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Mother. Fijian - Italian. Melbourne > NYC. Photography & art. Social justice & community engagement.
Member of @womenphotograph & @diversifyphoto

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RENOVATED • TOP FLOOR • 1 BED - 84-12 35th Ave 6i - $475,00

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This summer, Magnum Foundation partnered with Storyline @storylinemedia for "One World, One Game" @1world1game, a storytelling project unfolding across New York City throughout the 2026 World Cup. We gave grants to five local photographers who documented how communities experienced the tournament and how New York became a gathering place for the world.

Destiny Mata @destiny.mata explored how fútbol became a way of claiming public space in Bushwick and Sunset Park. In Bed-Stuy, Kisha Bari @kishabari showed how September Cafe became a gathering place for the Cape Verdean community and the team’s growing fanbase. From Harlem, to Jackson Heights, to Brooklyn Bridge Park, Walaa Yassien @walaayassien documented “not only how people looked, but what they were feeling, what they were carrying with them, and what this moment meant to them.” Richard Louissaint @haitianrich documented vibrant fashion and collective excitement for Haiti in Bed-Stuy, and in Astoria, Bay Ridge, and Crown Heights, Sara Konradi @sarakonradi found points of connection across the SWANA diaspora.

🔗 See more from each project at the link in bio!

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@septemberbk became the hub for Cape Verde World Cup games. The 40ish people that came for that first match grew to hundreds, spilling into the street for the next three. Owner Sara Lopes, and her team brought the culture, serving traditional food, and attracting Cape Verdeans from as far away as Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vancouver. She even had to buy two extra TVs to accommodate the crowds.

A friend invited me to September to watch the first game with other Cape Verdeans she had met in a group chat. You could feel the excitement as we walked in.

Owner, Sara Lopes, was born in Cabo Verde, and grew up in Brockton, MA where there is a large Cape Verdean community. She came to New York 18 years ago to escape the community bubble. “For the longest time, I was running away… Because growing up, you’re like, oh, everybody knows your parents.”

When she heard Cabo Verde qualified for the World Cup, she considered buying tickets to a
game. Until friends started to ask if she was showing matches at her cafe. “It felt like a deep responsibility, almost,” she said.

Sara hired Cape Verdean chefs to serve traditional foods such as pastels, barrigada atun, carne gizado and fresquina. Her mom, Maria, came from Massachusetts to make the cachupa, a traditional stew. And Cape Verdean DJs played after the games, making it a true cultural experience.

From running away from her roots as a teen, Sara says that she’s now running towards it.
She’s already planning cultural collaborations and a block party for August 2nd. “I’m looking forward to just really staying connected to everyone that I met, and building on the community.”

For three weeks, I, and so many other football fans, became Cape Verdean. We will all remember Cabo Verde’s contribution to this year’s FIFA World Cup and the communities that welcomed us to cheer alongside them. And now, we all know where Cabo Verde is.

Words and 📸 by @kishabari

A @storylinemedia series.

We are the Public Artists in Residence for New York City’s celebration of the 2026 FIFA World. The residency is coordinated through @nyculture in partnership with @nycmayor.

This photo essay was created with support from @magnumfoundation

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Paseo Park Portraits! 📸

This photo series is a public art installation featuring the work of 6 local photographers, including myself and I’m super grateful to be sharing my work in this community!

My Project, Hands of Paseo Park, documents community events that reflect the culture of Paseo Park, highlighting people that work and take care of the neighborhood space.

Thank you @paseoparkqueens for working on this collaboration with @photoville and @nyc_dotart for your support in making this possible to share with the JH community.

Special shoutout to @nimsaj.chang for curating this installation and Josefina Bahamondes, both for being awesome mentors throughout this photography residency.

📍These photo installations can be seen on 73rd St, 83rd St and 94th St, all along 34th Ave through the end of October!

🎧: Get Up Funky - Alex Guz

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You can now visit “Paseo Park Portraits” in collaboration with @photoville and @paseoparkqueens. “Paseo Park Portraits,” is a free public photography exhibit that offers a meaningful opportunity to collaborate with community leaders, residents, and local artists to create a work that resonates with the lived experiences and shared aspirations of Jackson Heights.

Take a summer stroll through Paseo Park to experience the exhibit up close featuring photography by @createtheframe, @nehagautam_photography, @shin_ono, @kishabari, Josefina Bahamondes, and Alma Reyes.

#paseopark #artinpublicspaces #publicart #photoville #publicart Photography display displaying photos of local artists in a park

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GO CELEBRATE 🥳

As the NY Knicks reached their 2026 NBA Championship win, their first in 53 years, local artists poured their hearts into murals. Go support them!

Locations and artists are:
1: 444 Troutman St, NY 11347
Artist @ces4wish for @thebushwickcollective
Support from @kobrapaintusa

2: 444 Troutman St, NY 11347
Artist @menas24711 for @thebushwickcollective

3: 84-02 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights
@sallyrumble x @doordash @nyknicks @piopionyc
Photo @kishabari

4: 151 E Houston St, NY 10002
Artist @zimernyc curated @harrislobel

5: 92 Allen Street, NY
Artist: @andaluztheartist

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We’re still going!💥

Enjoy these 7 murals in Manhattan & Queens celebrating #NYKnicks amazing achievements.
Which is your favorite?
1: 84-02 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights
Artist: @sallyrumble x @doordash @nyknicks @piopionyc
Photo by @kishabari

2: 92 Allen Street, NY
Artist: @andaluztheartist

3: 46 Knickerbocker Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Artist @roachi x @morgandistrictwalls

4: Freeman’s Alley, 8 Rivington St, NY 10002
Artist: @fumeroism

5: 411 8th Avenue, NY 10001
@kaysuane @airbrusharmy

6: 303 W 30th St, NY 10001
@kaysuane @airbrusharmy

7: 83a Hester St, NY 10002
Artist; please tag
Models @lissadan_ anniebeara

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The World Cup has created a major opening for pro-democracy groups across sectors, geographies and ideologies to unite and ensure that it is not weaponized to advance the administration’s propaganda or anti-democratic agenda. In the United States, where football is gaining in popularity and many fans root for both the U.S. team and their countries of origin, the tournament is a time of sportsmanship and camaraderie.

Mega-events depend on vast infrastructure, from construction and transit to hospitality and security. This creates leverage for key “pillars of support,” especially labor and business, whose cooperation is essential for the games to run smoothly.

A big tent coalition bringing together artists, labor, faith organizations, small businesses, veterans’ groups, legal advocates and youth activists has launched a No ICE in the Cup campaign to build cross-sector, cross-ideological support for a tournament where all can participate without fear of violence or repression.

More than ever, ordinary people must insist that “fair play” also applies to how Americans choose their leaders. They can harness the energy and enthusiasm surrounding the World Cup and America’s 250th anniversary to imagine and build a more free and democratic United States.

🔗in bio for the full story
✍️: Maria J. Stephan
📷: @kishabari , Wikimedia

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I’m still overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support in celebration of my 50th birthday this week. 🎉

So much gratitude to my incredible team, host committee, Queens Borough President @drichardsqueens, Assembly Member @catalinacruzny, Councilmember @thebronxsanchez, @brianr4ny, @edvalentin7 of Viva La Heights and Friends Tavern, and @frankdiaz04 and @pat_duo from Addictive Wine.

Most importantly, I am deeply grateful for the immense love and support from my neighbors and friends. I can’t wait to represent you in the New York State Senate!

If you haven’t donated yet, it’s not too late — please click the link in my bio or below to support our campaign.
➡️ secure.actblue.com/donate/jgr2026

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Let’s tune!

📸: @kishabari

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We’re heading to Washington, D.C. and we want you with us. Sign up now at www.next250.org and reach out if you want to organize your community or be part of this moment.

As this country marks its 250th anniversary, we know the truth: the story being told won’t include all of us, unless we show up and shape it ourselves.

On June 27, we gather to declare our shared humanity, our shared responsibility, and our shared future.

This is more than a mobilization.
It’s a call to build a future rooted in justice, belonging, and interdependence.

Be there. Bring your voice. Bring your community. Let’s write the next chapter, together.

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It was great to pass by the Food and Resource Expo held by the office of @votejgr in Corona recently. Food insecurity has been a major issue in District 34 and is on the rise across the state. I’m deeply committed to prioritizing this as an issue in the Assembly because in a state as rich as ours, no one should be food insecure.

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