We took a moment. In the midst of working on images for a forthcoming feature and the promo images for our AfroSocial event in Atlanta, I had the fortune to see earthSista Phoenyx stand by the window in the studio down the hall in between sets… and I was inspired. Lightly draped in gold leaf pain, lovingly applied by the artist Ashaunti, her beautiful figure was delicately accentuated in silhouett...
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Sany Lirianon styled and captured for ELLE Indonesia. Doo Wop is the theme, having a touch of throwback with an afrocentric sass. There was not much prose with these images. Just the images which speak whole libraries on beauty and fierceness… Did you know that Our Beauty belongs EVERYWHERE. Starring Sany Liriano Lensed by Stefan Giftthaler Styled by Marzia Fossati @missmarzia on IG Make up ...
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“I have been painting for a little over a year now. I didn’t go to an art school or have any formal skill trainings. I have always sketched, but never because I wanted to, only because I knew how. The moment I picked up a paint brush I felt so liberated. I was able to say everything I had always wanted to, but kept bottled up for so long. I decided that this is what I wanted to do for ...
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..On such a hot day i gave my all, made steamy love to his camera, and he loved it, i laughed, roared, screamed, gave him the “BITCH face* …etc etc, afterwards he treated me to another shoot, but i played hard to get for days.actually mths, i meannnnn you gotta let a photographer chase yo!! Have him wanting more of you, shit make him jealous, teaseeeeeee….let other photographers shoot you. Firecy...
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When it comes to my definition of a woman of authentic afrosensual beauty, I think of TAJ. I met her several years ago, right after we’d change the original Pangaea blog to the website. I was attending a Black August event hosted by revolutionary Kalonji Changa and she stepped to the stage. I knew nothing of this beautiful woman with the butterfly tattooed across her chest but there was something ...
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It about that hunger that needs to be fed; that thirst that needs to be quenched. LuvJonez. At the Apache, the light low and colorful, casting shadow that, accompanied by music and verse, paid homage to that sense of passionate longing on a cold Monday night. Spoken word artist TinaATL stepped up to two stages last Monday, acting as muse to artists/photographers and sharing verse to creatives and ...
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It’s just a moment. As the morning clouds hang heavy, threatening to spill their tears, YEME lounged lazily amongst the old vinyl covers, reminiscing over tunes recorded before she was born. Diffused luminescence fought it way from the stars through the cumulus blanket overhead just to touch her. But she was oblivious. Perhaps the young earthSista was lost in vintage melodies straining to be...
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If you are not new here, then you know that Pangea’s Garden has a regular meet-up at the Apache Cafe. We do it on the second Monday of every month. And for the month of October we decided to start up something new: Pangea’s Afrosensual Social. Typically we have themed shoot group model event with Photographers and Artists creating great captures inspired by the earthSistas posing on th...
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While all of our features are for everyone, this one is a special note for the artists and photographers who partake in the experiences we have every 2nd Monday (tonight!) at the Apache Cafe in Atlanta. There’s an ambiance in the place; a play of light and shadow that works with the location’s decor to create truly unique backdrops for potentially extraordinary images. Because of the l...
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You only are free when you realize you belong no place — you belong every place — no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great. ~Maya Angelou For me, the day leading up to Pangea’s night at the Apache Cafe was a tense one. It typically is; bringing together the earthSistas, getting everything together, letting everyone know that what’s going and not knowing, until you are in...
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