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29 Aug 2020

A Collection Part 58

What are some little things that you do for yourself that bring you peace and calm? I think one of the reasons we’ve kept “A Collection” going for so long is because of how it makes me feel. I could look at pictures like these on an endless loop and never get tired of it. I’ve often wondered too, when creating these posts, what makes me decide that I’m done? Is it because I think 50-ish photos is enough for people to be enticed by it, but leave them wanting more? Maybe it’s because any more and I will feel sorry for it eating up the loading time for a visitor. There’s no rhyme or reason and each time we post it’s different. It is one of the series regulars that has no consistency or format. That could either really bother someone a lot or not, I don’t know.

Whatever the case, I hope it brings you some light into your life this weekend the way it did mine. Everyone please wear a mask, stay safe, be kind to each other, and check in with someone you haven’t spoken with in some time.

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23 Aug 2020

A Father And Daughter Have Taken a Photo in the Same Spot for 40 years

Though I haven’t participated in this TikTok trend, I’ve been loving people recreating photos from them as a child in the same pose. There’s something entirely endearing about nostalgia that we’re naturally attracted to. Before this was even a trend, this father and daughter have kept up with their photo taking tradition for 40 years. Hua Hua was a just a little one when she took a photo with her father Hua Yunqing (27) for the first time. At the time, there wasn’t any intention of keeping the tradition. However, after seeing the photo, he couldn’t not continue the tradition! Now 40 years later, the photos have evolved. I won’t spoil what happens next, but you can view the entire collection for yourself [here].

21 Jul 2020

Bright Comet NEOWISE Shot Above Mount Hood

Lester Tsai

I never grew up spending a lot of time outdoors, but these are the types of shots I aspire for. I recognize not everyone gets to capture a comet in action like [Lester Tsai], but even being under the stars or catching the sunrise would be enough for me. In these incredible shots, we see Comet NEOWISE in action! Portland-based photographer Lester Tsai traveled to Oregon to capture the comet from the highest mountain at Mount Hood in this incredible set. Since the beginning of July, Comet NEOWISE has been visible to those located in the northern hemisphere. It happens to be one of the brightest comets from this decade, but we won’t see it appearing for another 6,800 years after this.

Lester Tsai

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16 Jul 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci for InStyle

Try to find a better cover for 2020, honestly. This cover is truly “a flex” and we’re here for it. On day 23498734 of this year (a dramatization) he is essentially the only person in this country that can save us all. How is it that the administration doesn’t seem to listen to him and is building their own takedown? I don’t have answers. No one understand this.

For the full interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci and his wife Dr. Christine Grady, a bioethicist, click [here]. Even as I’m writing this, I still truly cannot get over how awesome this cover is.

02 Jul 2020

Kendall Jenner x Burberry

In a way, fashion seems to be at a bit of a standstill during covid times. At this point, fashion week is up in the air for fall with many designers already pulling out of showing their collections live the way they are used to. Stylists, with no events to assist their clients on are on a break. Even for those who are used to doing outfits of the day (like myself) have resorted to the classic mirror selfie. It’s kind of the worst. However, Kendall Jenner still managed to put out a campaign for Burberry while in quarantine and nailed it.

With no help at all other than her own personal laptop, Kendall Jenner took the campaign photos herself. It may not be perfect, but it’s pretty good right? And if Kendall can do this, does my excuse for a mirror selfie no longer work?

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19 Jun 2020

Gabrielle Union | Self

Editorials and cover shoots in the times of COVID are wild aren’t they? When this all first started, I don’t think anyone really knew how these would resume, but sure enough and a couple months later, we’re here. I have been loving seeing how celebrities and models are getting creative, but this one of Gabrielle Union for Self takes the cake. If we all didn’t know that this was during quarantine, we’d think it was a typical cover shoot. The best part of this, however, is that all of the photos were shot by her 13-year old step daughter Zaya. For the entire cover story, read [here] We’ve loved Gabrielle since her days on 10 Things I Hate About You and Bring It On, but these days she’s shining even more as a role model.

14 Jun 2020

Blog Roundup

  • Stunning Hotel Pools From Around the World [Getaway]
  • Asian Snacks Are More Popular Than Ever in America. Here’s What That Says About Asian Americans [Refinery29]
  • 28 Black Films That Are Infinitely More Informative Than “The Help” [High Snobiety]
  • How to Do Thoughtful Work When You Just Can’t Focus [Fast Company]
  • America Is Giving Up on the Pandemic [The Atlantic]
  • I’m Supposedly An Adult. What Time Should I Go To Bed? [Mel Magazine]
  • A Socially Distanced Live Music Venue Will Open in London Later This Year [Hypebae]
  • What Luxury Brands Can Learn From Looting [GQ]
  • 5 Photographers Speak on Responsibly Capturing and Sharing Protest Images [Nylon]
  • Twitter Now Asks You To Read An Article Before Sharing It [Popular Mechanics]
  • Grammy Awards to Remove “Urban” Term From All Its Categories [Hypebae]
  • What’s Going On in CHAZ, the Seattle Autonomous Zone? [The Cut]
  • 50 Things Every Man Should Own [Cool Material]
  • Eddie Huang on the Oppressive Whiteness of the Food World [Grub Street]
11 Jun 2020

Reimagining Editorials in COVID Times

Julien Tell

As states begin to open up and we make our way into the world, thinking about fashion is a trip. How do I even begin to wear real clothes again when I live in the same leggings three days in a row? Is there a correlation between your outfit and the face mask you are wearing? These are questions I never thought I’d ask myself. [High Snobiety]’s photographer [Julien Tell] spent part of his quarantine capturing what the new normal could be like in Berlin and ultimately the rest of the world. Since we’ve already been living this, it doesn’t feel that jarring does it?

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06 Jun 2020

Oghalé Alex’s New Series for Cold Laundry

One of my favorite things on social media this week, amidst a very challenging week, was the spotlight on African American creatives. Whether it was in fashion, music, art, design, or photography, it was the positive light in stream of some posts that weren’t always so. My favorite of the bunch and what I’m choosing to share on Yow Yow! today is this series by [Oghalé Alex] This series is for the fashion brand, [Cold Laundry,] where he’s actually the Director of Photography. However, I think this series is the calm that some of us needed to see this week. These images are stunning.

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03 May 2020

A Collection Part 57

It’s safe to say that this is the first time I’ve ever created “A Collection” while in quarantine. Let’s hope that in this lifetime, we don’t ever have to live through another pandemic. I used to look forward to these posts for a number of reasons. They were so different than any of the usual posts that I normally did for Yow Yow! Instead of spending a lot of time around the words I was using, this was my visual diary. It was calming for me to dig through the archives of Tumblr accounts I manually followed (I don’t have a Tumblr account!) and make a decision on what photos to include. It wasn’t always a simple yes or no. There’s certainly an intent for each one that is selected and for how I’m feeling at the moment.

Being in Shelter-in-Place now already for a month and a half, I thought I would have gotten to this post much sooner. It seems like I’ve found my calm through a number of other outlets during this time.

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