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Not only does she have a beautiful, she also smells like peaches… And boy does she have beautiful eyes.

Last night I shot the Hennessy Artistry event in Detroit for my friends at Soul Bounce. The event was on the low low & not many people knew about it. Of the few people that knew about it, no one seemed to know the artist line up outside of The Roots, Q Tip & D […]

I’m just saying; Fashion & diversity do not go hand in hand. Let’s not fool ourselves. This is larger than Black models being in low representation. You see very few to other racial groups represented in magazines or on covers. While I was at Fashion Week, I spotted very few models of color in general. […]

This makes me happy! h/t Scrill Kosby

While in town photographing at Mercedes Benz Fashion week, I stayed with friends in Long Island City. To get to Manhattan, I took the 7 train into Times Square & boy was it a hike to get to the train station! Along the way from my stop; Queensboro Plaza, I passed this amazing complex known […]

Washing Sade’s hair is always a back breaking task that leaves me exhausted. Luckily, we only wash it every three – four weeks when she is between twists. This morning, after I got my mind right, we washed & blew dry her afro in preparation for her appointment to get fresh kinky twists before the […]

Videography + Photography + Music + Blackness = The perfect storm Kelechi’s use of light & minimalist environment are very inspiring! ———————————————————– From Director Joel Benson shot with a Canon 7D “Renowned photographer, Kelechi Amadi Obi, was having a photo session with Nigerian-born international music star, Keziah Jones, and graciously invited me to come watch. […]

“If you want me to kiss your ass, then you had to put it in my contract.” Janet Hubert

This past weekend, I visited New York’s Museum of Modern Art & fell in love in the photography gallery. I always fall in love in their portrait gallery so this is really no new news! What made me fall during my most recent visit was Carrie Mae Weems’ “From Here I Saw What Happened and […]

Black Magic: Her Hands Black Magic: Her Smile Black Magic: Her Skin Black Magic: Her Being Black Magic: Her Promise Black Magic: Her Love Art Credits: 2010 Tafari Stevenson-Howard Muse: Tamara Rasberry