A Faded Summer Love

As the heat all but completely fades here in New York - I’m left with wistful memories from an eventful summer :)

Amandla Jahava

@_amandla ✨ dress by @houseofaama / jewelry by @chanluu / manicure by Marche Rue Dix with @vicsacrylics_
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My @industrycity studio is now open - email me for current info / availability for portrait sessions & documentary work, or if you want to collaborate 🙏

Amandla Jahava

@_amandla ✨ dress by @kadijuofficial / earrings by @eliou__ / necklace by @heronpreston
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My @industrycity studio is now open - email me for current info / availability for portrait sessions & documentary work, or if you want to collaborate 🙏

Movember Self Portraits

The older I get, the clearer my confusion about life becomes :) 

What is life? 
Why is life? 
Who am I? 

The existentialism of it all! 

It’s not always a melancholic confusion - sometimes it’s a simple / cheerful acknowledgment that I don’t really know that much. Other times, the confusion is oppressive and I feel like I’m living in The Matrix and like I can’t trust anyone or anything. 

Today - I’m just doing my best with the tools I have to find a little bit of stillness and relief from the pressure of existing. I hope you are too :)  

The Movember Foundation is an organization focused on men’s health - suicide prevention as well as prostate & testicular cancer. I connected to it 8 years ago while struggling with my own mental health and discomfort around expressing my emotions & embracing my sexuality 🏳️‍🌈 - an ongoing journey for me. This month, I will be supporting the efforts of @movember by maintaining my mustache, donating a portion of my earnings from any shoot booked this month, and focusing on managing my own mental health.

self portraits photographed at my @industrycity studio - now open - email me for current info / availability 🙏

Adventures in Self Portraiture

self portraits photographed at my @industrycity studio - now open - email me for current info / availability 🙏 me

Studies with Elijah Martinez

@julianelijahmartinez styled / photographed by me at my @industrycity studio - now open - email me for current info / availability 🙏

Elijah Martinez (2)

@julianelijahmartinez styled / photographed by me at my @industrycity studio - now open - email me for current info / availability 🙏

TAY

Tay is a model and the owner of Ajeselex. Photographed here in brooklyn.

Think Pink, Kristina DeMichele

@kristinademichele_ ✨ Photographed at my @industrycity studio - now open - email me for current info / availability 🙏

Elijah Martinez (1)

@julianelijahmartinez styled / photographed by me at my @industrycity studio - now open - email me for current info / availability 🙏

pants by @atentativeatelier

Kristina Demichele

@kristinademichele_ ✨ Photographed at my @industrycity studio - now open - email me for current info / availability 🙏

TAY for AJESELEX

Tay is a model and the owner of Ajeselex. Photographed here in brooklyn.