YMP Assistant Program Manager and Photographer
YMP Assistant Program Manager and Photographer Imani Khayyam was previously a staff photographer with the Jackson Free Press, a freelance photographer for MFP and assistant director of the Youth Media Project. Imani has a long history with the Free Press. Imani is a photographer from Jackson, Miss. who has a passion for documenting people’s authentic vibrancy. His work has been featured in The Observer, New Review, The Guardian, Reveal News, The Bitter Southerner, Scalawag Magazine and recently The New York Times. He’s also shot influences like Drake, Cardi B and Dapper Dan to name a few. With a background in art he creates ways to keep the connection with the subjects pure, while also adding artistic elements. His work can be viewed on www.imanikhayyam.com Instagram @i.khayyam.
Reach Imani at imani@mississippifreepress.org.