Spencer Charles Greene
Spencer Charles is a multi-disciplined artist from Newark NJ, currently based in Atlanta GA. His creative journey began as a child with dance and music. At the age of 18, he moved to Atlanta, GA to attend Morehouse College on a music scholarship, but quickly changed his major to English as he found a new passion for journalism his freshman year. Journalism introduced Spencer to the world of photography in 2014. His unique style of portrait photography has been defined as fine art with black bodies. His work draws inspiration from jazz, hip-hop culture, and 70’s R&B album covers.
Contact: spencercharlesgreene@gmail.com
"Melody From Bankhead" Photography Print on Archival Paper
Ever since I can remember, my grandmother’s house always had a Black Jesus on the wall, hung proudly next to her Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. picture. As a child, the way I processed this imagery was pretty simple - Jesus is black, like me. God is black, like my mother and father. I grew up in the black church. Growing up in the black church gave me a foundation creatively that still guilds me today. I always tell people that I started doing photography while battling depression and photography helped to bring me out of it. But more specifically, I believe it was the energy and intimacy of the black women I photographed that helped me begin my healing process. The closest I’ve ever felt to God has been in the close presence of a black woman. I believe there’s something holy about blackness. I describe my work as fine art with black bodies. My work is about the duality between sensuality and spirituality, and blackness as a divine gift from God.
