Strand 1

Diverse images of medical conditions


About Strand 1

Medical conditions can look different depending on a person’s skin tone. In many healthcare resources the majority of pictures are of people with light skin tones. This means people with darker skin experience greater chance of misdiagnosis than people with lighter skin. To help, we want to take pictures of medical conditions on a range of skin tones and create a digital collection of photographs. These pictures will be helpful for teaching and identifying conditions in all skin tones, leading to faster diagnosis, and better experiences of healthcare.


To do this, we are running pop up photography sessions in community centres, religious spaces, GP surgeries and health centres in Bristol. 


Here are some examples of images we have taken so far:

We need your help

As a member of the community, your involvement is key to making this project a success. 

We are looking to photograph the following medical conditions on people with darker skin tones: 




If you have a medical condition and are willing to be photographed, then please sign up via the link below, or alternatively email us and we will let you know when future events are taking place.