Mitchelle

"Do you smoke?" (LoL)
That was the very first thing Eurila asked me when we first met in person after connecting on MySpace.

Thank you, @exploringeurila. You are the Black woman photographer, archivist, visual storyteller, and artist I wish I had the audacity to be.

Thank you for seeing me all those years ago.

I regret that we haven't bumped into each other on 7th or Flatbush Aves in some time. I regret that over time, I started to avoid you because I didn't want to hear, "You have the dopest eye. I don't understand why you aren't doing photography for RIL?" We always missed each other at Dance Africa, but I knew you were always there. You had to be. You documented Brooklyn so authentically and beautifully. No one does a Reel like EuRila.

My timeline is already less bright and corny. Social media won't be the same without you, but the photoshoots and Reels in Heaven are about to be epic!

So, from "One RIL FLY Gurl" to the next, I will continue to take photos, tell the stories, and stay dope and fly in your honor.

I look forward to seeing your work continue through your beautiful daughters...*cue* Legacy, Legacy, Legacy.

Rest in Eternal Peace, Eurila Cave.

Love,

Mitch 💜

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