Store update! You can now purchase a hardcopy of issue 001, BLM Series Volume 001 (for free) in the web store at this very moment. I know quite a few people reached out to me asking for a hard copy when it became available but it’s been hard to keep track. I limited the copies to 50 so grab them while you can and share it amongst your friends and family! Click here to purchase your free copy!
What a successful week! The store is now officially out of stock of my first series prints, BLM Series Volume I. Final sales goal that will be donated to the Excellence in Education Foundation for Prince George’s County Public Schools is $1450. I like to thank every single person that contributed to this major success. Truth be told, this is the first time I ever did anything like this. To put together a photo series and release a magazine at the same time is an amazing feeling. I finally was able to let the procrastination behind and actually do something for myself for once. Damn, it feels good. And I’m excited to begin my next photo journalism journey. Details later but it is already in the works.
In the meantime, I have hard copies of my magazine that will be going out to a few people within the next week or two. And I’ll be mailing out some special collectible thank you cards over the weekend. Again, I can’t thank you enough for the support. All the shares, likes, the conversations. Let’s keep it going! Much love and respect.
I’ve been working on this Black Lives Matter series for a few months now. I held back on numerous release dates waiting for that right moment. Wondering how should I package everything. Wondering what others may say. Finding the right organization to donate to and so forth. My good brother, DeNiro, sent me this track by Sault , “Living in America”. Told me to give it a good listen and once I pressed play everything started to click. I would have this song on repeat throughout the day wondering what can I do to better myself and my community.
With that being said, I've put together this series that includes 6 fine art prints and an introduction piece to The Raw Files tour shirt. I want to say thank you to Pistol “Young Choppa” Pierce for taking my alley-oop and finishing strong on this piece. You truly brought my vision to life times a million. I also want to thank my wife for holding me accountable to go out to shoot as much as possible. Thank you for your continued support and holding down the family at all times.
Proceeds from this collection will be donated to the Excellence in Education Foundation (EEF) for Prince George's County Public Schools. As a product of PG County, I look forward to finally giving back to my community with this series. The youth is the future!
Release day will be Wednesday, 29th at 7pm EST. Stay tuned tomorrow as I make an introduction to the pieces that will be up for sale.