Well hello there,
Its been a while since I did a blog post, so I won't waste your time telling you what I've been up to and get right into the dopeness. I am very fortunate to have peers around me that trust my vision and are willing to work with me. It is a great feeling and very motivational.
Thelonious Monk is a very well known musician and what I also appreciate about him are his album covers, especially Monk's Dream. That picture will stand against time and thats the kind of pictures I thrive to capture. While hanging out with a friend, I saw that picture and in that quick instant thought of New Jersey rapper Moruf. So I took that as a sign to recreate that picture with my own twist. I quickly reached out to stylist extraordinaire Sean Mayers, I've worked with Sean before so I knew he would be able to deliver. I gave him full control on the direction with the styling just as long it matched the concept. So at this point I have the vision, a stylist and now all I'm missing is a location to shoot. Again fortunate to have people that trust me. I took a chance on asking FreeTown if I can use their space for the shoot and they agreed. FreeTown is a new black owned cafe shop that recently opened in Newark.
All of the planning took about a month or so because we had to get Moruf could fit the clothes and finding a good day to shoot at the cafe. The day of the shoot was probably my favorite because I remember looking around and felt like I belonged because I was surround by creatives, visionaries, entrepreneurs, and most importantly, they all looked like me. Everything went smoothly and we were all on the same page, and thats very important to photographer while on set.
So here are some my favorites and hope you enjoy!!!
Moruf as Thelonious Monk
Moruf as Thelonious Monk
Moruf as Thelonious Monk
Moruf as Thelonious Monk
Moruf as Thelonious Monk