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Dez Simone

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I have been saying I wanted to write more. So I finally stopped treating it like something a future version of me would do.

My first essay, “Four Years in New York,” is officially live. It is about the city that gave my ambition somewhere to go and the three lessons that helped me build a life here.

Four years. Three lessons. One stranger on a bench.

Swipe for a few lines from the essay. Read the full piece at the link in my bio.

Read it, tell me which line stayed with you. by @dezsimone

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2 months ago

confidence is my accessory taken in New York, New York by @dezsimone

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6 days ago

chronically in my prime

📸: @ameeerak.ph by @dezsimone

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a month ago

Sorry to everyone trying to focus today 🤭 by @dezsimone

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2 months ago

sorry, I haven’t seen you in a while 😘

📸: @ameeerak.ph by @dezsimone

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2 months ago

pretty brown eyes taken in New York, New York by @dezsimone

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4 months ago

Just another Monday taken in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York by @dezsimone

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5 months ago

focus on slide 3 🫦

📸: @ameeerak.ph taken in New York, New York by @dezsimone

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7 months ago

making a wish 🎈2.04

📸: @ameeerak.ph by @dezsimone

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8 months ago

The year was 2016
I just moved to Atlanta
Miami was my second home
I thought I was in love
And I have always loved being in front of a camera by @dezsimone

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9 months ago

2025 asked everything of me.
My discipline. My patience. My softness. My strength.

It was a year of choosing myself even when it was uncomfortable. Of learning when to be quiet, when to move, and when to let go. Of building a life that feels intentional instead of reactive.

Japan was the highlight. It was a moment I slowed down enough to really see myself. To appreciate beauty in simplicity, intention in routine, and power in presence. It truly changed my life.

I’m leaving this year softer, wiser, and more rooted in who I am. Not because everything was perfect, but because I stayed present through it all.

Thank you 2025 ❤️ by @dezsimone

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10 months ago

Afternoon well spent @maisonwelles

📸: @ameeerak.ph taken in Manhattan, New York by @dezsimone

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10 months ago