a sepia dream: image du jour

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Saturday

harvest moon

35mm.
the stretch of highway between calgary and canmore.
dusk.

captured by *s.s.

Sunday

"It's slightly ironic that oneof our most powerful shoots involved nudity. After all, nudity and scantily clad representations are typically what's wrong with how women of colour are usually presented.
Watch any music video, film,or reality television show and women of colour are usually presented in the same light: stripped down, over-sexualized and dehumanized. But what I realized during this shoot, as these women gracefully and confidently took ownership of their bodies, was that the issue never was about their physical bodies or about being naked.
Control, context, variety and ownership make all the difference.
When I see images of young girls bent over for a men's magazine or dancing half-naked for a rapper, I feel sad and angry. When I see nude images of women reclaiming their bodies and reveling in their beauty, I feel proud and inspired. It's about women of color having the power to decide how and why their bodies are being seen; about having ownership of their beauty and their self-esteem; and about having the opportunity to see a variety of real women- women who are of different skin tones, different ages, different backgrounds and different experiences."
-Simona Siad
(an excerpt taken from 'oh, one more thing' the last page of sway magazine)

bravo simona.
in an industry where the odds are often highly stacked against reality,
you were able to carve out a beautiful piece regardless of the resistance you may have faced
the issue is rich and full
the article is beautiful
it is a great step in the right direction
i am inspired, hopeful,
and so very proud to call you my sister!
love,

s.s.

(photo by alexis finch)

Thursday

keep it moving

that day. that bus.
cheek pressed up against a window
one last look (try to remember it all!)
heart heavy and light at the same time
oh to be in transit again

s.s.

Wednesday

best costume ever.

felt: $5.99 needle: $0.99 thread: $2.99
a homemade costume? priceless.
my mom killed it every year.
she always came up with everything from scratch too!!
here's to originality. & to coloring outside the lines.
& to being the only damn crayon in class.
thank you for the time you put in to us maman.
i would not be who i am today were it not for you.
love,
s.s.

Saturday

happy birthday, new york subway!

this weekend marks the 103rd anniversary of the opening on new york ciy's underground transit system, which is now the largest in the world.
alot of history on those rails.