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𝕬 π•·π–”π–›π–Š π•Ύπ–™π–”π–—π–ž π–‡π–ž : 𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 π–‚π–†π–™π–Šπ–—π–˜
Ancestors, I SOBER NOW
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JOURNAL ENTRY PROMPTS : SELF PORTRAITURE EDITION 🌊

understanding the importance of vulnerability. with primary focuses on black and brown communities

the more i know, the more i learn i don’t know 

painting over a bench that’s already dirty is what america does
that’s what this world teaches 
the life of obeying hidden poisons 

to creative a system of errors that creates more errors in the sole mission of executing illusions of solutions is by far the epitome of teaching one to be the hamster on a hamster wheel πŸ›ž 

is that u i, as i often ask myself ? 

one day, we’ll see the importance of being one as a human 
society 
anyways , i still, finding ways to understand the importance of vulnerability. with primary focuses on black and brown communities

𝕬 π•·π–”π–›π–Š π•Ύπ–™π–”π–—π–ž π–‡π–ž : 𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 π–‚π–†π–™π–Šπ–—π–˜
#MadeWithKodak by @nnathanwaters
20
3 months ago
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WENT TO THE COAST TO HOLD SPACE FOR MY BRUDDAH @ineedmoneyun 

THE SECOND SLIDE EMPHASIZES THE VULNERABILITY OF BLACK MEN SUFFERING FRM GUN VIOLENCE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.  I WANTED TO HOLD A SPACE FOR BRO BC ITD BEEN HELLA YEARS SINCE KICKIN IT BUT BC IVE HAD MANY AFFECTED BY GUNS. 

SOMETHING THATS GLORIFIED, BUT THIS PROJECT MEANS MUCH TO MY LOVED ONES BC WE ARE EVERYDAY PEOPLE WITH REAL STORIES . 

 I APPRECIATE THIS MOMENT BC WE HEAVILY SPOKE ON THE MOST HIGH BEING OUR GUIDANCE TO PEACE

I HADNT SEEN GANG IN YRS 
WE JUST BEEN BUSY BUILDING OURSELVES UP AS MEN.

TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:

LUST
WANTING TO HAVE A FAMILY 
BELIEVING THE MOST HIGH IS REAL
FIRST TIME MEDITATING 
ASTRAL PROJECTION
GUN VIOLENCE 
THE POWER OF THOUGHTS 
HAVING DEPTH AS MEN 
GROWING UP IN SOUTH CENTRAL 
LOVE 
+ MORE

A DECADE STRONG KNOWING FOO AND WE KICKED IT JUST RECHARGING EACH OTHER SPIRITUALLY 

ANCESTORS, I SOBER NOW.
𝕬 π•·π–”π–›π–Š π•Ύπ–™π–”π–—π–ž π–‡π–ž : 𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 π–‚π–†π–™π–Šπ–—π–˜
#MadeWithKodak #blackmen #gunviolence by @nnathanwaters
2
6 days ago
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MO MO IS A DIVINE BEING . MY GOOD SIS. IVE LEARNED SO MUCH FRM HER PRESENCE. HER ESSENCE. SHE’S TOUCHED AND IMPACTED SO MANY LIVES. SHES ONE OF THOSE WOMEN THAT STILL GIVE ME HOPE GREAT WOMEN STILL EXISTS.

A POEM FRM HER TEENAGE SELF BEING REVISITED IN ADULT FORM, AUTHENTICALLY FLY. THIS EARTH IS HER CANVAS AS SHE WEAVES THROUGH OBSTACLES OF SYSTEMATIC INJUSTICE

KEEP THE KID IN YOU IS WHAT MY MOTHER ALWAYS TAUGHT ME. 

ANCESTORS, I SOBER NOW 🌊
𝕬 π•·π–”π–›π–Š π•Ύπ–™π–”π–—π–ž π–‡π–ž : 𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 π–‚π–†π–™π–Šπ–—π–˜
#fyp #MadeWithKodak #blackartist by @nnathanwaters
6
7 days ago
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i rlly want to take time out to appreciate these moments 
i have many friends that r trans and it’s cool to see the growth and process of expression 

this was a mad chill day as i saw @maybackfilms display joy in being able to simply take his shirt off without worry 

we were reminding ourselves to connect , create intentional art, being ourselves and most importantly not caring what people think 

to all my trans folk, continue to shine bright and spread love amongst a world who may not understand u 

DEV&SCAN : @lafilmlab 

ANCESTORS, I SOBER NOW 🌊
𝕬 π•·π–”π–›π–Š π•Ύπ–™π–”π–—π–ž π–‡π–ž : 𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 π–‚π–†π–™π–Šπ–—π–˜
#trans #transman #MadeWithKodak by @nnathanwaters
5
24 days ago
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Nathan for β€œJust For Fun 002: Nathan”, shot by @artforgoons. 

A morning filled with exceptional conversation with a phenomenal individual. It is an honor to get some shots with you.

Thank you for being my muse, loved one. To many more.

Per usual:
Muse: @nnathanwaters 
Cameraman: @supremekairob // @artforgoons 
Camera: Canon EOS R6 MII taken in Los Angeles, California by @nnathanwaters
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a month ago
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on a warm humid day, my auntie and her girls gathered together for a day of emotional empowerment 🌹🌬️

me and @esa_cipota_ had been talking about this moment for quite some time because of my curiosity in her strength and journey as a woman navigating parenthood in a fatherless environment while raising young women of the future .

dissecting stereotypes of motherhood.
this project has prompted me to find the courage, patience , and curiosity in the beautiful stories of everyday lives around me. 
this day was special because we talked about the importance of protecting innocence within the children while knowing when to take the step into bringing reality to their lives.

we shared comfort for the experience of being touched as a child while talking about being in a time period now where emotional literacy has the capacity of a huge component to healing.

lastly , glo was being hard on herself about not answering all the questions but i reminded her the importance of not spreading herself so thin because she’s already doing her best. 

as always, thank u to the girls who grow into powerful women of today. 

love love love 
ANCESTORS, I SOBER NOW 🌊

DEV&SCAN : @lafilmlab 
𝕬 π•·π–”π–›π–Š π•Ύπ–™π–”π–—π–ž π–‡π–ž : 𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 π–‚π–†π–™π–Šπ–—π–˜
#MadeWithKodak #fyp #motherhood by @nnathanwaters
9
a month ago
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remember those precious hands of a mother i was telling u about ?

bare witness to her seed(s) the extensions of her wombs 
her tears of joy and sacrifice 

the precious lives she courageously gave, fought to bring 

women r portals between realms 

the innocent scents of eyes and smiles i see
the black household has been a target amongst environmental racism , governmental agencies for many decades now 

the crack era attacked our homes, along with many low income programs that seduced us to become attached to mentally accepting ourselves as poor individuals when the black gene 🧬 has always been high vibrational and will forever be

this also is my fathers brother, my uncle whom i love dearly. 

when my father passed, it shook me to the core on how life goes on no matter what so i told myself from that day that i would abuse the power of now, that i would document my feelings, my journey , my people most intelligently because life’s such a fleeting moment. 

all we have is now.
legacy legacy legacy 🌱

ANCESTORS, I SOBER NOW 🌊🌊🌊

𝕬 π•·π–”π–›π–Š π•Ύπ–™π–”π–—π–ž π–‡π–ž : 𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 π–‚π–†π–™π–Šπ–—π–˜
#MadeWithKodak #kodaktrix400 #blacklove by @nnathanwaters
18
2 months ago
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the hands of a mother whom prefers safety 
the hands of a mother whom is reinventing herself 

the hands of a goddess whom is dealing with the results of postpartum stress 

the body , the image of a women’s vessel has become a spear to her own mind
the standards of beauty from patriarchal theories pierce through the hearts of young women as they grow into motherhood, womanhood 

self destructing voices that leave isolation as a barrier to recovery 

she did not want to fully be seen but allowed the opportunity to capture her precious hands 
the hands that nurture , feed, breed, pat, hug, love , shake , grip 

ii could, will never know what it’s like to carry a child, have cramps but what i do know is the level of importance for us a collective to start having conversations about emotional literacy within our family trees.

we all grew up in taboo habits, cherishing the habits of shielding our children from the realities of motherhood, moon times, fatherhood, emotional therapy - the potentials of dealing with expectations from potential things such as postpartum depression, stress from both a women and man’s perspective are needed now.

ANCESTORS, I SOBER 🌊🌊🌊
𝕬 π•·π–”π–›π–Š π•Ύπ–™π–”π–—π–ž π–‡π–ž : 𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 π–‚π–†π–™π–Šπ–—π–˜
#MadeWithKodak #blackwomen by @nnathanwaters
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2 months ago
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COMPTON RODEO 2026
@comptonmuseum @comptoncowboys 

a beautiful moment in time displaying overlapping unity of  of black and brown heritage . pretty moments, soft smiles, outfits that make you go wow
πŸ–€πŸ€ŽπŸ–€πŸ€Ž

DEV&SCAN : @lafilmlab 

ANCESTORS, I SOBER 🌊
𝕬 π•·π–”π–›π–Š π•Ύπ–™π–”π–—π–ž π–‡π–ž : 𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 π–‚π–†π–™π–Šπ–—π–˜ 
#MadeWithKodak #kodaktrix400 by @nnathanwaters
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2 months ago
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COSMO AND WANDA MR.WATERS 🌊

PHOTOGRAPHED BY @oski.photo 
LIGHTING BY @jennybernalnguyen 
DEV & SCANS BY @lafilmlab 

𝕬 π•·π–”π–›π–Š π•Ύπ–™π–”π–—π–ž π–‡π–ž : 𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 π–‚π–†π–™π–Šπ–—π–˜
#MadeWithKodak taken in Los Angeles, California by @nnathanwaters
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2 months ago
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a guatemalan love story πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ΉπŸ’πŸ«‚

a mother i know that has worked very hard smiles proud that her seed, whom she carried in her womb has completed a huge chapter in her life. frm waking up for school early, to finding ways in remaining firm within the goal of raising a family in a world that feeds off of our traumas. the decisions to respond with such aspirations of higher education as an instrument of freedom. 

a story about a young lady named nathalye frm south central , guatemalan πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡¬πŸ‡Ή descent seeking an opportunity to not only make her lineage proud, but the kid version of herself proud. was tlkin to nathalye that day about using our forms of super powers and knowledge as a response to the changes we’re currently facing in jefferson park, culturally, and systematically. 

she’s done with school, passed her boards, and celebrated her 30th birthday along the way. 

nathalye lopez, PA-C, MPH

Ancestors, I SOBER NOW 🌊
𝕬 π•·π–”π–›π–Š π•Ύπ–™π–”π–—π–ž π–‡π–ž : 𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 π–‚π–†π–™π–Šπ–—π–˜ 
#MadeWithKodak #guatemala by @nnathanwaters
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2 months ago
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