These photos celebrate the beauty of Black life in the Bahamas:
Her portraits are intimate and tender, paying respect to those in front of the camera. She’s concerned with fostering community and often engages in conversations with her subjects. This desire to connect was fostered at the start of her career. Alcena decided to attend college in her early twenties, graduating from Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada in 2012, with a degree in applied photography. When she returned to the Bahamas after completing school, she felt lost and uninspired.
Her photography technique is also rooted in reverence and care. For example, she captures subjects at eye level, as opposed to shooting down. “I realized that I wanted to uplift our people in my photos. So, to this day I only ever take photos of people either face-on as if we're talking, or shooting up. I realized something as small as that is so powerful because it changes the whole narrative of what you're trying to say.
This open and transparent connection is Alcena’s favorite part of the job, allowing subjects to give her a portion of themselves that she then tries her best to portray. “I find photography a wonderful way that I can have a good exchange of information between people, and then the photo is the memory of that interaction and me saying, ‘Look at this person. Now I know something about you and now I can represent you well.
When asked what she wants viewers to take away from her photos, she’s adamant that the subjects deserve your full attention. “I want you to look at this person and I want you to respect them in all their glory. I'm trying to celebrate the beauty that I see in people and the many forms that they come in,” Alcena says. “You know in certain cultures when they don't let you take pictures of them because you're capturing a piece of their soul? I actually feel that happens sometimes.
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