Posts in category Photography
Models of color around the world
Kiara Kabukuru above Anne Fiona below Enyelisa de la Rose Lais Ribeiro Cici Ali shanina shaik Jessica Strother Senait Gidey Jourdan Dunn Model Brenda M. Joan Smalls Raquel Pinto Yasmin Warsame lais ribeiro Cindy Bruna grace mahary Brianna […]
Read MoreModel: Shanina Shaik
Nationality:Australian Place of birth:Melbourne, Australia Ethnicity:Pakistani, Saudi Arabian and Lithuanian Shanina Shaik was a runner up on the reality TV series Make Me a Supermodel. While on the show, she met US model/actor Tyson Beckford, who featured as one of the judges and whom she is currently dating. “I’m not sure if my look is an […]
Read MoreModel: Jourdan Dunn
Nationality: British Ethnicity: African descent On the cover of The Sunday Times Style UK with an featured interview inside the magazine Jourdan Dunn – runway star London born Jourdan Dunn was discovered in a local Primark at 16 by the legendary agency Storm Models (who also discovered Kate Moss) and has been unstoppable ever since. […]
Read MoreInstagram’s Kevin Systrom a Silicon Valley Star
Facebook’s $1 billion purchase of the photo app made Kevin Systrom the latest tech cult hero. It happened only because he chose school of Zuckerberg’s start-up.
Read MoreModel & Actress: Liya Kebede
Nationality: Ethiopian Place of birth: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ms. Kebede stands at 5’10 Ft Tall. She speaks English & French. Ethiopian supermodel Liya Kebede became this first woman of color in Estee Lauder’s 57-year history to sign a contract with the cosmetics giant. She has a 3 million dollar a year for 3 years deal with […]
Read MoreModel & Actress: Ashley Marie Jones
Nationality: (Detroit, Michigan) American. Ethnicity: Bi-racial Currently in Los Angeles, California. Represented by VISION Los Angeles. Photographer JARRELLE LEE. Quote: This session is getting so much coverage. We are beyond grateful for the response of this shoot. More shout outs to my amazing team on this project, the energy was amazing and we have these beautiful images […]
Read MoreThe Pyramids at Meroë, Sudan
Meroë, the royal necropolis of the southern capital of the kingdom of Kush near Bejrawia . The steep-sided pyramids were built over the burial chambers of the rulers. During the blue evening light with the presence of a few stars, a single camel and rider stands in front of two of the pyramids at Meroë […]
Read MoreTomb of the Nubian King Tantamani
Quote: Our time is almost up and our two hour visit inside these two ancient tombs has come to an end. Uncle Ali waits patiently outside the gate of the Tomb of the Nubian King Tantamani (Tawentamani) at el-Kurru, which was originally excavated beneath the pyramids that are now partially collapsed. This tomb is completely […]
Read MoreStar Trek’s Nichelle Nichols aka Uhura
“Who knew that Nichelle Nichols sizzled in the local cabaret scene before taking up her earpiece on the starship Enterprise.
Read MoreWoman with blue eyes in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
“Her beauty among such devastation was like seeing a lotus flower blossom from the mud.” I was on assignment for the Smithsonian magazine photographing the destroyed art after the earthquake in Haiti. Having previously covered the disaster, the destruction of so many thousands of paintings and sculptures was a whole new sadness I hadn’t realized […]
Read MorePrincess Emma Bakayishonga of Rwanda & the $2.4 million Watussi Woman artwork
Watussi Woman is a sublime portrait of a noblewoman in the court of HM Mwami Rudahigwa III, monarch of the Watussi in the territory of Ruanda-Urundi, then part of the Belgian Congo. In an extraordinarily fortuitous development, the identity of the sitter has been confirmed as Emma Bakayishonga in Rwanda in 1942. Famous for her […]
Read MoreEx-Model, Actress & Singer: Vanity AKA Denise Katrina Matthews
Nationality: Canadian Ethnicity: She is African American and German. Born Denise Katrina Matthews, Vanity is a glamorous Canadian ex-model and lead singer of the all-girl group “Vanity 6” of German and African/American , she specialized in playing sultry female characters often in trouble with the law. (CNN) Vanity fronted the group Vanity 6 but was best […]
Read MoreModel: Devan Nykole
Nationality: American Ethnicity: African descent. She has gray-green eyes. I would like to see this young woman more often in the fashion and acting world. This photo above is just captivating and I had to share it with the rest of you. View her photos and videos below. From The Ground Up VFILES | Devan Nykole […]
Read MoreModel: Mari Agory
Nationality: (San Diego, California) American. Ethnicity: South Sudan , African. She’s 5’11 ft tall & was born in Khartoum, Sudan. Mari Agory was discovered at age 20 by a photographer while attending her junior year of college. “It’s considered late in the industry,” she explains, “because girls start really young. Amazing Illustration by Evan Woolery >artstation.com/artist […]
Read MoreModel & Actress: Tierra Benton
Nationality: (Gainesville, Georgia) American Ethnicity: African descent. At the age of 13, she won her first modeling contest. Ms. Benton is a honor graduate of Georgia State University . She is a New York based model & is 6’2 ft tall. Quote: Around thirteen, I was reintroduced to my childhood dream. I signed with my first agency […]
Read MoreModel: Hajju
Nationality: Nigerian Ethnicity: African I saw this woman and thought, she looks Royal like a Princess or Queen from an Ancient land. I inquired about her and was told she was the sister of Huda Fadoul who owns a clothing and tailoring shop called Hudayya Bridal In Abuja, Nigeria. Beautiful make-up & head gear by Claire Transformations. […]
Read MoreModel: Nyadak “Duckie” Thot
Nationality: Australian Ethnicity: South Sudan, African. Nikki Perkins’s baby sister Nyadak “Duckie” Thot below was on Australia’s Next Top Model Cycle 8 television show. She made it to the top 3 finalist. www.digitallivre.com Duckie’s Height is 5’9. 1/2 ft tall. pridemodels.com.au/melb/models/view/duckie Quote: Thank you so much Jaton Couture this moment was everything & more. ️ Runway show […]
Read MoreModel: Tsanna Latouche
Nationality: (Ajax, Ontario) Canadian Ethnicity: Indian and Jamaican She is 5’10 ft tall. Quote: The craziest thing I’ve ever had to do on a shoot: Shooting at night in the sea with what I was convinced were baby sharks. I’m best known for my (eyes, freckles, hips, etc.): Cat like eyes. She has been jetting around the […]
Read MoreOld Portraits Of Beautiful West African Women
I love the intricate hairstyles and GOLD accessories. African artisans designed and custom made jewelry too. These are some of the most inspiring and amazing portraits of beauty… Grooming was a way of life. Maybe this explains our love for fashion, accessories, jewelry and intricate hairdos. “In and Out of the Studio: Photographic Portraits from West Africa,” opens today. The […]
Read MoreModel: Nicole Murphy
Nationality: (Sacramento, California) American Ethnicity: British caucasion mother and African American father who was an Air Force pilot . She is 5’10 and has aqua eyes in-between blue and green. She is an American fashion model, television personality, designer, occasional actress and business woman. Nicole began her modeling career at age 13. Within a year, Nicole won […]
Read MoreModel: Chrystèle Saint-Louis Augustin
Nationality: French Ethnicity: Guadeloupean / Martiniquais (Caribbean /West Indies) African descent. Ms. Augustin speaks French and English. She is 5’10 1/2 ft tall with blue eyes. Quote: Both my parents and my brother are dark skinned but the West Indies are a mix of genes from different countries and you never know what skin color your baby […]
Read MoreThe Golden Ratio Formula for Beauty?
It has long been said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and thought that beauty varies by race, culture or era. The evidence, however, shows that our perception of physical beauty is hard wired into our being and based on how closely the features of one’s face reflect phi in their proportions. […]
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