I’m so hyped about this! This is for the gospel lovers, the house heads, the former pk’s, the choir directors, those missing the nostalgia of church on a Sunday, and for those who want to just put it on.
Consider this your personal invite from me to pull up on Sunday, May 17 from 4-8p at @openhouseorl for a time!
This isn’t a religious event. We are just here for the music! All religions, ages, cultures, creeds, orientations are welcome to come share some coffee, enjoy the vibe and even come get your portrait taken in our portrait corner!
This event is completely free, BUT I would be grateful for an RSVP so I can know “who all gonna be over there” 🤗
Dress code is come as you are but your modern version of Sunday’s Best would be so fun. I can’t wait to see all of you. I’m super grateful to the legendary @westxside_ and @sado.smooth bringing the word to us and to Open House for aligning with my vision of an uplifting time.
RSVP link is in the bio and I cannot wait to see your beautiful faces and toast lattes with you. 🤗
Next Sunday, we are gathering in the name of rhythm, fashion and coffee to bring to you Sunday’s Best: A Gospel House Party.
Throw on your version of Sunday’s Best, bring your friends and family, come take some pics, enjoy some coffee and best of all enjoy the vibes.
There is no cover, everyone is welcome! RSVP link is in the bio.
See you soon!
I had the high honor of capturing the wedding of my friend @takia313 and Jilla over this weekend in Puerto Vallarta. On our last day, Carl and I decided to go exploring in Old Town and Zona Romàntica and needless to say, I think we found our new dip off spot.
I am super grateful to have people to trust me to capture their most precious moments and am very grateful to travel the world to do it. ¡Viva México!
Girl dinners and dates with my children are still my favorite activities. @kabooki_orlando was a vibe complete with passionfruit mocktails. 🥰
We are 3 months removed from losing Auntie/Sister. Grief has now gone from being acute to this undercurrent hum of sadness that swells unpredictably. As a mother, not being able to just FIX it for my children is hard. There’s multi-faceted grief here.
But in order to smile a bit more, to honor my sister, I know its important to move forward. With joy. It’s with that in mind that I curate special moments for us to experience. Its not every day or even every week but I try to make our outings as special as we can so, at least for that moment, the laughs can be pure and from the belly. There’s no better remedy than a delightful culinary experience. 🥰
My week was gorgeous. No complaints. I committed to stop being a slave to an algorithm and chose to not shoot vertically for my test vignettes on my Fujifilm x100vi. And you know what? I like it here! Thank you @cemthree for the shots of me! 🤗
My rotation of reading and studying this week/month.
I created a curriculum to sharpen my directorial and cinematography eye and this week focuses on French Nu Wave and Avant Garde cinema. So I am EXCITED!
Do you read more than one book at a time? Or does that keep you from being fully immersed?
When I started learning photo and video 8 years ago, my biggest prayer was for it to take me everywhere. Expand me. This “job” I took two years ago was enchanting, but I never expected to be able to say officially, I am a published literary photographer.
And I get to be published championing Black Art, Black Excellence, Black Culture Preservation. And I’m just getting started!
Thank you, Miss Denise, for the opportunity! Thank you Dr. Green for your impactful work!
My week was frustrating.
I had all of this energy at the beginning. I had my to do list, calls, schedules and then…my laptop stopped cooperating and my body zapped the rest of my momentum.
I’ve always had issues around my cycle (PCOS and even an Endometriosis diagnosis) and in the past I’ve always fought past it, showed up anyway, while literally screaming on the inside. I can’t express the amount of pain and pure fatigue I suffer from monthly.
Anywho, I used this as an opportunity to go slower. Go at a pace that honored my body. I picked up an embroidery kit for the first time in my life and taught myself something new. I read my books. I sipped tea.
This week was a big lesson in not fighting with technology or my body and being more present and confident in sitting still.
