Karli Evans 10/20/15 Karli Evans 10/20/15

Grovetoberfest

South Miami crowded into a muddy Peacock Park Saturday, October 17 for the annual Grovetoberfest. Beer vendors from around South Florida set up tents and sold mini cups of brew to a fun crowd buzzing on local beer, good food, and live music. Slideshow for Miami New Times.

Karli Evans 10/16/15 Karli Evans 10/16/15

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.

Karli Evans 10/16/15 Karli Evans 10/16/15

III Points Day 3

Sunday's lineup featured: Copan, Bomba Estereo, XXYYXX, Otto Von Schirach, Jesse Perez, Deaf Poets, King Krule, Mr. Brown, Psychic Mirrors, Damian Lazarus

Best in show: Copan, Bomba Estereo, Mr. Brown, Psychic Mirrors, & Damian Lazarus. Slideshow for Miami New Times.

Karli Evans 10/16/15 Karli Evans 10/16/15

III Points Day 2

Saturday's lineup included: Leon the Lion, Tangowerk, Fudakochi, YNOT, AlunaGeorge, Shlohmo, Telescope Thieves, Run the Jewels, Taylor McFerrin, Jacques Green, MF Doom + Ghostface Killah, Roman Flugel, Toro y Moi, Sango, MillionYoung, Danny Daze

Best in show: AlunaGeorge, Shlohmo, Run the Jewels, Toro y Moi, & Sango. Slideshow for Miami New Times.

Karli Evans 10/16/15 Karli Evans 10/16/15

III Points Day 1

III Points returned to it's original venue this year at Mana Wynwood, which was a good fit for the larger audience. Miami brought a lot of energy, a lot of fun characters, and III Points featured a great collection of local artists and larger acts. Friday's lineup included: Grey 8S, Kazoots, The Field, Plastic Pinks, Austin Paul, Surfer Blood, Panda Bear, Virgo, Bonobo, War Paint, Rob Bank$, Nicolas Jaar, Neon Indian, & Niko Javan.

Best in show: Kazoots, Plastic Pinks, Panda Bear, Bonobo, & Nicolas Jaar. Slideshow for Miami New Times.

Karli Evans 10/6/15 Karli Evans 10/6/15

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.