Hajar Benjida

ABOUT HAJAR BENJIDA
Hajar Benjida (1995) is a Moroccan-Dutch photographer born and based in The Netherlands. Hajar received her BA in photography from the Utrecht Art School (HKU), in September 2019.

ABOUT THE SERIES
‘Atlanta Made Us Famous’ is an ongoing photo series that highlights the women who play an important role in the Atlanta hip-hop scene. In American hip-hop culture, strip clubs like Magic City in Atlanta are the launch pad for hit records and superstar careers, and the dancers are an essential part of the scene.

THE JURY
Powerful women in terms of representation and their actions. Here, a few prejudices and clichés are firmly debunked with great pleasure. These women seem to consciously choose to withdraw from expectations, which is what makes them so powerful.

©Hajar Benjida, Barbi and her twins at home, Atlanta GA 2020
©Hajar Benjida, Thursday Night at home, Mableton, GA 2020
©Hajar Benjida, Cleo and her son at home, Stone Mountain, GA 2020
©Hajar Benjida, Cleo and her son at home, Stone Mountain, GA 2020