PSNWA Distinguished Photographer – Ed Drew

Brooklyn photographer Ed Drew was commissioned to photograph Black Arkansas Veterans upon a recent relocation to Little Rock – a work on social equality which is currently on exhibit at the Mosaic Templar Cultural Center.

Using historic photographic methods, Ed’s work is reflective also on the history of oppression for African Americans who have served in every US conflict since the Revolutionary War. Despite service and valor, Black Americans often face unequal treatment within the military justice system, as recently reported by the Washington Post.

Above all, Ed Drew is a storyteller whose own military service led him to make the first Tintypes in a combat zone since the Civil War. His vision and message have landed prestigious national exhibits and museum collection, yet Ed himself stays humble – an artist who the places the impact of his work before personal acclaim.

Join PSNWA in the Distinguisher Photographer Series and hear storyteller Ed Drew elevate lives lived by those in service to our country – weaving history within present day witness to bigotry, hatred, and assault upon people of color.

Above: Ed Drew in the Arkansas Delta Region // Below: Tintype taken during Afganistan conflict.

Distinguished Photographer Series

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