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@palomospain for NYFW x @cutlersalon

Angel for Body in Motion

Téa-Monet in the studio last month

@chrisisclueless at @deliciastudio_

Last summer I got the opportunity to photograph with Elliott. These also happen to be the last set of images I created before graduation. Elliott is truly one of a kind and an amazing artist. Here’s to making more photographs all 2024 🤎

Wiederhoeft SS24 for @cutlersalon x NYFW

Back in June, I had the opportunity to photograph trans activist, writer, and artist Raquel Willis for @1stdibs Pride campaign in collaboration with the @leslielohmanmuseum (a museum devoted to the exhibition and preservation of LGBTQIA+ art and history). Willis, who sits on the board, had the chance to explore Leslie-Lohman's queer archives. She viewed images of figures like Marsha P. Johnson and Colin Robinson, as well as curated a pride collection for 1stDibs. Coming from North Carolina, I often reflect on how the South has profoundly shaped me and how I deeply love my home. But reflecting on growing up black and queer I realize it created a void inside me, often leaving me yearning for queer space and community. Being away and having found a community now, I am frequently reminded of how important not only visibility is but also how crucial the documentation of our voices and narratives is. Beautiful words written by @likethediner . The exhibition showacsed is “Images on Which to Build, 1970s-1990s,” a photographic documentation of activism, education, and media production within trans, queer, and feminist grassroots organizing from the 1970s through the 1990s. Lighting Assistant: @kuan_hotdog

Beyond grateful for everyone that came to the opening and all the messages of support/congratulations I’ve received. Can’t being to explain how loved I felt this weekend. This experience would have been nothing without my community that has helped me along the way. I’m immensely grateful and love you all 🤎

This Thursday, August 24th, from 6 PM - 8 PM, the Parsons MFA Photography exhibition "The Sound Crickets Make" will take place. Come and see the work of my cohort and myself at the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery located at 66 5th Ave. I want to say a thank you to everyone who has sat for me in the last two years as I stumbled my way through learning photography. I moved to NYC in the summer of 2021, knowing only a handful of people. Over the last two years, I have had the privilege of meeting a truly amazing community of people who have supported and allowed me to come into myself. The image featured is “All these times I have yearned"

New work for @cfda x Words With Friends, featuring three queer NYC DJs in conversation with @masterganzy discussing how fashion plays a role in their musicality and how pioneers of house music like Larry Levan, Ron Hardy, and Frankie Knuckles played a pivotal role in the formation of house music and their own artistry. A hell of a day to be black and queer!! Writer/CD/Stylist: Melquan Ganzy | @masterganzy Photographer: Sean Manuel | @seancmanuel Talent: Kenni Javon | @kennijavon , Golden Gucci | @goldenguccci , and BMAJR | @bmajr Fashion Assistant: Dyer "Dior" Sharpe | @diorsharpe Photo Assistant: Jessica Dunston | @fbvisualss Processed/Scanned: @phtsdr

Ebony in her home

House of Aama for @cutlersalon x NYFW