this print set to anybody who makes a donation of $250 or more to the following organizations. This is a set of two 11x14" Archival Pigment Prints made in 2012, including one by each artist, in an edition of 25. Prints are signed and editioned on museum quality paper, and are carefully packed and shipped straight to you. Please be in touch with @rafaelsoldi before making your donation since there is only a limited number. US shipping only or Seattle local pickup. Thanks, friends!”
Seattle NAACP
Kentucky Reproductive Freedom Fund
The only abortion clinic in Kentucky was damaged during the riots. Black women are disproportionately denied access to reproductive healthcare.
People's City Council Freedom Fund (LA)

15) Art for Philadelphia - Benefit for Philadelphia Community Bail Fund and Amistad Law Project

“At this moment, AFP is a conduit for crucial funding for local community-led organizations, many of whom have been doing this work for years and who are demanding systemic solutions to end the criminalization of being black. These include paying cash bail, defunding the local police force, and direct support for incarcerated people. We launched our first print benefit on Wednesday, June 3rd, and raised $40,000 for the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund in 24 hours. Over the next three weeks, we will raise funds for local community-led organizations through the sale of limited-edition artist prints.”

16) Running Clocks - Benefit for Black Lives Matter Sacramento

“Limited edition of 40 prints of this BLM Protest/Movement photo. 20 will be the sizes of “8x12” for $40 shipped and another 20 will be a bit bigger at “12x18” for $80 shipped. I will be donating 25% to the Black lives Matters Organization of Sacramento. Each print is numbered and signed on the back & will be on a first come first serve basis.i will also be collecting all forms of payment from my website to cash app/Venmo. if you live locally here in Sacramento want a copy Nd don’t want to pay the shipping just dm me we can meet somewhere public (preferred)”

17) From Hartford With Love: Hartford MFA benefit for NAACP Legal Defense Fund

“We have gathered work from over 60+ Hartford alumni, students, and faculty and are selling prints with ALL proceeds going to NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. We are calling the effort FROM HARTFORD WITH LOVE and you can check out the site here which includes a list of all the artists and/or follow us on IG here as we will be posting over the next 2 weeks.”

18) Franco Schicke - benefit for Homeless Black Trans Sex Workers - via Piea Art

“I am donating all earnings and profits from this picture to the Homeless Black Trans Women Fund, raising and gathering resources for Atlanta, GA’s Black Trans Sex Workers and community. They are trying to expand their efforts to help these communities beyond Atlanta.”

19) Rocket Science Magazine (various photographers, various causes)

New prints will be added each week. All proceeds from the print sales will go to a charity of the photographer’s choice. All charities center around supporting Black lives and the ongoing fight against racism. All works are produced as archival inkjet prints on Canson Baryta paper and will be printed and fulfilled by Light Work Lab (Syracuse, NY) in July 2020.

20) See In Black: A collective of Black photographers supporting various organizations.

“With the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, David McAtee, Tony McDade, and other Black people at the hands of law enforcement, See In Black formed as a collective of Black photographers to dismantle white supremacy and systematic oppression. Through the sale of highly-curated original images from Black photographers, we raise funds to support causes that align with our vision of Black prosperity. We stand in solidarity with our greater Black family to take immediate action for the improvement of Black lives. Our intention is to replenish those we've been nourished by.
100% of profits support our Partners. Sale open through Fri 7/3”

21) Photographs for Purpose - A Fundraiser for Change

© Rana Young © Jasmine Clarke © Zora J Murff

“Photographs for Purpose is a fundraiser supported by the work of 68 photographers, who have agreed to sell prints of their work to benefit four organizations devoted to racial, economic, and social justice in America. We hope to draw attention to these organizations, their causes, and the role that artists play in this Country. Organized by Kathryn Harrison and Michael Adno, Photographs for Purpose is inspired by similar efforts like The Sunny Project, Work for Workers, From Hartford With Love and Pictures for Elmhurst. The sale is live from June 25 until July 31, 2020.”

A Growing List of Photography Print Sales For Anti-Racist Action and Social Change