Charlie Williams is a biracial photographer capturing intimate portraits of his grandmother in her home. His project “Suga” is colorful, expressing chaos and intentional beauty. Her name is GrandFran, or “Suga” and is the matriarch of his family, but she has also been a civil rights pioneer who fought to win rights in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973. His camera is like the paparazzi going after a celebrity. He documents her everywhere—from making supper in the kitchen to folding laundry in the basement to getting her nails done and sharing time with her grandchildren. Now she is 92 years old, and her stories of self-belief and the energy of love are at the heart of his family’s life.
