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2 Sep

Why Stacy Greene’s seminal used lipstick photographs still resonate

Why Stacy Greene’s seminal used lipstick photographs still resonate
30 years after she photographed the lipsticks of friends and strangers, Stacy Greene’s work continues to attract people in and challenge them to determine whether or not they are a Gwen or a Rosie Everyone was frightened about Gwen. Someone who was clearly concerned, wrote, “Someone needs to envision on Gwen.” One other person wrote, “Gwen goes through it.” No person really knew Gwen. Nonetheless, they knew what her lipstick looked like – and so they were frightened. The small bullet of red looked like someone had scraped off the perimeters with a pointy object. The opposite lipsticks alongside Gwen’s weren't in significantly better shape themselves. The highest of Wendy’s lipstick had an...
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8 Oct

Eric Johnson Breaks Down His Iconic Photographs Of Missy

Eric Johnson Breaks Down His Iconic Photographs Of Missy
As of late, there are countless resources to make clear essential moments and figures excluded from schools’ lesson plans. But before the ‘gram, photographer Eric Johnson was doing the work to stop our stories from being written out of history.  Most recently, Johnson photographed Chloe x Halle for the quilt of ESSENCE’s 2022 September/October issue. Like for all of his images, went beneath the surface to inform a story. Johnson was sure to depict the sisters’ bond, an concept that got here to them while watching a video of the sisters dancing.  “The song was just so beautiful after which they were just dancing so close to one another. I didn’t even imagine [it]. I used to be like, are they superimposed...
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