Cornell Watson
cornwhizzle.bsky.social
Cornell Watson
@cornwhizzle.bsky.social
📍Durham, NC
Dope Ass Black photographer documenting life...or art...sometimes it's hard to tell.
📸 in @washingtonpost @nytimes @npr @wsj

www.cornellwatson.com
Dave Boliek, Auditor of North Carolina, walked past a protester waving an upside-down flag. He recently gained additional powers after Republicans stripped the Democratic governor of the authority to appoint the members of the State Board of Elections and gave it to the Republican state auditor.
February 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
@josephanavin.bsky.social caught me working on this photo.
February 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
@aja-wilson.bsky.social for the @espn.com Andscape story: ‘I wanted my shoe to be perfect’: The story behind A’ja Wilson’s debut Nike A’One by Aaron Dodson.

Thank you Tony Spinelli for trusting me with this and the encouragement to have fun! 

Big thank you to Samantha Everette on the photo assist!
February 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A few scenes from a walk in downtown Durham today.
January 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Families are still one of my favorite things to photograph. I didn't photograph many last year, but I think I'm going to change that this year.
January 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Durham County Library is a gem. My kiddo and I hung out in a room and read today for a bit.
January 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Updated. Thank you!
January 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Took the kids out to play in the snow while also making some frames for NYT's snow coverage. It's all mostly melted away now.
January 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson presided over the NC Senate session today to override a veto by Gov. Roy Cooper on a GOP Hurricane Helene relief bill that strips power from the state’s incoming Democratic governor and attorney general and changes how elections are administered.
December 2, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Scenes from East Main St. and West Main St. Durham, NC today.
November 21, 2024 at 3:10 AM