Carla Williams (American, b. 1965) was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a photographer, archivist, editor, and writer, the author of two histories of photography including The Black Female Body: A Photographic History with Deborah Willis. Williams’ first monograph, Tender, was published in 2023 by TBW Books. She exhibits with Higher Pictures in New York and is the recipient of a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship.

Lectures in Photography is co-sponsored by MoCP and School of Visual Arts at Columbia College Chicago.  MoCP programs are free and open to the public.

To find out more and register please go to the direct link.