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(b.1974)Wayne Lawrence is a documentary photographer of West Indian heritage based in Brooklyn, New York. His work is a visual diary of his life experiences and focuses on individuals and rituals within communities otherwise overlooked by the mainstream media.

His photographs have been exhibited at the Open Society Institute, The African American Museum of Philadelphia, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, The George and Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art, The Corridor Gallery and The Calumet Gallery and have been featured in publications such as British Journal of Photography, COLORS, Esquire, Essence, Newsweek, PDN, Trace, Vibe, XXL and Repubblica XL.

In 2010, Wayne was selected as one of Photo District News' 30 photographers to watch and received the Sony Emerging Photographer award (PDN's Photo Annual) for his work from Orchard Beach.