BlackVign™ Creations is rooted in the power of telling our own stories. Through Daniel’s love of comic books, BlackVign draws inspiration from the concept of the “Blackvine” — a hidden method of communication within Black communities, from the graphic novel Captain America: Truth. It serves as a reminder that so many of our stories live in the hands, whispers, and knowing glances of our communities. Unless we share them, they go unseen. And unless we claim them, they get rewritten.

Our mission is to truly see and capture these moments — to make the unseen visible. Building on the definition of a “vignette” — a brief, evocative glimpse — and the cultural echo of Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” we create visual archives that prove we were here, we were real, and we were beautiful.

At BlackVign, this work goes beyond photography. While we master light and composition, our true practice is reframing narratives. We look for the stories that have been pushed to the margins and bring them to the center, ensuring they are chronicled exactly as they were meant to be seen.

Just as a path needs to be cleared to move forward, a lens must be focused to see the truth. As the visual arm of Clear Pathworks, we strip away the false narratives and the outside noise so that the only thing remaining in the frame is the truth.