a preview to an intimate communique

An experimental black & white image set of an impromptu moment.

Hershey stood next to the windowed door so that I could watch how the light fell on her when she got a phone call. And then she got a text. Followed by a phone call another text and so on. They were all with the same person and this continued for a while.

I wasn't really listening but from the expressions on her face there was some obvious drama going on. Curious about how the emotion in these captures would look like, I continued shooting.

Hershey, aware and curious herself, consciously positioned herself provocatively. Unabashedly, she continued her talk, never afraid to show her true feelings, losing herself to the moment.

Unplanned and genuine, the experience was very passion, very fragile and very intimate.

These images are just a few of the full set at PangeasGarden.com

Check it out.

-Vincent

ivysion...

The words of Timothy Ivy...

"In my day to day life I'm a photojournalist for various publications.

For 20+ years I've been privileged to tell local, national and international stories with my camera. I've been allowed into the lives of both famous and every day people."

"In that time I've seen a lot of beauty and a lot of ugliness. As a way to counter-balance the ugliness I see through the lens, I engage in personal artistic projects that allow me to express more peace and beauty."

"One such project in which I'm currently engaged is capturing the beauty of natural Black women. I'm interested in photographing women who celebrate their natural, raw beauty in an effort to show the grace and soul that such beauty represents."

Welcome to the Garden, Timothy. Hope to see more of your beautiful captures on display. You can see more of his works here.

Nostalgia

When we revisit the past we are often able to see ourselves in the eyes of others. I think that it's very important to remember our ancestors because they live in all of us.



Great grandmother's eyes, grandmother's nose and granduncle's hands. The one way to live forever is to have children, but it's important to teach our children to look back from time to time and remember.




You can find some of my paintings on my website and some more photography here.

-Tamara Natalie Madden

CourtDL in black & white...

a couple of moments in black and white

more to come

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the works and words of Saddi Khali...

"i believe art can change the world. let's make a difference. i'm tryna do work that looks like no other. i've done magazines, album & book covers, but my current passion is fine art."


"i'm currently workin in natural light. god's illumination on Black skin is magnificent 2 me."


"Black people need 2 see images of ourselves w/ humanity. women beautiful regardless of size, shape or complexion. men strong, sensitive & loving. parents & children caring & happy. couples in love in warm intimate moments. us as lovers, sensual & sexy but not nasty even when we're nasty."



"i can b reached @ saddikhali@gmail.com or on facebook"


You can see more on Saddi's works here and here. Saddi and I had an interesting discussion, expect to see the results of it here soon.

a creative moment with the models for the portal...

Lois Lane's passion...


Nena's cool

stay tuned.

The UrbanGeisha of Brooklyn...

In the process of working on the web portal I've approached various people to contribute content. One such person is the UrbanGeisha, Farah B. from Brooklyn. A recent reality TV show star (Redemption Song on FUSE TV) she's a professional model/hairstylist/MUA in the New York area whose captures are breathtaking. See for yourself. And you can see more images of her on her modeling profile here.

the one that got away...

Nightly...

I worked with her on a shoot for another web portal and, along with the shots for that portal, we did a few more. I'd hope she would join us in on our portal because she has the ability to create some really intense imagery and I had more that a few ideas to work with her own. Maybe someday...

'til then... a couple of images from our sets.

the inspired works of Gus Bennett, Jr

Gus Bennett, Jr. is a Photographer out of New Orleans. I've always admired his techniques of combining photographic images with archival painted abstracts to create a soulful creatively intimate capture. I am humbled and inspired by his works. Hopefully, he will be a part of the portal. In the meantime, I share these extraordinary works here. To see more of his works you can find them here and here.

artful vanisha...

Taking a moment to explore a couple of my inspirations: the dancer/muse Vanisha and the photographer/artist Gus Bennet. You've seen many of my images of Vanisha here on the Project and you can see the work of Gus Bennet here. I am digging these. They make me want to paint and draw again.

passionate self-portraits by xxmisa

Impressively creative explorations in self-portraiture are only one of the reasons I was impressed by the works of this young photography enthusiast. When you see XXMISA's works, you see the chronicles of a talent on the road of discovery. Her artistic approaches to composition and post processing will leave you entertained and inspired. And I find her subjects to be insightful and potentially provocative. She's doing great work now; I look forward to watching her grow. And when you see more of works here, you will see that these images are just the tip of the iceberg.