“A lot of the work that I’ve been creating has influenced me to do nothing but thing outside the box having to show my art work with a ring to it to shock the world and see something and feel something they have never seen nor felt before. Even though we are all different, and have all different perspectives, there is a lot of unlearning that needs to happen within myself and the world in order to make space for the variety of different voices we all have.

A common theme in my life is finding who I really am & what being melanin means to me seeing how the world interprets a young melanin male trying to let greatness be great. Progressing from my self portrait to the images I have shown in the previous padlet I had accomplished is an example of self-exploration. Never mind the practical realities of life – id much rather spend the day in a fantasy land of my own creation like Minecraft…lol far away from the harsh reality of the everyday world….”

Something that surprised me about photography is the different images other people are able capture because they have a whole entire different perspective on things compared to how I would perceive and take on shooting the camera in a different settings or something while another person might keep the camera settings & go for a different angle & another point of view.

I can vouch that I’ve grown in a progressive manner since January when I joined this program I learned & gained a lot of skills along with new traits with cameras and editing in photoshop thanks to CCC & Evo taking time out and participating in helping to teach each individual in this meeting grow in some form or fashion throughout the program and troubling time during in quarantine.

I think the interviews towards the end of the program were really helpful & a experience I haven’t experienced before it showed me my strengths & weaknesses and what I could do to improve my traits & skills thanks to the 3 matured women who helped & walked me through it giving me tips along with advice through the interview I give thanks to Adrian and Sam.