My Story
Quincy Howard is a visual ethnographer from Columbus, Georgia, dedicated to preserving the cultures, traditions, and storytelling practices of the Black American South. Grounded in the belief that we deepen our relationship with ourselves by understanding who we are and where we come from, his work uses ethnographic research, cartography, and images to explore Black ecological relationship, ancestral memory, and place-based storytelling.
As a descendant of agricultural alchemists from Southwest Georgia and the Sea Islands of South Carolina, Quincy approaches image-making as an act of remembrance. His work draws from folklore, oral histories, archival materials, and lived experience, which illuminates the enduring relationships between Black communities and the land. Through the use of sound, still and moving images, landscapes and waterways, Quincys work weaves together layered narratives that conjure memories of both the past and imagined futures, creating space for reflection, continuity, and cultural inheritance.
At the heart of Quincy's practice is a commitment to story-keeping—the belief that preserving and sharing our stories is essential to cultural survival. His work recalls, protects, and extends the traditions of the collective Black South, inviting viewers to consider how memory and place continue to shape who we are and who we might become.