VOICES OF CHARLESTON

memory keepers: Portraits AND STORIES OF LIVING HISTORY

Charleston’s living history lives in its people. This ongoing archive photographs and records the voices of the city’s Black elders: the memory keepers of neighborhoods, spaces, and traditions facing erasure. Explore their voices, memories, and enduring legacies in this growing archive of the true heart of Charleston, South Carolina.

REFLECTING Raw Emotions and Authentic Moments: A Visual Journey into the Heart of the Human Experience

These photographs celebrate beauty found in simplicity, reflecting people simply because they exist. Each image stands as a testament to the richness of the human experience, inviting viewers to pause, reflect, and find meaning in their own existence and the world around them.

about the artist

Helena Fulmore

I’m Helena Fulmore, a self‑taught documentary photographer based in Washington, D.C., using film and digital imagery to preserve the living stories of Black & Brown communities: one portrait, one neighborhood at a time.

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