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Black man sitting in Oldsmobile holding cigarette

Everyday Atlanta (Ongoing)

Ms. Johnnie, owner of Mitchell's House of Beauty, which has served the Atlanta area for 50 years

Mitchell's House of Beauty

Yaya and Angela, employees of Make More Beautiful beauty supply store in East Point, GA.

Make More Beautiful

M.J A man with an amazing sense of style that I met on St. Claude Ave, in New Orleans. We talked about his life story and what influenced his sense of style.

A Red Lip

Man on Beale Street dressed fashionably smoking a cigar

A Warm Hug From Memphis

Amtrak Conductor for "The Crescent" arriving from West Virginia in Atlanta, GA October 2024

Amtrak Tales

A trip to New York brought me to the beautiful neighborhood of Cypress Hills in East New York.

East New York (Cypress Hills area)

Mudiatm, worker at Js restaurant

Greenbriar Discount Mall (Ongoing)

Khiry Al-Amin son of humanitarian and civil rights leader H. Rap Brown

Khiry AL- Amin

Barbershop

Barbershop Dayz

Mr. Patel, owner of Headland and Delowe Cleaners in East Point, GA

Mr. Patel (Owner of Headland and Delowe Cleaners)

Theron, former employee of PPR, photography store that has recently closed in Atlanta.

The Closing of My Photography Home PPR

Catalina Reyna folkloric dancer

Dance of The Deer

Atlanta Taekwondo Acadmey

Atlanta Taekwondo Center Closing After 25 years

The dirt paved road that leads to my grandmothers house in Logtown, GA

The Road To Gma's House

DeRay standing outside with his daughters dogs.

A Man's Theory

Spider in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans.

Spider's Web

Annual Zulu parade held during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana

From Those Hands (Polaroid Work)

Missouri, owner of his own air conditioning company, reveals his past career as a professional film photographer.

A Dream Discovered (The story of Missouri)

A father and daughter take a motorcycle bike ride through the city of New Orleans. They share with me the story of their deep bond.

A Dad and Daughter Ride through NOLA

Thanksgiving day years ago in Logtown, GA captured by my mother on her Polaroid camera.

My Mother's Archive

Bus driver on her everyday route in East Point, GA

Essential Workers (Inside Nat Geo Fund for Journalists)

Outside of Margies Uniform Store

Great Dane of Margie's Uniforms ATL

posing on tires outside of mechanic shop

Andrew Mushimi