Rashod Taylor is a fine art and portrait photographer whose work addresses themes of family, culture, legacy, and the black experience. He attended Murray State University and received a Bachelor's degree in Art with a specialization in Fine Art Photography. Since then, Rashod has exhibited and published his work across the United States and internationally. Most recently his work was acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston for his series Little Black Boy. Rashod is the 2021 recipient of the Arnold Newman Prize For New Directions in Photographic Portraiture. 2020 Critical Mass Top 50 Finalist, winner of Lens Culture’s Critics Choice award and a 2021 Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards winner. Rashod’s clients include National Geographic, Essence Magazine, ProPublica and Buzzfeed News. His work has been featured in CNN, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Feature Shoot and Lenscratch among others. He is currently working on a series called Little Black Boy, where he documents his son’s life while examining the Black American experience and fatherhood. He lives in Springfield, MO with his wife and son.
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Portrait by: Trey L. Broomfield
