Ajamu X (HON FRPS) is a darkroom/fine art photographic artist.

His theoretical provocations, and aesthetics unapologetically celebrate black queer bodies, the erotic senses , pleasure as politics and the sensual material attributes of the print.

His work has been shown in many prestigious museums and galleries worldwide and has been published in a wide variety of publications and critical journals.

In 2022, he was canonised by The Trans Pennine Travelling Sisters as the Patron Saint of Darkrooms and received an honorary fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society.

His work sits within many private and public collections including: The Rose Art Museum, Gallery of Modern Art, Autograph, Tate Britain, Arts Council of England and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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@ajamustudios

Photo by Mikael Owuna