Black Girl, White Ice | Florence Ngala | TEDxWakeForestU

Ngala takes us through her inspiring journey, from her early days as a young figure skater to becoming a renowned celebrity photographer. Florence “Flo” Ngala is an editorial photographer known for her celebrity portraits and photojournalism of various hip hop artists. She is a New York native and first-generation American who credits Harlem and her parents for a love of creative hustle. She discovered photography in middle school as a student and went on to major in Advertising/Public Relations and minor in Digital Design at The City College of New York.

Flo’s work has appeared on The New York Times, Billboard and Essence covers, she is also known for portraits of musical talent such as Cardi B, Method Man and Burna Boy, and others. In 2022, Flo became the first Black woman invited by Vogue to photograph at the MET Gala. Later that year, she was listed as a 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient in the Art & Style category.

Flo is currently based in Miami, Florida and grew up in New York City. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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