A new magazine spotlighting Black photographers recently launched its first brick and mortar exhibition.

Last month a new exhibition opened at The Maryland Institute College of Art: Representation in Relation to Race. Curated by Lia Latty, founder of BlackIs Magazine, the show is the first in-real-life extension of the online platform, expanding upon Latty’s mission to champion photographers from the African diaspora.

It’s an exciting and challenging group of photographers, organized into three exhibition of three photographer each week. In celebration of the show and BlackIs’ one year anniversary from launching, I spoke with founder Lia Latty to learn more about the platform, the exhibition and her goals going forward.

Jon Feinstein in conversation with Lia Latty