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The damp air reminds me of the night after thunderstorm two days ago... The turbulent comes, the stunning will follow~ Keep an open heart~~~🌊🌈❤️✨ #newyorkcity #nyc #brooklyn #clintonhill #onmyway #onthestreet #streetphotography #streetstyle #capture #doubleexposure #madewithfused #neon #afterthestorm #summer #feelings #insomnia #trafficlight #crossroads #sunset #stunning #inmotion #turbulent #bepositive #blur #texture #keepanopenheart #reflections #itwillbeokay #thisisnewyorkcity (at Clinton Hill, Brooklyn)

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Just a #tbt memory collage since today is Father's Day~ My father doesn't appear in my feed or post as much as my mom, but both of them are equally loved and are two of the most important people in my life. One of the main reasons he is not as present in photos is because he is usually the one that takes photos in the family. Needless to say, this makes a huge influence on me growing up since that is how I got to know photography at the first place~ He is a good friend and the biggest supporter later on in my life even though we can't see each other that often: he's the first one I came out to in my family, and he is the one that helped me come out to my mom and persuade her to accept it; he is the first one that encourages me to take the chance and pursue my dream as a photographer, and he started to help and support me as much as he can ever since. No words can properly express my gratitude to THE most important man in my life...just want to say...LOVE you! ❤️🌈☀️✨#memory #fathersday #iloveyou #pridemonth #collage #comeout #feelings #lucky #gratitude #beyondwords #alwaysakid

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Even though it is far, I would never miss this one...we need more visibility of female POC icon on the road! 👏🏼✊🏼💪🏼💪🏼✊🏼👏🏼 #nyc #nycgraffiti #chelsea #newyorkcity #manhattan #thehighline #art #graffiti #graffitiart #movinggraffiti #onthestreet #streetart #capture #dope #van #poc #womenpower #icon #peoplepower #angeladavis #artforchange #inspiring #graceleeboggs #onpoint #peopleunite #cantmissthis #empowerment #visibility #thisisnewyorkcity (at The High Line)

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NYC in the distance...and ablaze~ 🔥🏙🔥#nyc #newyorkcity #manhattan #newjersey #hoboken #pier13hoboken #capture #twilight #inthedistance #ontheotherside #ablaze #multipleexposure #texture #feelings #lategram #mood #inmotion #breathtakingview #thisisnewyorkcity (at Pier 13 Hoboken)

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Will you help turn the tide on plastic? Here are few ways you can take action:

- Don’t buy plastic water bottles 

- Tell your local leaders to improve how waste is collected and disposed of

- Reduce your use of plastic bags

- Use a reusable mug for your coffee 

Make a change for #CleanSeas: http://bit.ly/2l81BTT

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RIP Ren Hang

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Just some thoughts after today's march: I've been to so many marches and rallies in the city since I started to document with my photographs, and this is definitely the biggest and most loving one I participated so far. From the subway to the street, the vibe is strong: we stand together to fight for something we all believe in and cherish. Yes, this period of time is a difficult one, yet it does bring us together. This march shows once again how powerful people can be when we come together and unite. It's so amazing and uplifting to be part of this march and I believe it gives everybody hope to carry on and to continue taking action for a more equal and loving world~ Let's do this! 🔥💪🏼#nyc #newyorkcity #womensmarch #womensmarchnyc #empoweringwomen #riseup #capture #fisheyelens #nastywoman #peoplepower #uplifting #importantmessage #bepositive #letsdothis #takeaction #hope #ibelieve #wefighttogether #lovetrumpshate #thisisnewyorkcity (at Midtown Manhattan)

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"This is what democracy looks like!"😃✨#thisiswhatdemocracylookslike #nyc #newyorkcity #manhattan #womenmarch #womenmarchnyc #grilpower #empoweringwomen #capture #fisheyelens #nastywoman #peopleunite #hope #powerofthepeople #westandtogether #thisisnewyorkcity (at Midtown Manhattan)

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Listen to the people---"this is what democracy looks like!!!" 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 #womensmarch #womensmarchnyc #nyc #newyorkcity #manhattan #pussycat #listentothepeople #thisiswhatdemocracylookslike #capture #fisheyelens #powerofthepeople #pussypower #nastywoman #thisisnewyorkcity #empoweringwomen #womenpower #feminist #standtogether #lovetrumpshate #peopleunite (at Midtown Manhattan)

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“I am staring out of the window in an extremely dark mood, feeling helpless. Then a friend, a fellow artist, calls to wish me happy holidays. He asks, “How are you?” And instead of “Oh, fine - and you?”, I blurt out the truth: “Not well. Not only am I depressed, I can’t seem to work, to write; it’s as though I am paralyzed, unable to write anything more in the novel I’ve begun. I’ve never felt this way before, but the election….” I am about to explain with further detail when he interrupts, shouting: “No! No, no, no! This is precisely the time when artists go to work - not when everything is fine, but in times of dread. That’s our job!”

Toni Morrison, after George Bush was re-elected in 2004

Read the full essay here

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Especially now~~~

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Book of the week: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

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At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA. At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job.  At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer. 

At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school.   At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a suicidal single parent living on welfare.

At age 28, Wayne Coyne ( from The Flaming Lips) was a fry cook. At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter.  At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker.  At age 37, Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs. Julia Child released her first cookbook at age 39, and got her own cooking show at age 51. Vera Wang failed to make the Olympic figure skating team, didn’t get the Editor-in-Chief position at Vogue, and designed her first dress at age 40. Stan Lee didn’t release his first big comic book until he was 40. Alan Rickman gave up his graphic design career to pursue acting at age 42. Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his first movie role until he was 46.

Morgan Freeman landed his first movie role at age 52. Kathryn Bigelow only reached international success when she made The Hurt Locker at age 57. Grandma Moses didn’t begin her painting career until age 76. Louise Bourgeois didn’t become a famous artist until she was 78. Whatever your dream is, it is not too late to achieve it. You aren’t a failure because you haven’t found fame and fortune by the age of 21. Hell, it’s okay if you don’t even know what your dream is yet. Even if you’re flipping burgers, waiting tables or answering phones today, you never know where you’ll end up tomorrow. Never tell yourself you’re too old to make it. 

Never tell yourself you missed your chance. 

Never tell yourself that you aren’t good enough. 

You can do it. Whatever it is. 

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radical softness as a weapon, Lora Mathis (2015) radical softness is the idea that sharing your emotions is a political move & a tactic against a society which prioritizes a lack of emotions. strength does not have to mean turning off how you feel and being guarded. it can be sharing yourself openly. it can be putting energy into healing. it can be documenting your vulnerability in-order to make others feel less alone. it can be refusing to be sorry for how you feel. radical softness combats the toxic masculinity which permeates our culture and embraces softness and emotionality-however they may look. 

all of these photos are available as prints here. please consider buying one. my computer just broke beyond repair & i do not have the money to buy a new one.

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Just want to share something that lighted up my day yesterday in the city~☀️ #westandtogether #nyc #newyorkcity #manhattan #subwaystation #cpature #feelings #emotions #postelection #mood #takeaction #itstime #dontlosehope #change #whatwecando #sharing #hope #ilovenewyork #lovethecolor #thecolorofsunshine #thisisnewyorkcity (at 14th Street station)

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Post-election mood...be the light, be the sunshine, be the hope for each other and for this world we are living in~ ☂️🌞✨#nyc #newyorkcity #manhattan #unionsquare #aftertherain #postelection #blues #reflection #feelings #emotions #mood #capture #autumn #streetlamp #lightitup #processing #lampost#thinkingaboutthefuture #wearetogether #thisisnewyorkcity (at 14 Street - Union Square)

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José Esteban Muñoz's book with a cup of Sprite on the plane...is this one form of the so-called "disidentifications"? 🤔#onmyway #ontheplane #travelling #schoolmode #newtorkstate #buffalo #josémuñoz #queerstudy #reading #reflection #capture #transient #transparent #random #freeze #feelings #texture #lovethecolor #autumnmood #bubbles #imagination #vibrant #bepositive (at JetBlue)