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.