Clara Watt (b. 1995) is a Senegalese-Canadian photographer based in France, whose work is infused with themes of identity, culture and social justice, using portraiture to explore stories of racial, gender and women's empowerment. Through both analogue and digital photography, she strives to bridge the gap between fine art, social documentary, and advocacy, creating visual narratives to illustrate the multifaceted human experience. Clara's work is primarily motivated by the intimate relationships fostered with her subjects, often overlapping photo and text to ensure her subjects’ voice and agency over their stories remains present. Striving to work with available natural light and enjoying medium format film photography, Clara finds vulnerability and intimacy through this slower, more intentional process.

Clara is a proud member of Black Women Photographers and Diversify Photo.

📍 Genève, Paris

write at hello.claratakesphotos@gmail.com

Photo © Shareef Ali

Education

MA Humanitarian & Gender Studies, London School of Economics & Political Science, London BA International Development & Middle East Studies, McGill University, Montreal

Awards

Exhibitions

Workshops

2023 | NOOR & Chocolonely Foundation Advanced Visual Storytelling Workshop, Côte d’Ivoire

Features

Culturala | Art Fluent | Musée Magazine

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