Armet Francis's Black Triangle and diaspora photography at Autograph

The Guardian published a gallery celebrating the photography of Armet Francis, a Jamaican-born British photographer whose work from the 1960s to 2008 documents the African diaspora. His seminal series 'The Black Triangle' (1969-81) was inspired by the slave trade route and captures black experiences in London, Jamaica, and beyond. The series includes portraits of Bob Marley, Rastafarian elder Tuff Gong, and scenes from Notting Hill Carnival. Francis also shot fashion for 19 Magazine in 1973, using Brixton Market as a backdrop to showcase black British style. In 1994, Autograph commissioned him to photograph the community around Lambeth and Brixton Tube station. Later, in 2008, Autograph commissioned the series 'Windrush' featuring Reia Fay Mullings. The gallery includes images from the 1981 march for children who died in the New Cross fire and stills from a film by Sir Horace Ové. Francis stated that his work holds 'important social documentary meaning' and that he decided to 'make Black images' to capture black people's experiences with all their social and political implications.