Beauty Behind The Blackness

Xhosa's first photo book, Beauty Behind The Blackness, is a deep dive into the Black experience and creating new meaning behind it.




Over the course of this book, you will see images all taken by Xhosa Fray-Chinn between summer 2020 and summer 2021. Every photo was taken in either LA or NYC and shot on 120mm and 35mm film. Film has taught me to be in the present. It has taught me patience. I am able to just be. Every little detail on every page serves a purpose to aid the story of BBTB.