Sharon Farmer

Sharon Camille Farmer (born June 10, 1951)[1] is an American photographer.

[4][5] Farmer was born and raised in Washington, D.C.,[6] and graduated from Ohio State University in 1974 with a degree in photography.

Her freelance photography grew to photojournalism and she worked for Smithsonian Institution, The Washington Post and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

[9][10] Later, Farmer was promoted to Director of White House Photography and became the first African American and first woman to hold this position.

[8][11] Farmer's work has been included in multiple exhibits, including: "Songs of My People," "Art against AIDS," "Gospel in the Projects," "Twenty Years on the Mall," "Washington, DC-Beijing Exchange," and "Our View of Struggle.

Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat, U.S. President Bill Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak came together for peace negotiations in 2000. Photograph by Sharon Farmer
Sharon Farmer photo of Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat , U.S. President Bill Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak who came together for peace negotiations in 2000.