The Photograph: Sessilee Lopez x DANSK Magazine
Loving the vintage quality of this shoot featuring the gorgeous Sessilee Lopez. It has a smokey 70s vibe about it.
The Photograph: Martin Luther King & Daughter vs The Dark Cloud Of Inferiority
You know when I first saw this I thought what a truly beautiful picture and then I read the commentary that went alongside it and I had to take a moment… King said…
The Photograph: Dancing At Sunset
Just wanted to say ‘have a great weekend everybody’ and this photo captures the sentiment perfectly.
The Photograph: Kelly Rowland x Robert Ector
Kelly Rowland is gorgeous and I’ve always thought, like Halle Berry, short hair just makes her all the more stunning. I’m so in love with her current cut which she is rocking to…
The Photograph: 2011 x Paul Octavious (And my 2011 optimism)
I’m feeling quite optimistic about 2011. I don’t know why but I am… I’ve a few projects I’ve been working on for a while, so close to fruition but a few tiny hurdles…
The Photograph: Theophilus London x Complex
Whilst doing some casual browsing about Theophilus’ new video for Flying Overseas I came across these great images from his shoot in the March 2010 edition of Complex magazine. Just look at all…
The Photograph: Portraits and Moments x Vernon Young
If you study the picture of the lovely lady I featured in my last Tresstastic post you’d see a watermark for Vernon Young Photography. Well of course I had to check him out…
The Photograph: Ebony Magazine 65th Anniversary Tribute Covers
For it’s 65th anniversary Ebony Magazine has produced this fab series of tribute covers featuring everyone from Nia Long (as Dorothy Dandridge) to Usher (as Sammy Davis Junior).
The Photograph: Milan x Marie Claire South Africa Sep 2010
Oooooooh aaaaaaah… check out model Milan in this gorgeous spread for Marie Claire South Africa. It’s from last month and I don’t know how I missed it. She’s just stunning.
The Photograph: Chanel Iman x Elle Italia October 2010
Gorgeous shots of Chanel Iman by photographer Matt Jones. After my experience of seeing the Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre I’m loving the sense of movement in this. [via
The Photograph: Mos Def x Huck Magazine
This isn’t new but I thought I’d share it anyway. If you’ve been reading Harlem Loves for a while you’d know I can always make a little room for Mos Def… *skips off…
The Photograph: Alek Wek x Andrew Yee
Alek Wek poses for Andrew Yee in a ‘Global Gathering’ spread for the Financial Times. Loving these gorgeous vivid colours.
The Photograph: Nneka x German Vogue
Check out these gorgeous pix of the Nigerian-German singer, Nneka in August’s German Vogue. PS: Did I mention I’m learning to play guitar? I’ll have to do a blog post on it soon.
The Photograph: Halle Berry x Vogue September 2010
Look who’s on the cover of American Vogue. Ms Halle Berry is shot by Mario Testino for the much-anticipated September issue of the magazine. Don’t think I’m entirely convinced by the hair cut….
The Photograph: James Earl Jones (1961)
Oooh checkout this picture of a smouldering James Earl Jones taken by Carl Van Vechten in 1961. So much presence in such a simple shot. Classic. [via
The Music: Bilal – Think it over
This makes me think of warm balmy nights by the sea *sigh*. Here’s Bilal live in Paris and gorgeously photographed by Mass (anyone know if they’ve got a website, these pictures are hot!)













