‘ Ziggy Mack ‘

What’s understood doesn’t have to be explained 😅 Model digitals for @widankori @models1stmanagement Photographer: Carl Bledsoe Jr for @cbj.vision Studio & mentorship: @fomoloop 🙏🏾 #modeldigitals #model #photographer

The process: the joy, the grief & the learning… Days like these remind me of staying true to my mission. The mission that I was given before birth. I’m reminded to stay focused. I also think about Young Dolph when he said “stay focused, but I really wanna crash. Think about where you at. Then think about your past.” Since graduating college, I feel like I’ve been diving deeper into the duality within grief, and learning about my history. I feel like my hometown, Memphis, is still growing through this grief for Martin Luther King Jr. This sweatshirt means a lot. When I’m away from home, it physically reminds me of Memphis. As an African a scholar, it reminds me of the importance of my studies and how they are intertwine with storytelling and creating tribe. Today, I’m reminded of the Vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as well as my grandmother: today is her birthday too. I’m thankful to still have my grandmother on this side of things. Modeling and Photography are businesses that I got into as an artist first. I combine my scholarship with my creativity like @houseofaama & @cxffeeblack ✨ and so many other beautiful storytellers. I also feel very powerful from learning about our history. At this point in my life, I’m very grounded and Imboden by two things: knowing where I’m from and knowing who I’m from. I’m from Memphis, Tennessee, and I’m from leaders. My leadership is through action, who I’m listening, how I wear my clothes, where I’m spending my time & with whom. LISTEN TO @indiaarie today 💙 During this MLK day, I encourage y’all to speak with the elders in your life, to sit with yourself and listen: to wise council, to nature, to (Music), to the spirit, all that jazz. Photographer: @fomoloop Edits: @cbj.vision Model: @carlbledsoejr Location: Memphis, TN #mlk #nationalcivilrightsmuseum #memphis #martinlutherkingjr grief

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just lights and tights 📸: @fomoloop

“The difference between try and triumph is a little ‘umph.’” —Marvin Phillips — • 📸 @fomoloop • #jilliandavis #complexions #complexionscontemporaryballet #dancersofinstagram #tuesday #tuesdaymotivation #motivation #inspiration #quotes #photooftheday #photography #photographersofinstagram

24 dance photo dump

ZIGGYS CURATED CURIOSITIES✨ “I enjoy shopping at Paradox because every trip is an experience. The like-minded individuals that patron there, the staff you meet and the wares that you provide there - there’s not a combination like that anywhere else in Memphis.” Ziggys picks✨ - @carlyquinndesigns Tulip Tile - The Twentieth Stationary Set - @tuliasartisangallery Puffin Mobile - Octopus Cufflinks

when @david.quarlesiv got me out the house. this also reminds me when I had a street style segment with @memphismagazine . What does everyone think of me exploring my roots of street-style/fashion portraiture?

Y’all, video is hard. Editing and framing video for a vertical crop is hard. Creating footage from a camera setup 1. that wasn’t yours (shout outs to @united for not ever getting any of my scuba/camera gear to my final destination even after nearly 5 hours of phone customer service conversations/confirmations prior to my departing flights btw) 2. never have ever used before 3. ... underwater with roughly 12 *logged* dives under your belt IS HARD. However, you gotta start somewhere, and this is that. With all that being said, I am thoroughly grateful for this experience. I couldn’t have picked a more difficult way to dive into this process (🤭). This particular edit does not have all the TikTok / Insta Reels bells and whistles, but if I don’t post this now then I wasn’t ever going to post it. Luckily, I got enough footage to make a little series out of this experience. I’m slowly getting the hang of the process so just bear with me and the growing pains. Everything should clean up once I figure things out. So tell me your thoughts, rebuild up my ego, and make sure the VOLUME is ON 🔊because your guy spent nearly an hour searching and deciding the track for this one (😂) #enjoy And thank you so much to the dive staff and crew of Palau @aggressorliveaboards very kind and knowledgeable people. And thank you to @wanderingcheetah for constantly pushing me along the way [both metaphorically and literally] 🤿

Video and reels are gonna be a steep learning curve🫠. Forever thankful to my friends like @iori.araya who help me grow as an artist. Finding old photo shoot footage in my phone and actually making use of it

#anythinggoes #dancephotography hola! I want to welcome back all the company dancers to the 2023-24 season by inviting any and all company dancers in the Greater Memphis Area (Collage, New Ballet Ensemble, Ballet Memphis, Tennessee Ballet Theater, etc.) to my studio this month: (September) every Sunday from 12:00pm — 2:00pm CST whoever shows up, we do/create whatever you want; you can as weird as you want; collaborate with dancers from other companies; all the images shown are possible backdrops DM for questions, studio address, or just show up #iykyk . I’ll be there every Sunday this month 12p — 2pm #pullup share, share, share

what a whirlwind experiencing @brooksmuseum black portraits opening night! the entire community showed up and showed out for this wonderful event [i’m thinking the number was about 800+??] to view 100+ portraits of various media [artist @calidagarciarawles featured in the first slide]. super proud of the homie @arieljcobbert recent immersive art installation work on site where she had company ballet dancers @nyaham__ @miss_mcgriff_ interact with the spaces and perform for the attendees. can’t wait to make time to do another round of the show when I’m not covering it. anyone who had attended, did you have any favorites moments or art pieces?