〰️getting ahead of the algorithm
Lorna Simpson, Testimony
NOTES ON BIG SUR + L.A.
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, place to stay in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul - John Muir
👐🏾Deep Music in the Deep Woods👐🏾
Photo by nights.and.days
A real life influencer.
Portrait d'une négresse, Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1800)
Creole in a Red Turban, Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans (1840)
Zamorka, Anton Ažbe (1895)
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I miss this place. SO MUCH.
ICONIC.
Shockingly, in New York, there are 300 resettled children in federal custody. These kids are currently being sheltered almost 2,500 miles away from where they last saw their parents / guardians. If you’re inclined, you can help them by donating to the Mayor’s Fund:
“Donations will be used to support organizations that are working locally and nationally to provide help including: legal and social services, medical care, help with release from detention, and supplies including toys, food, and water.”
Image via @ruba
Nairobi, Kenya
Visiting Africa for the first time was profound. This sounds cliche, but I seriously felt like I was at home. People see you. They acknowledge your physical and spiritual presence. Nothing is taken for granted.
In Kenya + Zanzibar, I saw and felt the people too. I felt the effortless way Africans connected with strangers and those they knew forever by offering a friendly smile and eye contact. Kenya's natural diversity and cinematic sunsets paired with Zanzibar's gorgeous beaches and cultural history made for unforgettable experience. The magic of East Africa is real.
Pretty hanging arrangement. Seen in The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
The animals see you too.
Say Cheese.
Karen, Nairobi, Kenya
Karen, Nairobi, Kenya
Karen, Nairobi, Kenya
My 1st time in a tiny plane 😬
Tim 👀
Masai Mara, Kenya
<3
Yea, I was scared.
He's ready for his close up.
Breakfast in the Savannah
A Tribe called Maasai Mara
The elder
Warriors come out and play.
Masai Mara, Kenya
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Stonetown, Zanzibar
As a native Brooklynite and natural hair care enthusiast, it was a great honor to direct and produce content celebrating Black beauty and natural hair care leader, Lisa Price. Price offered the mainstream a different standard of beauty. Carol's Daughter allowed women of color to love their curls and for that, we thank you. Happy 25th anniversary!
Image shot by Timothy Smith. Text via Essence Magazine
References for cultural context:
The Last Time I Was Natural, I Was 3 Years Old—Here’s How It Feels To Go Natural 20 Years Later
South Africa’s embrace of natural hair care illustrates the movement’s power
Happy Life, Happy (art) wife
