In The City

The city is alive in color and light especially at night. After leaving my talk with other photographers at a gallery exhibition where my work is showing I took the camera downtown to “the village”. New York provides some of the best inspiration for a creative person. Some of the colors, shapes, textures, motions and Read More …

Marry A Black Muslim Brother?: Muslim Marriage Attitudes and Blackness

Anecdotally speaking many in the African-American community have suspected that the issue of “Blackness” is much more significant in marriage than we may pay lip service to. Many African-American Men have often complained amongst each other that Arab and South Asian Muslims would object to their daughters marrying them based on nothing but race not on Islamic knowledge nor perceived spirituality.
While no scientific studies have ever been conducted to confirm or reject this perception the data from the polls lends credence to these prevailing attitudes. Read More …

About Face

About Face Gallery The human face both emotes and is emotive. I like to capture the world around me through images and faces are probably my favorite subjects. My style is to go beyond the buffer zone and get very close to the subject’s face usually filling the frame. Each photo is different in terms Read More …