1. 23 May



    let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. it’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.
    — jodi picoult. (via estrellasbellas)

    (via elizabeth-antoinette)

     

  2. 20 May



    Sometimes, I write.

    “You healed the lepers

    when they called your name.

    You healed the broken,

    will you heal me?

     

    Take what’s broken,

    heal the pain.

    Take my heart

    have your way.”

    -The Ember Days

     

    There are days when I am

     unable to lift my eyes to my Maker.

    There is shame and then, fear.

    I am not one to be loved radically, I say.

    So, I fix my sight on things created,

    hoping that broken cisterns

     will quench this thirst. But,

    He woos and pursues.

     

    Afraid of such deep love, I run.

    He sees the depths of my heart.

    And knows all my insecurities. Yet,

    He calls me his and calls me by name:

    Beloved.

    He is transforming every pain to joy,

    Exchanging ashes for beauty. And

    I choose to let His love heal me.

    In the dirt pile of my heart,

    He is still making something beautiful.

     

  3. 14 May


    Gele: a portrait series

    Gele: a portrait series

     

  4. 13 May


    Gele series ft. Ms. Onabajo

    Gele series ft. Ms. Onabajo

     

  5. 13 May


    Candids of Cara at Thirsty Mind. 

    Candids of Cara at Thirsty Mind. 

     

  6. 8 May


    Not too long ago, I started writing letters- pen and paper style- to some of my closest friends. It’s remarkable how excited I get whenever I settle down behind my desk to craft words to send to a friend- new or old, close or far. It’s easy to underestimate how therapeutic it can be to set aside either 3 minutes or half-hour to ask a friend what’s new in his or her life. You’ll be amazed at how much good it does to your mind to put all those questions and stories on a sheet of paper. Even more, you’ll be pleasantly surprised when a letter in your mailbox brightens your day. I want to send you a letter so feel free to message me your mailing address and expect a letter soon. 

    Not too long ago, I started writing letters- pen and paper style- to some of my closest friends. It’s remarkable how excited I get whenever I settle down behind my desk to craft words to send to a friend- new or old, close or far. It’s easy to underestimate how therapeutic it can be to set aside either 3 minutes or half-hour to ask a friend what’s new in his or her life. You’ll be amazed at how much good it does to your mind to put all those questions and stories on a sheet of paper. Even more, you’ll be pleasantly surprised when a letter in your mailbox brightens your day.

    I want to send you a letter so feel free to message me your mailing address and expect a letter soon. 

     

  7. 8 May


    Rekia. 2013.  “Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.” —Ernest Hemingway 

    Rekia. 2013. 

    “Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.”

    —Ernest Hemingway 

     

  8. 8 May


    Cara. 2013 Thanks Cara for taking the time to sit with me in Thirsty Mind. 

    Cara. 2013

    Thanks Cara for taking the time to sit with me in Thirsty Mind. 

     

  9. 3 May


    Emma. 2013

    Emma. 2013

     

  10. 3 May


    Seyiram. 2013 Huge shout out to everyone that modeled for me this past semester! I’m officially done with my Digital Photography class, and I’m so psyched for Analog Photography in the Fall (al that darkroom magic!) ^_^ I’m also looking forward to starting summer projects of my own.x

    Seyiram. 2013

    Huge shout out to everyone that modeled for me this past semester! I’m officially done with my Digital Photography class, and I’m so psyched for Analog Photography in the Fall (al that darkroom magic!) ^_^ I’m also looking forward to starting summer projects of my own.x

     

  11. 1 May


    Cara. 2013

    Cara. 2013

     

  12. 1 May


    Fitse. 2013

    Fitse. 2013

     

  13. 27 Apr


    “I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.” Maya Angelou Thanks Barbara for lighting up my Sunday with your presence and laughter. 

    “I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.” Maya Angelou

    Thanks Barbara for lighting up my Sunday with your presence and laughter. 

     

  14. 26 Apr


    Dianna. 2013

    Dianna. 2013

     

  15. 23 Apr


    Barbara. 2013 I don’t remember exactly how we met, but I’m glad we became friends. I’m so excited for the future of our friendship and sharing life with her. Barbara is one of the women I’m proud to call friend, and it’s amazing to witness what God is doing in and through her.x

    Barbara. 2013

    I don’t remember exactly how we met, but I’m glad we became friends. I’m so excited for the future of our friendship and sharing life with her. Barbara is one of the women I’m proud to call friend, and it’s amazing to witness what God is doing in and through her.x