Visual Stories

[rev_slider alias="green-1-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="The Weight Of Freedom"][/rev_slider] The Weight Of Freedom is a sister series to The Pursuit, both presented by Haitian photographer, Vladim Vilain. Both series explore themes of unfolding and revelation under slightly different lenses. The Pursuit depicts the process of an individual coming into themselves....

[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="GREEN"][/rev_slider] /*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} He/Him have never been nature’s preferred pronouns. And yet, Afé Abeni’s lifelong relationship with nature has been integral in his journey towards identification and acceptance as a trans Jamaican man. The ease with which...

[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="An Oldie but Goodie: Patoranking's "Lenge Lenge""][/rev_slider] /*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5bWVoofF0Y Creative CreditsStyling: Alexander-Julian Gibson/ @alexanderjulianMusic: Patoranking/ @patorankingfire EXPLORE MORE STORIES HERE 28OctMUMUILAStories By Her / Visual Stories 25OctEMBAJADAVisual Stories 21OctNYEUSEVisual Stories 18OctBoundless PassageVisual Stories...

[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1-1-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="FALSE DAWN"][/rev_slider]Two soldiers are resting by the shore during a brutal war, leading one of the soldiers to contemplate his existence and imagine a reality different from his own. The film, False Dawn, is a story about trauma and, in a sense, finding a...

[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="CREATIVE DNA 2.0 KENYA"][/rev_slider] /*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Creative DNA 2.0 Kenya: A new programme supporting and showcasing 20 of Kenya’s most exciting new fashion and accessories talents, such as standout emerging talents Metamorphisized, LUXATRA and TUG. For this...

[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR"][/rev_slider]Inspired by the extravagance and beauty of Black hair, “Don’t Touch My Hair” focuses on the significance of hair in the Black community. Hair is an important aspect of Black culture & history, and within the Black culture, hair plays...

[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1-1-1" slidertitle="THE PURSUIT"][/rev_slider] This photo series is a meditation on the constant search for integrity and honesty. Each work is an ethereal expression of truth in emotions, identity and sexuality. They combine both warm and cool tones through fluorescence to create an Afrofuturist aesthetics.The responsibility we have...

[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1" slidertitle="COWBOYS OF AFRICA"][/rev_slider]This visual series was inspired by how herdsmen, also referred to as Cowboys, are often categorized as violent and aggressive individuals in some African societies. To dispute this narrative, this series aims to celebrate and highlight the beauty of the black...

[rev_slider alias="faceless-11" slidertitle="I AM NOT MY HAIR"][/rev_slider]Black hair is known for its tough, resilient and wild nature. In this editorial, Reta Riman celebrates black freedom as expressed through our hair.  /*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Creative CreditsArt Direction/Styling: StyledRad Studios /...

[rev_slider alias="faceless-1" slidertitle="REBEL SOUL"][/rev_slider] Creative CreditsCreative Director & Photographer: Mike Amofah / @kvvadwo Muse & Stylist: Valentino Emwin / @attile_  EXPLORE MORE STORIES HERE 28OctMUMUILAStories By Her / Visual Stories 25OctEMBAJADAVisual Stories 21OctNYEUSEVisual Stories 18OctBoundless PassageVisual Stories 14OctUNTITLEDStories By Her / ...