Kennedi Carter is an award-winning photographer and visual artist from Los Angeles, California. She is best known for her vibrant and emotive portraiture, which often captures the beauty of Blackness in its many forms.
Carter began her career as a photographer in 2016, when she was just 17 years old. She quickly gained recognition for her work, which has been featured in publications such as Vogue, The New York Times Magazine, and The Fader. Her work has also been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.
In 2020, Carter was named one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of the Year for her work as a visual storyteller and advocate for social justice. She has also been recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of their 30 Under 30 honorees for 2020.
Carter is passionate about using her art to create meaningful conversations around race, gender, identity, and representation. She believes that photography can be used to empower marginalized communities and to challenge existing power structures. Her work continues to inspire people around the world to think critically about how they view themselves and others.