MANY MOONS SERIES
2021 Illusions of Innocence
Illusions of Innocence is a photo series that explores how Black youth are made to grow up too fast, losing their innocence. The series shows both the stereotypes placed on them and the true joy of their youth.
Brotherhood
2020 Waves
WAVES uses durags as a metaphor for protecting black beauty and waves. Using the ocean as a backdrop was important in highlighting the duality of history and the concept of fluidity. The ocean is seen as a historic baptism where the we honor ancestors who died on passage to these lands. Fluidity is important in our society in order to break stigmas on black men being shown as hyper masculine. Durags protect our waves and waves to me is also the people itself.
Waves
2018 : Senior thesis
This is from the Faded Series, which looks a Black owned barbershop’s community outreach and development in gentrified area; North Park, CA. Shot on 35mm film. Shot as a Senior project with Aleya Zenieris–mix of film and digital. This work displays the communal nature of barbershops for Black people and folks in the community and how it is a pillar of black business.
Faded Series
2018: Promo for Asia’s Next Top Model
Collaborative project with Aleya Zenieris and Sabrina Barbina for Adela Marshall, contestant of the Asia’s Next Top Model Circuit
Breana Janae Photography 