Sometimes you don’t need a caption … Read More

When the demons come, lighten up. Read More

“How’s your love life?” “It’s interesting, I’m in a bit of a pickle.” “How so?” “Well I’ve been in a relationship for 7 years, and we’ve gotten to that point where all we know is each other and all we see of each other is ‘my boyfriend’ or ‘my girlfriend’. That’s even how I see myself. I’ve been starting to feel like I… Read More

“That is so fly!” “Thanks.” “Mind if I take your picture?” “Sure.” “What do you do in the city?” “Styling, fashion, cosmetology.” “What’s your number 1 fashion tip?” “Do what makes you feel comfortable and know your colors.”… Read More

“Tell me about a time you were in love.” “We met when I was a junior in high school. One of my girlfriends liked one of his guy friends so we snuck out one night to meet them at a park. The two of them did their own thing and me and him just sat on top of a jungle gym and talked… Read More

Welcome back to Speaking Nopalese, my collaboration with Nopa that introduces you to people inside Nopa’s community. Today we meet Brooke Town, former manager at Nopa and Nopalito restaurant. After a 6-year tenure with the company, I caught up with with Brooke on her last week of work.  “I hear you’re about to skip town.” “Yep, heading to the Central Coast of California.”… Read More

“I saw an article about you in The Bold Italic..about ‘The Identity Project’. Great article.” “Aw thanks. "What was your inspiration for ‘The Identity Project’?” “I built a photography business and I had to figure out who I was as a photographer. My business coach really pushed me to explore that this year. That was the catalyst for how… Read More

“What are you passionate about?” “I think passion and moist are my two least favorite words in the English language. I hate the sound of the word of the moist, which it turns out lots of other people do too, but passion is such a powerful word that has been totally diluted and devalued because it’s used so carelessly. Passion is an all… Read More

“What brought you to San Francisco?” “I moved here with my girlfriend about a year ago. I work at Bi-Rite right up the street.” “What do you think of the city?” “I love it. It’s the first time I’ve lived in a super urban place. It’s so culturally rich. One of the things that really struck me about this place is that there’s… Read More

“Dope outfit dude.” “Thanks.” “Where do get your sense of style?” “Traveling a lot, partying all the time, and I look for things that I get smiles from.” “I bet you get a lot of smiles in that.” “Yep, I live at 100 smiles/hour.”… Read More

“You mind if I take your picture?” “Not at all.” “Are you used to being in front of the camera?” “Yeah, I do some modeling. How long have you been taking pictures?” “I’ve been doing this project for about two years.” “What was your motivation to start?” “Hmm, that’s a long story.” “You look like maybe you’re more used to asking the questions.”… Read More

“Love your hair.” “It’s fresh, just left the Du, on my way to a soul train party tonight!”… Read More

“You guys look sharp.” “Thanks” “Are y’all into fashion?” “Our dog’s name is Kate Moss.” “Nice. What’s the most important thing to think about when you’re presenting yourself fashion-wise?” On left – “Be effortless.” On right – “Dress how you wanna feel. Dress appropriately for the emotion you want to project. If you want to be successful, you dress a little more elevated… Read More

I was at a party and these two guys were selling these alcohol alternative drinks called Brilliant Elixirs. I asked them “What are these?” and Brandon (on left) said, “They’re organic, botanical beverages that we make that produce delightful sensations without alcohol.” I tried one and it was pretty good, so I asked “What inspired you guys to make these? How did you… Read More

10/30/13 Dear Friends & Allies, On October 20th I celebrated my 36th birthday – it was my first birthday incarcerated and I was fairly miserable, lonely and sad. I received many birthday cards and emails but despite having such a loving family and so many supportive friends, I often feel lonely and isolated in here.          On November 1st I will have… Read More

“What’s the most important thing in life to you?” “The most important thing in life to me? I think it’s my interactions with people. Connection. From my end of it, which is the only end I can control, being open and able to meet people where ever they’re at in their humanity. And letting them know, without even words, that another person sees… Read More

“Hey, wanna take a picture over here in front of these flowers?” “Sure.” “Awesome, it looks great. Before you go I also wanted to ask you ‘what’s your passion or purpose?” “Oh my god…really?” “Yeah.” “Music. Singing. The voice. Movement. Creative exploration. Source and connecting to that at all times and expressing that through every action I do, especially in terms of performance… Read More

while you are awaymy heart comes undoneslowly unravelsin a ball of yarnthe devil collects itwith a grinour lovein a ball of yarnhe’ll never return it so when you come backwe’ll have to make new love… Read More

Dia de los Muertos… Read More

Dia de los Muertos – San Francisco 10/2/13… Read More

“I like your look, is that a costume or just your style?”“It’s a costume, I’m a succubus.”“What’s that?”“Basically…it’s a sexy demon that feeds off your life energy.”… Read More

It was a pretty chill Halloween until…… Read More

“Tell me about the first time you fell in love.” “I can tell you about when I fell in love recently.” “Even better.” “So I was overseas traveling and I don’t really connect strongly with that many people but there was one guy that I really liked. I was at a dinner where he was preparing all these turkeys for people and he… Read More

“What are you passionate about?” “I’m passionate about health and wellness. I recently started my own business called Daily Ayurveda. I help people to learn how to restore balance in their bodies by applying classical Ayurvedic wisdom to modern day living.” “How’d you get into Ayurveda?” “It started out of my own journey to heal. I used to look and… Read More