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3 months ago

NANDI Ultra

CLICK LINK IN BIO TO SIGN UP FOR CARNIVAL

JOIN XPLOSION MAS ON DE ROAD

Designer: @kmochakisses
Model: @captain.melanin
🎥: @showsceneit

#xplosionmas #oakland #sanfrancisco #bayarea carnival by @captain.melanin

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4 months ago

👑NANDI ULTRA👑

Crowned in Spirit. The Divine Legacy.
Our 2026 journey begins now.
Step into a realm where power, ancestry, and pure Carnival magic collide.
Are you ready to be part of the legacy? ✨👑

#XplosionMas2026 #CrownedInSpirit #TheDivineLegacy taken in San Francisco Bay Area by @captain.melanin

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5 months ago

N A N D I 👑⚡️ @xplosionmas 2026

U L T R A Frontline 🧚🏾‍♀️ by @kmochakisses

📸 @shotsbycheyenneilan @mshindsight98
💄 @brwn.sgr_

Xplosion Mas 2026 - Crowned in Spirit, The Divine Legacy 👑

@carnavalsf

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Shot at @elv8.hq

#shotsbycheyenneilan #xplosionmas #carnavalsf #sanfranciscocarnaval taken in San Francisco Carnaval by @captain.melanin

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5 months ago

Mood : Sunshine ☀️
#bayareamodel #locmullet #sunkissed #zaralarsson by @captain.melanin

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5 months ago

The BRWN SUGA BAE Award — @captain.melanin

This image feels like a love letter to softness and strength, to Black womanhood in all its layers and contradictions. You didn’t try to perform or become anything else for the camera, you simply showed up as yourself, and that honesty is what made this moment so powerful. This award honors the way you arrived fully, rooted in who you are, radiant in your presence, and real in a way that can’t be replicated.

#HMTWNHERO
#YearInReview taken in Oakland, California by @captain.melanin

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7 months ago

Black women are not a trend. They are not a phase. They are not an aesthetic borrowed and returned late. Black women are art. Living, breathing masterpieces shaped by history, tenderness, resistance, joy, and divine imagination.

Every laugh line is a brushstroke. Every curve is intention.
Every story carries texture, depth, and meaning you can’t rush past. My work doesn’t turn Black women into art. It simply reminds the world of what’s already true. If you’ve ever forgotten how powerful you are, stand in front of the lens and remember. You were always the masterpiece.

📸 HMTWNHERO (@hmtwnhero.jpg)
muse | @captain.melanin
📍 @geeks510
circa 2023

#BlackWomenAreArt
#HMTWNHERO by @captain.melanin

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7 months ago

Doesn’t it feel like Christmas?

SWIPE RIGHT TO SEE THE BEFORE

✨ HOLIDAY SNAPSHOTS ARE HERE! ✨

This year, I’m opening up a limited number of HMTWNHERO Holiday Snapshot Sessions curated, cozy, fly, and made for folks who want memories that hit different.

🎄 60-minute session
🎄 Up to 4 people
🎄 8 edited images
🎄 1 deluxe edit
🎄 Custom Recap video
🎄 $349 — a BIG SAVINGS for the holiday

Whether you’re pulling up with your babies, your boo, your besties, or your whole blended tribe, this is your moment to shine under the soft glow of holiday lights.

Slots will move QUICK, so don’t wait. Contact @hmtwnhero.jpg to secure your spot today.

#HMTWNHERO
#christmasphotosession taken in Oakland, California by @captain.melanin

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8 months ago

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🎥: @cine.dexx | @cntnt.byz
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✍🏾: @artbyblack (HIMzel Washington) by @captain.melanin

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a year ago

Paying homage to the icon, the legend and my personal favorite female emcee of all time, the goddess @mslaurynhill.

This shoot is so special to me because it’s my way to honor the beautiful spirit of a woman who the world painted crazy because she stood on her morals and principles and didn’t allow the music industry to control her and her music.

📸 HMTWNHERO (@hmtwnhero.jpg)
muse | @captain.melanin as Ms. Lauryn Hill
project | @brwn.suga.bae
📍@topfloorent510

#HMTWNHERO
#BrwnSugaBae
#LaurynHill taken in Oakland, California by @captain.melanin

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a year ago

Yesterday we wrapped the Brwn Suga Bae shoot inspired by Lauryn Hill and maaaan, this one fed my soul. It wasn’t just a photoshoot, it was a whole vibe. Spirit, softness, power, Black womanhood in all her glory. Sis came through channeling that Miseducation magic and gave us everything. This project keeps reminding me why I do this.

#BrwnSugaBae #LaurynHillEnergy #BlackGirlMuse #HMTWNHERO #HealingThroughPhotography #SoftPower taken in Oakland, California by @captain.melanin

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a year ago

Me and @captain.melanin in the lab channeling the spirit of a legend. Tapping in with deep love and gratitude for the one and only Queen @mslaurynhill. 🎤✨

#StudioVibes #LaurynHillTribute #BrwnSugaBae #BlackLegacy #PayingHomage taken in Oakland, California by @captain.melanin

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a year ago