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HARRY UZOKA REMEMBRANCE DAY No matter how much madness is going on in the world or in my personal life, I always look forward to those few days around the 11th of each month when I know I’ll sit for a number of hours at my drawing board and experience the smiles. laughter, self-reflection and inspiration that Harry always brought me… and continues to bring me. This practice accomplishes my main purpose of keeping Harry’s impressive body of work and image circulating through cyberspace, expanding his impact. But I also find that it continues to have a healing and renewing impact on me personally. Harry is literally still giving me what he gave me for those number of years we were blessed to be connected. Thank you, bruv. . This month’s Harry Remembrance TuTchT joint is based on a shot from Harry’s Pull & Bear Star Wars campaign that launched in 2015 in the lead up to the premiere of The Force Awakens. My remembrance portraits tend to be brand-free so the focus remains on Harry himself, but the work is still just a google away. I encourage everyone to take some time to explore Harry’s work to see the magic this young, now revered, brother always brought to the camera. . @HarryUzoka @TuTchTig #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #HarryUzoka #RememberingHarry #TuTchTMuse #TopMaleModelsofColor #TopUKMaleModels #RunwayKings #PullandBear #StarWars #HarryTuTchT #HarryUzokaRemebranceDay #HarryUzokaForever https://www.instagram.com/p/B8cVSMSlxGS/?igshid=ys2fu4vemj9j

No words about this Inauguration Day… just 9 years of portraits of our American brothers. The TuTchT American Swag Series. Piece No. 1 “America’s Most Wanted” (2008) It all started, kind of accidentally, with TuTchTmuse SeanDon. @seandon_e #TuTchT #TuTchTImaging #ThruTuTchTEyes #AmericanSwag #InaugaurationDay #TuTchTAmericanSwag #TuTchTModelPortraits #TuTchTPortraitSeries #SeanDon #TuTchTmuse

HARRY UZOKA REMEMBRANCE DAY One of my favorite Harry Uzoka rep jobs was when he embodied (& bodied) Pharrell’s G Star Raw demin label. Harry’s combination of qualities (I’ll avoid the list of adjectives, hahaha, you can scroll thru my timeline for my attempts at describing Harry’s magical ability to connect) seemed a perfect match for the brand and its celebrity co-owner. Universe-conscious, visually unique and familiar at the same time, and of course, cool as fukk. . This joint is a TuTchT creation based on G Star Raw ads from 2016. . @HarryUzoka @gstarraw @gstarraw_usa @gstarraw_uk @pharrell #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #HarryUzoka #GstarRaw #Pharrell #RememberingHarry #TuTchTMuse#TopMaleModelsofColor #TopUKMaleModels #HarryTuTchT #HarryUzokaRemebranceDay #HarryUzokaForever https://www.instagram.com/p/B1C7ls3FmpR/?igshid=19is07s5epx0q

HARRY UZOKA REMEMBRANCE DAY I had planned to share Harry’s 2014 Ashish work today but my work schedule was too packed to do a new portrait. However… my sorely-missed brother’s “muse status” continues to operate full tilt on my soul. Just like from the first day I saw Harry, there’s something gripping about him…eternally gripping; something that speaks directly to the soul of humanity, simultaneously comforting and challenging us. There was always a childlike openness in his face that remains magnetic but at the same time, a fearlessness to take on societal challenges; bringing the axiom “a child shall lead them” to life, even moreso in Harry’s murder. . Thank you for your continued impact, my eternally young bruv. Miss you, man. . (This TuTchT joint is based on backstage images of Harry at the Ashish SS15 show, London Fashion Week. See previous post for more info about this historic show which Harry opened.) . @HarryUzoka @Ashish @meinkeklein @tutchtig @LondonFashionWeek #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #HarryUzoka #RememberingHarry #TuTchTMuse #Ashish #AshishGupta #LondonFashionWeek #HistoricRunwayShows #TopMaleModelsofColor #TopUKMaleModels #RunwayKings #HarryTuTchT #HarryUzokaRemebranceDay #HarryUzokaForever https://www.instagram.com/p/Byl2m0jlrCU/?igshid=1i9olqoej45mu

HAPPY BORNDAY YAHROCK BATES #TB 👑Yah Yah👑 TuTchTjoints for fam’s BornDay Yah Yah has been one of my favs for years, from the day I first saw him at the very beginning of his journey many years ago, back when he was still based in South Carolina, before he was looming over Times Square, before he was signed to half a dozen agencies around the globe, before he became the face of countless top brands & top designers, the most recent of which are @ToddSnyderNY @Champion @Gap, among many others! His skills as a model are obvious and undeniable, but I also gotta point out that even as his following continues to rise above the 5-digit mark, this guy still takes time to stay in touch & respond to my often-random messages. In my experience, this kind of diligent interaction is rare among those with a following of this size. It’s among many of his rare qualities that make him such a gift to the planet. If you don’t already, follow this brother! This is going to be his biggest year yet. Watch. (By the way, I sometimes forget… how fkkin lit is the name “Yahrock” ?!!!!! Big ups to his parental lifegivers/namegivers on this important day!) @_Yah_Yah @crawfordmodels #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #YahrockBates #TuTchTmuse #HappyBornDayYahYah #TopMaleModels #TopInternationalModels #TopMaleModelsofColor #RunwayKings #TuTchTFavs #TuTchTModelPortraits #YahYah https://www.instagram.com/p/BvaTda4FuBv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yhu15fslhnyk

COCOA & COFFEE - HARRY UZOKA FOREVER A scan of Instagram last night revealed to me that of all the post tagged with Harry’s name, about 10 percent of them were posted from my site. I was a champion for his skills from the first day I stumbled on him, and will continue to share his timeless work throughout my life. A boysbygirls.com photoshoot with Harry in late 2011 was a pivotal point for me. This shoot (along with an early video for 125 magazine) really opened my eyes to his potential and the vast wellspring of Truth he was able to tap into. The greatness was apparent. Here are some things photog/wordsmith Cecilie Harris shared with me a few nights ago in reference to that first solo shoot. ———- (If you like my posts, do me a favor in honor of MLK DAYS of SERVICE… visit my favorite charity 734coffee.com and donate or order some coffee. Proceeds go to help Sudanese refugees rebuild their lives!) @HarryUzoka @CecilieHarris @boysbygirls #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #HarryUzoka #TuTchTHotCocoaandCoffee #TopMaleModelsofColor #TuTchTmuse #Harry #CecilieHarrisPhotography #ModelFlavors #Boysbygirls #boysbygirlsmagazine #HarryUzokaForever #734Coffee #HumanityHelpingSudanProject

HARRY UZOKA REMEMBRANCE DAY . Each month around the 11th I sit down to create a post to remember my great muse Harry who was senselessly murdered on Jan 11th, 2018. And each month his beautiful spirit seems to be sittin there waiting for me to come take a deep analytical look at how the world has changed since his passing. I loved this brother in life and I’ve grown to love his memory and all he represents to a newer and different level. My monthly hours of commune with Harry is hard to put into words. I thank him for constantly giving back to me personally and to the world. . HELP ME POST on the 11TH OF EACH MONTH! I encourage the many, many people around the globe who were touched by Harry Uzoka to join me on the 11th of each month in posting pics and memories of Harry. He has an extensive body of professional work from his many years in the modeling industry and I’m sure many of his friends and associates have personal pics of Harry too. Post them! Tag them! Keeping his image in the search engines is an important part of keeping his legacy and memory vital. I HATE that searches of his name are still mostly bringing up stories about his murder. Let’s balance the flow with more recently posted pics, vids & posts about our amazing brother’s life and work! . This year’s November TuTchT portraits are designed from shots in a 2012 editorial early in Harry’s career for Ones2Watch, brilliantly shot by Hiro Kimura. This editorial also featured two other young models who also became longtime TuTchTFavs: O’Shea Robertson & Jeremy Boateng. . @HarryUzoka @hirokimura @jezzayisreal @oshearobertson . #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #HarryUzoka #TuTchTMuse #RemembringHarry #Forevermymuse #HiroKimuraPhotography #HarryUzokaRemembranceDay #TopMaleModels #HarryUzokaTuTchT #HarryUzokaForever https://www.instagram.com/p/CHeVB33lsVv/?igshid=fuyhlg0ftsk4

HARRY UZOKA REMEMBRANCE DAY . HELP ME POST on the 11TH OF EACH MONTH! I encourage the many, many people around the globe who were touched by Harry Uzoka to join me on the 11th of each month in posting pics and memories of Harry. He has an extensive body of professional work from his many years in the modeling industry and I’m sure many of his friends and associates have personal pics of Harry too. Post them! Tag them! Keeping his image in the search engines is an important part of keeping his legacy and memory vital. I HATE that searches of his name are still mostly bringing up stories about his murder. Let’s balance the flow with more recently posted pics, vids & posts about our amazing brother’s life and work! . @HarryUzoka . #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #HarryUzoka #TuTchTMuse #RemembringHarry #Forevermymuse #HarryUzokaRemembranceDay #TopMaleModels #HarryUzokaTuTchT #HarryUzokaForever https://www.instagram.com/p/CHeU29HlKm4/?igshid=da5700ciqnke