The Morning Sessions w/Jamale Davis: BASS GOD

...in her own skin.

i think the human form is incredibly interesting, but i find the female form is especially beautiful. i often find myself in awe of how much variety there is to the feminine form and how it can still be beautiful. i see thin women, fat women, tall women, short women, black women, white women, indian women, spanish women, asian women, fit women with chiseled physiques,soft women with squishy parts, busty vuluptous round women, long lanky linear women, women with large butts, young women with firm bodies, older women with bodies that bear the celebratory marks of creating life,

mature women with the fine lines of living, breast that defy gravity, breasts that embrace it, red heads with pale faces and fiery freckles, dark smooth skin, women with straight flowing hair, women with thick bushy hair women with short curly hair, women with...

and while i appreciate the typical standards of beauty that we see in western society, very few women are beautiful in that way. i hope to see the day when everyone embraces the beauty that is theirs.

meet Netchem

in 2009 when i took a trip back home, i stopped at a show i heard about online of work by artist/photographer nakeya b. i had met nakeya online going to the show was my first time meeting her in person. also meeting nakeya for the first time was emerging artist and photographer netchem hairston. nakeya briefly introduced us, but through keeping up with nakeya i began keeping up with netchem. mutual respect for each others' photography as well as desire to grow as working artists, has built a very positive relationship between netchem and i. now when i go home to visit Jersey, i always try to go over to Brooklyn to connect with netchem. last time we got to roam around, build, and capture some images. (she was craving a soy cheeseburger, but when her favorite place was PACKED! she dragged me through three neighborhoods before we settled on a great burrito spot. lol)



there are certain activities that lend themselves to getting to know people better, and walking around and shooting with new people is definitely one of them. of the things that i love about netchem here are three.

1. she's a lot bigger person and personality than her small frame reveals.
2. like me, she loves to eat and not gain weight.
3. she's a soldier: she shared some negative experiences in her life, with no sense of bitterness or complaint. she wants to be better, and just keeps her eyes focused on being that.



and since i'm done talking, check out netchem for yourself.

Arielle Chambers as My Creative Process

if my creative process where an attractive young woman with fixations for chai tea, t-shirts, cold brew, coffee, magazines, and [pepperoni], i imagine this is what it would look like.

baring of the soul...

the B SIDES

while working with the lovely Londyn Pe yesterday, she got an important phone call. she took it, and i love making the most of the candid in-between moments.

betty rivera

love from the sun/beautiful round belly

a pleasure to shoot the lovely asha again. this time capturing the beauty of her body as it hosts an emerging life.

Common Empathy

i was honored to connect with Rodney of Common Empathy to create some visuals to accompany his clothing line. it was refreshing working with rodney, because while the t-shirts look great, he's more concerned with the messages spread through his clothing - not simply the aesthetic. Looking into it further, Common Empathy really about tee shirts. it's about sharing insights. the t-shirts are really just a tool to be able to reach a wider audience with beneficial and powerful messages.

for more info, check out:
http://commonempathy.bigcartel.com/
http://commonempathy.tumblr.com/
commonempathy@gmail.com

the beauty of man...

"masculinity" can't really be this frail. men are beautiful too.