11 Facts About Armet Francis

Armet Francis was born on 29 January 1945 and is a Jamaican-born photographer and publisher who has lived in London, England, since the 1950s.

Armet Francis has been documenting and chronicling the lives of people of the African diaspora for more than 40 years and his assignments have included work for The Times Magazine, The Sunday Times Supplement, BBC and Channel 4.

Armet Francis was born in Saint Elizabeth Parish, in rural Jamaica, in 1945.

Armet Francis was left in the care of his grandparents at the age of three when his parents moved to London, England, where Francis joined them seven years later in 1955.

Armet Francis became the first Black photographer to have a solo exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery in London when The Black Triangle series was exhibited there in 1983.

Armet Francis published a book entitled The Black Triangle the following year, and Children of the Black Triangle was produced four years later.

Armet Francis was a contributing photographer in the survey issue of Ten.

In 1988, Armet Francis was a co-founder of the Association of Black Photographers.

Armet Francis was the official photographer for Africa '05, a major celebration of African arts held throughout 2005 in the UK.

In February 2022, Armet Francis was named in CasildART's list of the top six Black British photographers, alongside Charlie Phillips, James Barnor, Neil Kenlock, Pogus Caesar and Vanley Burke.

Works by Armet Francis are held in the following public collections:.