[Also see our previous post Joy Gregory: Catching Flies with Honey. There weren’t many Black students at the Royal College of Art when Joy Gregory was a student in the 1980s, but she did study alongside artist and Blk Art Group founder Keith Piper, who was putting together a Black photography exhibition. Understanding the capabilities of photography has always been of great importance to Gregory, who was given the £110,000 Freelands award in 2023. More than 250 of her works will be on display at her retrospective Catching Flies With Honey at London’s Whitechapel Gallery from October. For full article, see https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/sep/18/joy-gregory-artist-photographer-interview-whitechapel-gallery-london-exhibition[Photo above by Joy Gregory: “Zara” from the series Fairest, 1999-2010.]