Kazilla
Kazilla is as bold and bright in person as walls she paints. I had a blast shooting the rainbow visionary with her new tiger piece at ALOFT in Brickell.
"Kazilla's multicultural misses and untamable wild things jump at their viewer thanks to her signature stark and occasionally tribal-like lines blending with bright, saturated colors. Her muses are often sexy, psychedelic, or carefree; they merge Miami's tropical touches with her New Mexican upbringing." Check out her full feature at Racked Miami.
Didrok
I had the privilege of photographing Didi in front of a couple murals she was finishing for different Art Basel projects around the city. This year female artists got a lot of attention for Miami Art Week, which is really exciting.
"Diana 'Didi' Contreras is known around Miami for painting intoxicatingly vibrant portraits of diverse women and for unapologetically depicting feminine symbols with strength and confidence." Check out her full feature at Racked Miami.
Medieval Street Style
I drove up to Hollywood, FL on Sunday to catch the last weekend of Camelot Days at T.Y. Park, which was set up like a small, walkable community of tented vendors, food, and entertainment. Despite the rain, I had some fun gettin' medieval with the costumed staff and patrons. Slideshow for Racked Miami.
III Points Street Style
Per usual, I had a blast shooting street style at III Points. I got to Wynwood about an hour before doors opened each night and caught the eclectic crowd as they were coming into the festival and enjoying the first few acts as the sun set. Slideshow for Racked Miami.
Tangela Sears
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of photographing Tangela Sears.
She's been the most vocal anti-gun violence activist in Miami for 20 years, and this May she lost her only son to a senseless shooting in Tallahassee - the same kind of violence she dedicated her life to preventing.
"I'm angry every day that I have to wake up. I don't want to live in this world without my child."
I met Tangela at her uniquely vibrant home in North Miami. It's the same house she grew up in, same house her mother grew up in, and where she raised her son David. Her grandfather painted their home, the gate adorned with roaring lions, and all the ornate front yard decorations bright yellow and alternating red. It's one of the coolest homes I've ever seen in Miami and makes the whole street pop. Tangela was planning on passing it down to David. We met and shot a couple traditional portraits in her living room, but we got the best images outside in front of her family's iconic house. Afterwards Tangela lit up as she told me about her son and showed me a collection of her favorite photos of him.
Read her full feature in Miami New Times.
