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Final stop: Haitian function 🇭🇹” @ayitimakaya1804

STM survivor.
Kompa enthusiast.
Diaspora child.

Somewhere between transit and rhythm,
you remember where you come from.

🇭🇹

#diaspora #haitian #haitianflagday taken in Montreal, Quebec by @iam.nelsonj

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2 months ago

We may live everywhere.

But home lives in us. 🇭🇹❤️

Tonight, we carry our flag, our history, and our hopes onto every street, every screen, and every stadium.

Alaso. Ayiti. Toujours.

🇭🇹⚽️
#haïti #fifaworldcup2026 #grenadyealaso #worldcup taken in Montreal, Quebec by @iam.nelsonj

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a month ago

When I step on those steps. #metgala

Not if. When.

Draped in history.
Carried by ancestors.
Moving like memory.

Haiti in every thread.
Diaspora in every step.
The motherland in my breath.

I won’t arrive as a guest.
I’ll arrive as a statement.

Fashion is art.
And I am the canvas.

#fashionisart #diaspora #haitian #blackcreative Editorial Met Gala–inspired fashion look featuring a Black male model wearing a flowing Haitian flag cape in red and blue with gold embroidery and beadwork. The cape spreads dramatically like wings, symbolizing movement, heritage, and diaspora identity. High fashion, couture, cultural storytelling, and conceptual fashion photography. taken in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York by @iam.nelsonj

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3 months ago

If you ever forgot 🤷🏾‍♂️
I’m international at this point
#haitian #ayiti #haitianswhoblog taken in Montreal, Quebec by @iam.nelsonj

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3 days ago

Somewhere along the way, I stopped trying to fit into rooms that were never built for me.

Now I just show up as myself.

A Haitian kid with big dreams. A creative. A dancer. A stylist. A designer. A storyteller. Someone who’s learned that authenticity will always travel further than pretending.

I’m grateful to the Most High, my ancestors, my angels, and every seen and unseen force that’s kept me protected, redirected, and reminded me that I’m exactly where I’m meant to be.

If your light has ever been dimmed by someone else’s fear, don’t shrink.

The world has enough copies.

Be the original.

Happy Pride. 🤍

#blackcreative #toronto #diaspora A fashion portrait series featuring a person wearing an olive green fur-trimmed cap, tinted oval sunglasses, layered gold jewelry, and a sheer black top. The photos are taken outdoors on a city street in Toronto during golden hour, showcasing different poses and expressions with an editorial-inspired aesthetic. The carousel ends with the hat resting on a brown leather bag inside a car. taken in Toronto, Ontario by @iam.nelsonj

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5 days ago

Some people collect souvenirs.

We collect camera roll memories.

See you on the next trip. ✈️🤎

#summeranthem #trim #nobody #coconutwater taken in Los Angeles, California by @iam.nelsonj

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18 days ago

Toronto, Part I.

Somewhere along the way, I stopped trying to fit into one version of myself.

Freedom, to me, is dressing how I feel.
Creating what I believe.
Loving what moves me.
Existing without asking for permission.

The most beautiful thing you can become is yourself.

#blackcreative #haitiancreator #coachtopia #torontocreatives #queercreatives A weekend in Toronto captured through an editorial-style photo diary. The carousel follows a creative wearing platinum blond hair, vintage-inspired accessories, textured neutral outfits, and layered jewelry from elevator selfies and shopping moments to golden-hour street portraits and rooftop nightlife. The series explores fashion, authenticity, self-expression, and personal style in the city. taken in Toronto, Ontario by @iam.nelsonj

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19 days ago

Sunshine therapy.
#blackcreative #losangeles #vacationmode #beachvibes taken in Los Angeles, California by @iam.nelsonj

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20 days ago

Canadian Tuxedo.

Style.
Community.
Music.
Love.

Thank you for celebrating with me. 🤍

📸 @dvvidsantiago & @mr20age

#canadiantuxedo #blackcreatives #denimondenim #fashionandculture Flash-lit photographs from a denim-themed birthday party featuring fashion-forward guests, DJs, dancers, and creatives. The host appears in an olive green outfit with platinum blonde hair, posing with friends and celebrating throughout the night. Images include individual portraits, candid moments, stylish denim looks, DJ performances, and scenes highlighting community, creativity, music, and joy. taken in Island of Montreal by @iam.nelsonj

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a month ago

27 today.

Another year around the sun. ☀️
Another year learning how to receive love instead of running from it.

To every message, prayer, paragraph, call, hug, laugh and “I appreciate you” today… thank you. Truly.

To my superhero, my mom, Carline — not a day goes by without me carrying your light with me. 🕊️
Everything I am blooms from your love. 💗

To my father, my family, my people, my chosen family… thank you for shaping me into someone capable of loving this deeply. ♥️ To my country & my people thank you for embracing and supporting me 🇭🇹.

And to the Most High… thank you for guiding me through every unseen moment. 🫂

I feel softer.
I feel stronger.
I feel closer to myself.

I’m running less now.

Here’s to 27. 🥂
May 23, 1999 forever ♡

This wouldn’t be possible without you @goodvision_prod

#birthdaypost❤️ #haitian #blackcreator Editorial nighttime birthday carousel featuring a stylish Black man posing in a cinematic urban setting with warm orange and red motion blur lights. He wears tinted orange sunglasses, distressed oversized jeans, layered jewelry, pointed boots, and brown leather pieces styled over a white tank top. The photos blend Y2K fashion aesthetics with emotional storytelling, using long-exposure lighting effects, glowing city lights, and intimate close-ups to create a nostalgic, luxurious, and reflective atmosphere. One portrait features Haitian flag nail art symbolizing heritage and identity. The overall mood feels warm, celebratory, cinematic, introspective, and deeply personal. taken in Montreal, Quebec by @iam.nelsonj

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2 months ago

A reminder
#mindset #ballroomscene #blackcreative taken in Montreal, Quebec by @iam.nelsonj

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3 months ago

First, all glory to the Most High.

Thank you for allowing me to create, to process, to understand.
I surrender to the vision,
you create through me, and I will honor it with discipline, presence, and consistency.

So much joy, so much presence, so much becoming.

Deepest gratitude to the International Sagacious Kiki House of Sankofa @sagacioussankofa 🤍
Thank you for protecting me, guiding me, and holding space for me.

To our founding mother @stylistiking ,
and our mother, the incredible, legendary Siren Phoenix Inana Sankofa @thesirensankofa
thank you for your vision, your leadership, and your love.

To my house siblings, thank you for the hands, the feedback, the energy, the care.
Every detail, every moment… I felt you with me.

Thank you to my twin @dolcereme for the makeup and for helping bring this vision to life.
And to everyone who poured into this process in any way, I see you, I appreciate you.

I’m truly, truly happy.
This is just the beginning.

#ballroomscene #runway #kikiball #houseofsankofa #montrealballroom taken in Montreal, Quebec by @iam.nelsonj

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