I was speaking to Spike Lee once and he asked me what Atlanta looks like to me. I remember I shrugged my shoulders: “Kinda like the TV show Atlanta. Big beige spread out houses, trees and Black folks.”
I was speaking to Spike Lee once and he asked me what Atlanta looks like to me. I remember I shrugged my shoulders: “Kinda like the TV showA lot of people might have a hyper urban image of the Mecca of the South in their heads, but the earliest pictures of Atlanta in my camera roll are of trees; shades of emerald, jade and dark rich forest green.
These tones are burned in my memory. Atlanta has the largest tree canopy of any major U.S. urban area. It’s also a city with a predominantly Black population at its center. And after being unable to travel home, I really missed those shades of green, the city of Atlanta, the people who inhabit it. This shoot for i-D, and the work I’ve been making over the past year, are a tribute to the city, its incredible people, and my relationship to Southern land.Trevion, Kevin, Leek, Micah, Dominique, Muva, Normani, Iman, Susu, Mikey, Lucas, Cien, Monykuoch, Deng, Athiey … These are the beautiful protagonists of this particular story. I am simply here to uplift them, to celebrate them and to see them. With this series I wanted to situate them in all these shades of green. The images blend their presence with my personal memories of Atlanta. Memories that include laying in the grass at Terrell Mill Park, skateboarding surrounded by the tall evergreens at Brook Run skate park, and long night drives to friend’s houses in Cascade, Decatur, all around town. I’m so fortunate to be able to reimagine those memories with this cast of amazing people with an amazing team for the pages of i-D. Alastair, Carlos, Fara, Mustafa, Amy, Julia, AAMO, and Zack, thank you all.Leek wears boxers UNIQLO. Trousers ASTRID ANDERSEN. Earring FOREVER MARK. Choker, necklaces, bracelet and ring SHAY JEWELRY. Melissa wears vest TELFAR. Trousers LANVIN. Earrings FOREVER MARK. Necklace BP JEWELRY. Leek wears jacket XULY.BËT. Boxers UNIQLO. Trousers ASTRID ANDERSEN. Shoes JORDAN. Melissa wears suit LANVIN. Vest TELFAR. Earrings FOREVER MARK. Necklace BP JEWELRY. Shoes ADIDAS.Chris wears suit and shoes GMBH. Necklace LAURA LOMBARDI. Rings JOHNNY NELSON and SHAY JEWELRY. Jaycina wears dress ERDEM. Earrings and ring YVAN TUFENKJIAN. Choker SAINT LAURENT BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO. Syx wears all clothing model’s own. Mikey wears all clothing MARTINE ROSE. Shoes JORDAN. Lucas wears all clothing BALENCIAGA. Shoes JORDAN. Deng wears all clothing JUNYA WATANABE. Shoes HOOD BY AIR. Athiey and Monykooch wear all clothing and shoes JUNYA WATANABE. Susu wears all clothing SUPRIYA LELE. Choker SAINT LAURENT BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO. Necklace and bracelets SHAY JEWELRY. Rings BP JEWELRY and YVAN TUFENKJIAN. Shoes BLUMARINE. Dominique wears suit GIVENCHY. Shoes SAINT LAURENT BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO. Normani wears jacket and trousers ESAU YORI. Earrings model’s own. Necklace BP JEWELRY. Shoes THE ATTICO. Muva wears suit LANVIN. Earring model’s own. Shoes EYTYS.Vivian wears all clothing and shoes MARC JACOBS. Earrings ALL BLUES.Gunner wears all clothing PRADA.
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