"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.” 
Sue Monk Kidd

Stories that matter

“We want people to know with the audacious hope and beauty of the resurrection,” Matt Tinken the Senior Pastor shared First Free Church in Chicago’s hope for their service on Easter morning. First Free invited to to partner with them to help photograph the life of the church now as it has changed over the […]

Where strangers become friends; Easter Morning at First Free

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Carissa from North American Baptist Conferences reached out to ask me to photograph a recent Summit Conference. I partnered with them a couple years ago as well was excited to photograph their event and spend time with these leaders focused on leading themselves and others well. I definitely stayed a bit late one of the […]

“a global community of churches”

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Konyka Dunson is an author, speaker, facilitator and gifted leader. She brings her skills and gifts to help lead the first group of The Witness Fellows. The Fellows all gathered in Little Rock to meet in person for the first time and spend time together refining one another, encouraging and collaborating. Konyka opened their time […]

“you are all the face of the Black Christian Civil Rights movement”

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These five Black Christian leaders have been meeting for a year and a half online and they finally were able to meet and spend time building community, encouraging, and challenging, and speaking life over each other in person at a retreat in Little Rock, Arkansas.  Each Fellow was awarded with a capacity building grant and […]

The Witness Fellows in Little Rock

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We had an absolute blast styling and hyping up some amazing women at our recent Entrepreneur Hype Squad Styled Sessions event! After our session and viewing our gallery Amanda shared “I loved this session so much. The glam squad made me feel comfortable and beautiful. Roxanne is amazing and brought out the best in me. […]

“Everyone should experience this” March Styled Sessions

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Monique Jones is a powerful light who knows her value and calls others around her to live in the confidence of who God created them to be. She is hilarious, approachable, and passionate about healing and restoration in the world. She is a multi-passionate leader who runs Connecting People with Resources Through Life Coaching and […]

“I bring my own chair to the table.”

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Celebrating Black History Month today with a Mama-daughter date in Chicago because Black History IS American History & we always want to focus on expanding our understanding of history and how it impacts our right now. Church on the last Sunday of Mafaa, Black owned coffee shop Sip & Savor, and Dusable Museum and most […]

Black History Month 2023

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“What if that random facebook post someone sent to me on October 2020 was the moment designed to change my life? What if that was the moment God invited me to be a mover and shaker as a Black Christian leader. That is the way of God- He takes small movements to big things. I […]

“It is safe to say I’m coming into myself.”

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Berta and Pao welcomed us to their home in Sololá, Guatemala. Pao attends The Collective of women at Mujeres con Capacidad de Soñar a Colores and invited us over to interview and photograph their family in their home. Pao’s mother is Berta and shares that she heard about The Collective from another woman in her […]

”She is affectionately open and everyone knows her in the community.”

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