The post title is inspired by Angie Stone’s song “Just a Pimp” from her “Black Diamond” album (1999). “Sammy Chivelucious was his name Played a very, very dirty game He took the innocence from young girls Showed them how they could sell their pearls away, oh. He’s a pimp (He’s a pimp) He’s a pimp […]
Archive for March, 2011
Just last week, I was talking to a friend about posting images online and how there is no real way to protect your work from being stolen once you publish it to the world. As an artist, I mos def want my work to be seen by as many people as possible, but I want […]
What made my weekend awesome? Seeing Alvin Ailey perform tice at the Detroit Opera House that’s what. Thursday I saw the dance group perform with Cousin Dee for the Access Dance program. Tickets were only 25 bucks for floor seats & we got to attend an afterglow with the performers, which was EPIC! It was […]
I spotted Neysha De León hanging out at Lincoln Center a few weeks ago. I saw her from the behind initially & was like oohhh, I like her hair color. I love all shades of red. Then… I saw her eyes. The rest is photographic history. Before we engaged in a brief conversation, I got the […]
Last night while at a function, a young woman asked me if I was a singer. I informed her that I was not and that I was actually a visual artist. A photographer. When she asked, I laughed in my head because I get that question pretty often. Silently, I ask what does a singer […]
One of the cool things about being accredited media at Mercedes Benz Fashion week is that you get info on a lot of parties, events & cool swag type things that surround the event. From about two weeks prior until then end of MBFW, you are literally bombarded with information from PR reps. I thought […]