2020 Stand for something or fall for the same ole bullshit. Masked not silenced.
Lens Culture 2020!
Here it is again! The Street Photography awards for this is under way. Took advantage of the early bird. Getting out of my own way is under way. Special thanks to one of the biggest photography platforms for a world of creatives on Instagram.
Click on the link below to see my entry. Thank you in advance for all your support.Â
lensculture.com/…event-submission/1049308
Covid19 in 2020! Portrait of a photographer.
…and just like that I am forced to see myself from the inside and out. Â
Just looking at the consistency of this blog page was all so telling. Those of us who are fortunate to be thrown into our own cocoons to monitor ourselves and only our selves during isolation get to marinate in our own reflections. Oh Dear Universe, you are working a good one on me!
Everywhere I look I only see me. Website, marketing, education, organizing, planning, self-care, home economics, stability and more… All these things placed in front of me to evaluate me and only me.
I am in my fourth week of silence and reflection with a heap of praying happening. No need to state the obvious about the artist in business struggles of this pandemic. We are all being shown a thing or two about our lives and our contribution to the outcome.
NO EXCUSES!!  Pushing myself to learn more on the back end to prevent complete reliability on corporations and government. Seeing how all of my choices have been the absolute manifestation of my current mental, physical, and financial health.
Most importantly seeing how we are all responsible for the upkeep and the care of this place we burrow. This place that we were gifted with to create life sustaining experiences for everyone and everything. Because some of us are selfish and entitled we are now faced with the real problem. Us.  The clean up in our lives must also impact the bigger picture. The building for the benefit of others through constant maintenance.  Covid19 you have me feeling the need for a therapist but not for this situation my common sense knows better. The obvious is to repair, and be better prepared to be in a position of resources and support by utilizing this time to improve me. Lose the finger pointing in your life quick people. Blame isn’t the focus at all. I don’t know whether to thank Covid19 for this time or be angry and sad regarding the dying and the suffering. I will do both because unfortunately we have to have both to thrive.
Reading, learning new techniques, listening to podcasts, conditioning my brain to create more for me because I do have the time was hard the 1st two weeks, but in this fourth week I am feeling the momentum benefit me. Let the momentum help you heal your own personal short comings.
Be honest with yourself and act now.
Getting rid of what doesn’t work in my Portfolio.
This is the place where I practice blogging out my photo journey. As you can tell by the frequency I struggle in that part of my journey.
Working on my brand standards this fall and winter has to happen because my eyes have refocused. So I am cleaning up my “Pixel House”.
I have always reviewed my work daily and measured the production quality to my standards. My work needs to have vision and insight.
Leaning more into my tagline is important to me when delivering the complete experience of my brand of portrait art.
After a weekend in Brooklyn this past August a self check happened that awakened my talents as a photographer and acknowledging my own personal fingerprint is a valuable and tangible asset.
I am hoping this new shift in content alignment fuels bigger projects with increased visibility of the work.
Art Thru The Eye Ov Ra Fotografia. Looking forward to getting lost so I can create even more beautiful images around the world.
#NBFPD2019
National Black Female Photographers Day!!
Philadelphia
Yesterday happened and it went viral! From Lagos to Philadelphia. #NBFPD2019 fed me an immense amount of joy.
Thank you universe 🙃
Another chance…
- Series Ra.
- Another episode of my photography journey has ended and I still struggle with sharing all that makes my years challenging and successful. What do I promise myself? Share more of my photography. Every month in 2018 was full of vibrant content that spotlighted the lives of many clients, students, people,concerts, trips and love. This year I plan to do more to inspire life through my lens with more posts of photographs that made my week. The truth of this journey deserves more of me.
- See. Touch. Feel
Art Thru The Eye Ov Ra Photography
Check out this photographer’s blog about lil ole me.
Black Girl Magic econ style. Black female economists at the 2018 @NEAEcon Westerfield Award #2018NEA
Black Girl Magic econ style. Black female economists at the 2018 @NEAEcon Westerfield Award #2018NEA
It was two weeks ago a text came through from Rhonda Sharpe (President and Founder, Women’s Institute for Science, Equity and Race) seeking photographic coverage for the event.  I called her for more details and found that this event found me because I am a #blackfemalephotographer who’s love is to capture moments that speak to legacy and that are timeless. We closed the deal!
So excited to have been in the presence of wonder yesterday. Black Female Economists creating a platform for others put me under the spotlight too. Thank you Dr. Janice Johnson (President and Founder of the Grassroots Community Foundation).
#investingirls #investinwomen #empowering #freedom
Cuba17
The beautiful place in La Habana Cuba existed in all the different faces I came across. The dreaming souls moved about the small busy streets daily. Yet the rain managed to give these men a much needed pause moment.
#Rainbow on a #Cuba corner.
So much to share!
The last 3 months have been absolutely beautiful behind and in front of the the #lens. Â Give me a few days to pull it all in, break it down and lay it out visually in images. Â Â 
Self portrait by Ra Hall
Stay tuned…!
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