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Can a camera see past skintone?
Artist Angélica Dass shoots 100 portraits to find if cameras can see beyond skin tone.
In brief
Artist Angélica Dass shoots 100 portraits to find if cameras can see beyond skin tone. Artist Angélica Dass uses TECNO cameras to photograph 100 people across five countries to explore how skin tone affects camera representation. Originally reported by Digital Camera World.
Historical camera bias
Early photographic reference cards featured only white women, causing darker skin tones to appear underexposed or poorly balanced.
Kodak's multiracial cards
Kodak introduced multiracial reference cards in the mid-1990s as digital photography emerged.
Modern camera fixes
Google's Real Tone technology launched in 2021, with TECNO's Universal Tone starting October 2023.
Artist project
Visual artist Angélica Dass is shooting 100 portraits across Kenya, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Brazil.
First 20 portraits
First 20 portraits are live, shot outdoors in Kenya with first-person stories about each subject.
Project purpose
Dass says portraits begin with trust, listening and generosity, not technology alone.
At a glance
Artist Angélica Dass uses TECNO cameras to photograph 100 people across five countries to explore how skin tone affects camera representation.
