ive been initiated by my indigenous Taíno family deep in the mountains of Karibe-Ayiti where many doors of community, love, and organizing have been opened in service of a unified Caribbean. Nakúarawa — I love us

the day after zohran won i posted these flyers in working class nyc hoods. 100+ responses and over a dozen shoots later, i’ve documented a mosaic of new yorkers on film as a pulse check on this collective moment

not the 1980s, just Queens NY in 2025 on film

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september love on film

hope in the city

no church in the wild

More recent ink on photo explorations from the Starlight series. This set is inspired by Nzu rituals and Nigerian body painting practices Full set at patreon.com/odera

good morning world and happy black history month 🖤 if you'd like to support a nonbinary black lesbian poet who writes for the world to come, please consider my chapbook 'better hands' as an addition to your personal or community library. as of 02/01/25 preorders are open!

my baby 📸

Pansy by @blkpansy.bsky.social is such a tender memoir. it reads like a close friend curled up next to you at a slumber party. found on Blacksky, so very fitting