“You've got to love yourself first. You've got to be okay on your own before you can be okay with somebody else. “
Jennifer Lopez
Mother in Nature
I love Daniela’s energy so it was most def a given that I was excited to work with her when the opportunity came into play. It’s so much fun to work with a passionate and zesty person who trusts your creative process.
We took these gorgeous semi-nudes at Rock Creek, Maryland side, and walked around the premises early morning looking for a good spot. After a few minutes we found a couple areas for us to shoot away from the walkers, joggers and runners.
A sense of spontaneity is what I love to play with in these particular sessions. When our hearts are open we lighten up and are creativity gets boosted and so does our confidence. This is when we are closely aligned with our spirit.
The Heart
"There is no greater heaven than the heart of a loving mother
She takes care of you when you are still in her womb.
She nurtures you after you are born.
She hurts when you fall,
She celebrates when you make your first steps.
She is the only person who genuinely cares about you.
She loves you as she loves herself.
Her heart is your true paradise.
I love you mama."
— Bangambiki Habyarimana (The Great Pearl of Wisdom)
Down-To-Earth
Live Fully
"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."
— Marilyn Monroe
Operation: In These Streets
I had the good fortune of photographing my darling muse and transgender advocate Joanna Cifredo. We hanged out and walked around Adams Morgan, Washington DC in an early afternoon looking for nooks and crannies to shoot in. It’s always a spiritual moment when you connect with another soul but it takes courage, wisdom and strength to be able to tap into our creative geniuses and get vulnerable together. I don’t take this creative act of self-expression through vulnerability lightly. I’m grateful and I will always cherish my time with this beautiful Boriqua Woman that I call friend.
Invest on You
When you invest in yourself, you have instant credibility with your biggest critic...you! As soon as you let doubt creep in---you lose that investment. Make a daily commitment to assess your worth with positive affirmations and watch your investment grow."
— C. Toni Graham
Go Do You Little By Little
What Have you been up to ? Creating anything?
I've been moving and shifting into being more mindful in my creativity mostly due to this new normal life we are embarking on. Some readings by Julia Cameron has really helped. I officially changed my morning rituals and this has improved my daily journey. I feel compelled to share them with you below to help you navigate your daily life more fearlessly and free.
1. 20 minute walks every now and then (a moving meditation).
2.Write your Morning Pages (journal).
3. Take Yourself on an Artist Date (adventure out for 1hr on your own )
Also, Here's a Mantra to your meditation today:
I am the embodiment of God.I accept myself.
My life and purpose is becoming clearer.
I trust myself.
My life is thriving.
I love myself.
My life is abundant and beautiful.
May All beings be safe, find peace and happiness.
And so it is! ✨
“You’ll never know who you are unless you shed who you pretend to be.”
― Vironika Tugaleva
Like You!
Love You More
"Your body is yours. My body is mine. No one's body is up for comment. No matter how small, how large, how curvy, how flat. If you love you, then I love you."
— Shonda Rhimes
A Serene Bride to Be
Thank you Britney for getting on the phone, and booking me and my team to help you create some dreamy photos to celebrate your new role in life. Respect your creative urges. You were made to create. Even if it doesn’t turn out perfect; art evolves and this is beautiful. You are incomparable.
Celebrating Life with Dora
This is my second session with Ms. Dora Daniel. She’s reached a milestone and she desired to invest on photographs again. For me, celebrations are always an honor to be a part of. Especially with someone so kind, generous and full of life. Always grateful for the opportunity to provide ecstatic experience to my beloved muses.
Trust Yoursel
“I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger” – Serena Williams
Have the Audacity
"It's not enough to be nice in life. You've got to have nerve."
— Georgia O'Keeffe
Stay Bold
“Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a woman can have.”
Robin Lim
High Vibes
I want to live in a world where harm is not systemic, where love organizes society, where the earth is respected, and where life is valued above all else. Chauna Bryant helps me believe in this world by teaching busy people like me daily breathwork and movement routines and rituals to help us live life to the fullest.
A Day in the Life
Me: Cousin, If you hang with me we will most definitely do ART!”
Alex: Yes, I know we will. I love it! Let’s Go!
Me: Thank you for seeing me and loving me. I love you cousin
A Mother and her Growing Womb
““The newly minted maternal heart, it completely melted into mush, the oxytocin I know now, had kicked in, and how. I would fight tigers barehanded, climb down cliffs, throw myself in the path of a speeding car, and even do calculus again if I needed to, for this child.”
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Rio: Visiting my Homeland
I was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1982. Even-though I’m living in the states now I try to now and then go back to visit my roots and connect with my family and friends there. It’s a crazy land full of magical people and beautiful creatures and things. There are many facets of my authentic self and this is part of it and I will forever be blessed and honored to be from my homeland Rio.
“Then came the day when I looked into a mirror and saw ten thousand faces; in that moment I understood that my body not only holds a multitude of stories but that I also exist in many places and many times at once.” - Yung Pueblo
In Your Solitude
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
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