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Quick confession: I honestly don’t remember when I first heard about Lynsey Weatherspoon.
It might have been last spring, when one of her photos of the George Floyd protests in Atlanta went viral. It might have been in the fall, when she popped up taking portraits of major political candidates across Georgia.
I’m not sure how she came into my orbit, but I’m glad she did. I’ve been inspired ever since.
In this past year, Weatherspoon has documented some of the most important moments and people in Atlanta and America. She took what the Guardian called one of “the best photographs of 2020,” and she contributed to some of the most esteemed media outlets in the country.
All the while, she has remained someone who in her words is “called upon to capture heritage and history in real time.” The third word of her bio is the hashtag #queerblackgirl, and she makes sure to amplify voices of each of those communities. She operates with intention, both in her assignments and with the impact she looks to make on the world.
Weatherspoon is my guest on Episode 82 of the Telling the Story podcast.