TECH-LIFE: diverseimages
The recent launch of diverseimages, a new image library dedicated to representing people of color, marks the dawn of a new era. Founder and CEO, Chi Modu, has developed an archive of quality images that satisfies an increased demand from the media to represent the world’s diverse population. A demand that, until now, has far outweighed its supply. Not only does the image library offer nearly a quarter of a million images of entertainment, sports, political, lifestyle, and music figures, the archive also includes travel images taken in locations such as Cambodia, Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco, Jamaica, and Costa Rica, that showcase the rich diversity of the world in ways rarely seen. diverseimages’ library is a digital who’s who of people of color that includes icons such as Malcolm X, Tupac Shakur, Bob Marley, Muhammed Ali, and Marvin Gaye to contemporary figures such as Barack Obama, Beyonce, and Barry Bonds.
Modu, who is also a photographer, developed this archive with an emphasis on photos taken by photographers of color. diverseimages gives these photographers and others a much-needed place to showcase and monetize their photos. In addition to adding 100 new photos daily to the site from their own archives, diverseimages is actively recruiting photographers of color to add to their network.
