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Yesterday, I photographed the “Parade Day at the Park” event for The Parade Company at Comerica Park.  This was my 2nd time working this event for TPC, with the first time being last year. Last year was one for the record books because it was soooooo super hot! When my assignment was over, you could […]

So, I’m posting this from NYC in the wake of hurricane Irene. Im hoping that Im able to get home by Tuesday night. I really am…. Stay tuned! ——————— Last weekend, I had an idea to photograph Black women with natural hairstyles in Detroit for a mini interview project. I set out with all of […]

One of the VERY 1st CDs that I EVERY purchased was Rachelle Ferrell’s self titled album “Rachelle Ferrell” back in 1992. I purchased the album because I fell in love with her voice on “No Rhyme, No Reason” by George Duke, where she was on background vocals. I was infatuated. The “Rachelle Ferrell” album didn’t […]

Last Sunday, I attended the honeyBOOM launch party, which was held midtown Detroit at the Alley Deck. Initially, I was going to enjoy myself, kick with my girl Ris Tena (owner of honeyBOOM), have a few cocktails and enjoy the fashion show. When I got to the event, I was in such a great mood […]

Last Saturday, I hung out with and photographed an engagement session with my new friends, Tarian & Zarha. I met Tarian & Zarha virtually months ago through a mutual connection whom I met through a connection because of yet, another mutual connection about 3 years ago at a wedding that I photographed. I guess you […]

I’m gonna be honest; I’m not a big fan of Frida Kahlo’s work. That may be because I’m freaked out by unibrows. Yes, I’m superficial….. Even with my aversion to unibrows, I do love this quote from Frida. It’s very inspiring! I spotted this art installation at famed chef/restaurateur Rick Bayless’ restaurant Frontera Grill during […]

What’s not to love about tiger lilies? Especially bright pink ones… Actually, the lilies in my garden are your standard range variety but sometimes when I’m processing images, my mind wonders, then I tend to chop & screw colors like Michael Watts does beats. Life would be the bomb, if you could alter reality with […]

Last night, I did something that I’ve wanted to do for a long time, which was to attend the Detroit edition of The Moth story hour and tell a story. When I learned that the theme was food for the most recent event, I made it my business to make sure that I attended. Once […]

As I made my way home this evening, I decided to stop to pick some wild sunflowers. They are all over the place creating small seas of sunshine. Once I got home, I took a few photos to unwind. As I wrapped up, I heard this rapid buzzing sound. When I looked up, I was […]

For reasons that I’d rather not mention here, Chicago was a city that I did not enjoy. I mean, all of my previous trips were the stuff of nightmares. Ones where you wake up because you thought you jumped off a tall building and was free falling or something. When I booked this most recent […]