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Sometimes you can just simply feel the love and passion coming from people. People with a colossal love that seems so beautiful, soulful, and groovy.

While hunting for new soul house songs on Traxsource this past spring, I stumbled upon “Man of Summer” by QB Smith and was instantly hooked. I played the song on auto play  & repeat for hours and adopted it as my 2013 summer theme song. Ever mutha needs a summer theme song! The lyrics hit […]

So I was out & about in DC last weekend doing my thing and all of the sudden, my super boo, Butta shows up. Things got real & real fun! Next thing I know, it’s a photoshoot. You may know Butta from her award winning blog, Soulbouce (my favorite sources for new music) where she […]

After my time at New York Fashion Week last February I decided to sit the fall season out New York Fashion Week out. Crazy right??? Although I will not be in & out of fashion related events photographing beautiful people, I did have some thoughts on fashion week that I shared with Sharifa D. Crawford of Disciples […]

When my best friends, Brion & Chonda announced they were having a baby this year, I was so very excited for them!!! Then my excitement turned to maternity photography to help them document this special time in their lives. I’m looking forward to meeting their son OR daughter (they decided to be surprised)! Next, I […]

Making my way to Washington DC from Chicago, I saw this magical vision from my window seat. It was amazing seeing how cloud cover transformed one of America’s most iconic skylines. I was in the right place at the right time!

“Imitation of Life” (1959) is one of my all time favorite movies! If you’ve seen the move then you know how emotional the ending is & I love it. My favorite scene is actually the scene where Annie is on her deathbed where she says to Ms. Laura “My pearl necklace… I want you to […]

I wrote this story about my brother months ago but was afraid to post it but with many stories out about mentally ill citizens, I found the courage. ———————————————————————————— My Brother, my first friend, has always been special to me. Growing up, it seemed like I was the only person who understood him. When he […]

I can’t remember the last time I pulled out my camera to take macro photos of flowers. It was quite fun & relaxing to do these photos with begonias from my garden. A nice throwback to one of my first photography passion. I only photographed 3 flowers but I took over 60 photos. I went […]

Summer just isn’t summer without fried green tomatoes! And what a perfect Saturday to have them. I went a little extra & made pesto with basil from my garden and added a little creamy brie to make this snack more decadent for a midday boo up.