Dressed in traditional Indian clothing alongside the hummingbirds, typically found in the Caribbean, the Black Prince reflects his mixed heritage from a South Asian and Caribbean background. The use of sunflowers represents the model's name in English which translates as sunlight. As a photographer, Chandni's work, challenges society’s admiration of white heteronormative beauty. Black individuals who are deemed ‘beautiful’ in the black community are usually those that have fair skin, long straight hair, and Caucasian facial features. The latter suggesting that blackness is only beautiful when it has been diluted. This work challenges this mindset and emphasises the beauty found in all cultures.
