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Woman in Color
Woman in Color

Photographed by Ezra Nyambane
Location: London Fashion Week
Model: Unknown

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EditorialKwesiJanuary 8, 2019
The Process ‪—‬ Kwesithethird
The Process ‪—‬ Kwesithethird

Photographed by Paa Kwesi Yanful
Location: Plano, TX
Model: Cindy Chesumbai
MUA: Ashley Nicole Colbert
Stylist: Jessica Alberto Licona
Creative Director: Temi Thomas

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Editorial, DocumentaryKwesiJanuary 4, 2019
Intimate Blackness
Intimate Blackness

Photographed by Amina Maya
Location: Seattle, WA
Model: David Rue and Destiny Carter

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EditorialKwesiOctober 15, 2018
Vulnerable—Just Emotions
Vulnerable—Just Emotions

Photography: Adam Smarte
Model: Jerry Black
Location: Sacramento, CA

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DocumentaryKwesiJuly 17, 2018
Debut Shoot
Debut Shoot

Photography by: Kwesi
Directed by: Bridget
Models: Grace, Sinclair, Azeez & Okwudili

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KwesiJuly 17, 2018
Wildflower
Wildflower

Photography: Osose Oboh
Location: Los Angeles, CA © 2017

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EditorialKwesiDecember 16, 2017Melanin
It is Important to Challenge...
It is Important to Challenge...

Photo: Osose Oboh
Location: Los Angeles, CA

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EditorialKwesiDecember 10, 2017
Properly <em>Melanated</em>
Properly Melanated

Photography: David Ocansey
Location: Accra, Ghana © 2017

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EditorialKwesiDecember 7, 2017
Sieze the Moment
Sieze the Moment

Photography: Paa Kwesi Yanful
Location: Pilsen, Chicago, IL © 2017

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StreetstyleKwesiDecember 6, 2017

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// black intimacy isn’t often photographed. sometimes it’s hyper-sexualized or exaggerated. when we set out to plan this photoshoot, we noticed the lack of black faces in these style of images. that’s odd because as POCs, we know it exists and we exist within it. so as black creatives, we created own. // . . . Team: Videographer: @_._kingofthefall_._ Photographer: @kwesithethird Creative Direction: @temithomas_ / @officialtemithomas Muses: @obiaura & @mutai.doll
// happy black love day ❤️ // . . . Team: Videographer: @_._kingofthefall_._ Photographer: @kwesithethird Creative Direction: @temithomas_ / @officialtemithomas Muses: @obiaura & @mutai.doll
‪National Freedom Day 2019 —‬ In December 2012, @dailymail published an article titled “picturing freedom: how former slaves used photography to imagine and create their new lives after emancipation” ‪—‬ We’ve always used photography as a tool to tell our story, whether it be propaganda to tell the white man how “former slaves could become respectable 5/5ths. Today, we continue to use photography to advance our narratives, to show our progress and to document our plights. Portrait photography of our people hasn’t always been represented appropriately but we believe we can change that. Visit portraitnoire.com • photo by @templeuniv press.
// “vulnerable—just emotions”: a photo story by @afrikingi • available on the web. #linkinbio • model: @realjerryblack
// INSPO: @the_seppis for @roseyandvittori AW 18 collection. • via @paulmwesigwa_official, makeup and grooming by @neveenscello @sirbryanedward
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