Photo Series
07 - International Women's month
Perpetual series – (Series will be recurring/ revisited from time to time)
March is a special time in the year because it’s also known as “Women’s History Month” as well as the 8th being “International Women’s Day;” one highlights pinnacle moment’s in U.S. history where women ignited and led forth a movement that redefined societal standards and combated stereotypes toward women that has been deeply rooted into our culture. Meanwhile, International Women’s Day functions as a commemoration for the social, political, and cultural achievements women made bringing attention to equity and justice. While the historical component is crucial to showing the progress made on this roadmap to inclusivity and equity, there still remains a present need today – advocates whose voices are amplified perpetually to make the goals of this movement come to fruition.
There are many amazing women out there that year round makes a difference in their own lives and the lives of those around them by their sheer determination, wit and amazing gifts. These women are jewels and inspirations because they are a reflection of the limitless possibilities a person has when driven by her passion. We believe that women today are making history by the second and deserve more than just a day to be recognized. DB studios, for the rest of March and into April, will celebrate amazing individuals from various backgrounds and professions, giving you all a glimpse into their lives, their love, interests and what drives them.
This series may only be a month, but our goal is to bring to light and start the conversation regarding how we can perpetually elevate women and do our parts to normalize equity. Seeing each of these amazing features is also to encourage each of you to reflect on and amplify the voices of women in your own community! A voice on its own may not be heard, but when voices resound together, it becomes a strong shout! Indeed this platform will pay recognition women as often as possible throughout the year.
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06 - Colored* : The Black Renaissance
The term “colored” has a negative connotation that was birthed from a dark history. This term is synonymous for many with the division, stereotyping, slavery, and death of black people all across America and other parts of the world. However, the denotation of this word has an intriguing definition:
Colored (/ˈkələrd/): adjective
1. having a color or colors, especially as opposed to being black, white, or neutral.
The part that jumped out was when it said, “as opposed to being black, white…” This denotes that the term should not and cannot describe any racial group. Black people have been labeled by their skin shade for centuries; being called “colored people” as to fit us in a specialized group that is separated from others. The primary motive of course was dehumanization. But the definition of colored itself defies this notion as should we. Our skin color doesn’t define what type of person someone will be. In the literal and figurative sense we aren’t just black, or white, or even in between; every person is their own unique spectrum of colors. This is why we call this series “Colored” and the Renaissance because we are reviving and transforming this narrative of what it means to be a person that is colored.
My colleague and friend, Daniel Akinsulire, and myself are fascinated with how far black men and women have come, but likewise believe that black people today are still overlooked by labels and stereotypes. It shouldn’t only be society’s definition of a successful black person; i.e., an athlete, rapper, or dancer. The every day man and woman of color that works hard to drive their dreams and ambition should have a voice. So DB Studios wants to amplify that with this series.
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05 - Personality
Nov. 3rd 2020 – Jan. 1st 2021, will be our new series, “Personality.” This series is all about communicating a theme or a person’s character through their photos. This forms a choreography for the poses and outfits worn by each person! Every photoshoot has its own personal touch to it.
04 - Gray- TOber
“Facetime,” (a subcategory of my Graytober series) is a month long photo-series for October featuring a series of black and white portraits. These portraits are up close and personal, devoid of colors and expression to bring attention the subject’s physical features and thoughts. An original quote is written personally for every subject in this series!
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03 Positivity & Tranquility
This is a mini series is all about communicating positivity and tranquility. Positivity can come in many forms from a smile to even doing positive things; to be tranquil can be as simple as appreciating the simple things life has to offer. Tranquility are photos that I documented (documentation series) while everything for positivity I endeavored to make it candid photos.
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02 Architectural Jewels
This mini-photo series features exquisite pieces of architecture that I was fortunate enough to photograph on some of my travels and explorations. I briefly wrote fun facts about each building as well as the designers behind it. This will be a series I revisit from time to time.
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01 Emerging Professionals
This was my first photo-series on my Instagram where I began to introduce some of my photography. This series celebrates emerging professionals that either graduated or are on their way to completing their academic career. Since this series was relatively short, it’s certainly one I’d like to revisit in the future; most of the people featured studied architecture too, so I am hoping to get people with other areas of study as well.
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