View fullsize they were ordering food - and i politely interrupted - and then i hit the shutter - and voila.
View fullsize The older I get, the more I focus on energy. • I remember a close friend (@keeppittsburghdope) always emphasizing - “if it don’t touch your spirit, don’t get near it.” - in regards to his approach to his art. • Which
View fullsize This dog is a showstopper - and seems to heed to the words of Will Smith. • “So if you stay ready, you ain't gotta get ready, and that is how I run my life.” • I feel ya Will.
View fullsize “In an ideal world, you have a political life and an intimate life and they don’t have to be involved too much with each other. • But when times are hard, there’s no separation. Everything you do in your life is political and h
View fullsize “So yes, I want the world to recognize our suffering. But I do not want pity from a single soul. Sin and shame are found in neither my body nor my identity. Blackness is an immense and defiant joy.” -Imani Perry, Professor of African Amer
View fullsize since getting my studio, i now find myself walking around more often on the other side of bushwick. which i feel is needed for any art practice. • i mean shaken shit up is a must for growth. and i often forget that, but thank goodness the univer
View fullsize i usually get the entire look. • but for this one - i wanted to zero in on the details. i had to make sure that you got it in HD.
View fullsize i’ve been loving all this support for black folks and people of color on social media - it feels like we’re finally seen, our skills and gifts are actively being appreciated. and that’s love. ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠•⁠ but please don’t le
View fullsize "Tell them about how you're never really a whole person if you remain silent, because there's always that one little piece inside you that wants to be spoken out, and if you keep ignoring it, it gets madder and madder and hotter and hotter, and
View fullsize this was published in 1955. how is it still relevant, how sway? ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠•⁠ “I’m not interested in anybody’s guilt. Guilt is a luxury that we can no longer afford. I know you didn’t do it, and I didn’t do it either, but
View fullsize following all the rules - seems to get you nowhere - so why not break some instead. shit at least make it interesting, right?
View fullsize i'm starting to think running to get groceries has become my excuse to be out.⁠ ⁠⁠•⁠ for the most part i just like seeing other human beings doing normal activities, and it also helps me avoid not getting so overwhelmed and sucked in by the new
View fullsize at times i direct people, i push, i try to find the photo, and other times i just let the person be and try my best to capture their essence. ⁠ ⁠⁠•⁠ i feel life is very much the same, it's a dance, you can push and push, and that may work, or yo
View fullsize luxury is a funny concept - we work hard to attain it, if anyone challenges us, we make sure to explain it, why it matters that is. ⁠ ⁠⁠•⁠ and if you doubt its power, you'll be served an ad to justify it. ⁠ ⁠⁠•⁠ i thought about this as i fi
View fullsize i recently finished this book by olivia laing, titled "the lonely city," and while wasn't really sure what to expect, after diving in - i have to say it's a very appropriate book for the current moment. ⁠ ⁠•⁠ here's an excerpt that stu
View fullsize after spending so much time at home of late, i'm really starting to understand how important it is to make your place of rest, a low-key sanctuary. ⁠ ⁠•⁠ unlike the burbs, once you exit your front door in nyc, there's a good chance of chaos - ra
View fullsize This is America...⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠•⁠ Don't catch you runnin' now⁠ Don't catch you wearing a hoodie' now⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠•⁠ Actually don't do anything, and we'll still find a way to catch you slippin' now⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠•⁠ ⁠⁠⁠“I love America more than
View fullsize i've seen this lady a few times, and each time i kick myself for not having my camera or perhaps not being in the mood to engage and take her portrait. ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠•⁠ but a few weeks back, i was out making my rounds and spotted her again - and i kn