dueño de mi Alma Negra

maghrib at home

“Rogue Moon”

Saffron Vadher photographed by Marie Zucker for On The Rocks Magazine

L-R @isaacwest @drmaxwelljr @sethnocentric (instagram)

Pelo Malo

“Junior is a young boy whose outward appearance just doesn’t match up with what he feels inside. He fervently hopes for “pelo bueno” instead of “pelo malo”– for him this means elusively straight, free flowing locks that he can only achieve by applying enormous amounts of effort and sometimes oil or mayonnaise to his naturally curly, kinky hair. As the darker-skinned older boy of his mother’s two children, it’s not just his more African features but also his more effeminate ways that make him the brunt of her anger. However, his grandmother understands and even encourages young Junior’s differences. She helps him blow out his hair and encourages him to sing and dance along to saucy 60s tunes.” via

Pastel Paradise, Nguan (Work Update)

Through his pastel-colored lens, Singaporean photographer Nguan (previously featured) captures loneliness, longing, and the stillness of an urban city.