WHAT IS GIRL PLUS ___?"girl plus ___ is a project that aims to explore spaces & the women that live there. i started this photo series as a way to share my girl gang with the world. all of my friends were doing really incredible things, spreading light in their own way and fulfilling creative endeavors that spoke to them, and it felt like someone outside of our circle should know. it’s a cool thing to create a little corner of the internet for “your kind of people,” and then make connections beyond that. definitely something i had not taken advantage of prior to this project! i really hope that with these photos and interviews, readers/viewers can visit the world of each person, make connections, bridge the gap, and hopefully see a little bit more of their own potential in the process. what started as a fun side project has become much more purposeful, and i’d love to keep moving in that direction. as always, i’m super thankful for each visitor and whatever impact (if any) these stories have on their lives. my beginning statement has always been the most important truth of this project and i think it’s the best way to give you the gist: we embrace both the mundane & the extraordinary. each person is a tiny, incredible star in the universe. " EXCERPTS FROM GIRL + BROOKLYNhead over to http://girl--plus.com/ for more photos and interviews from brooklyn, austin, manhattan, dallas and san luis obispo. christinaat the whitney museum of art, meatpacking district, manhattan i spent my first month in new york roaming around the city aimlessly, totally solo and without a clue. enter christina: the saving grace i met one sunday after church who heaved me out of my solitude and into the frenzy that is her nyc social life. christina is currently in grad school at colombia studying arts administration, & she'll probably be running coachella and acl one day so keep an eye out for this one...she's rad. "After working as a fashion/lifestyle publicist for a couple of years, I decided I needed a change. So I went back to school. It has been amazing. I feel like I'm exploring new interests and possibilities I had never considered. I am excited about the future. However, having to do homework after thinking I was done with that part of my life can be annoying, but it's only for a short time. I'll deal." where are you from? I spent my formative years in Cincinnati, OH, but I also claim Houston, TX and Richmond, VA. It depends on who I'm talking to. what do you do? I am a graduate student at Columbia University studying Arts Administration, which is basically a nonprofit business management degree with a focus on the arts. I'm hoping to work in music festival planning and programming one day, but recently I've been obsessed with idea of working at the Brooklyn Museum or BAM. style is...mixed prints, bright colors, funky African prints. i start every morning…by checking my horoscope. If it's positive, it's like a pep talk. If not, I'm like these are all lies! Haha one thing i couldn't live without...my planner. I'm a Virgo... 3 women i admire: Erykah Badu, Solange Knowles, and Cipriana Quann of Urban Bush Babes on the basis of their style. i am most well-known for...being the social coordinator for my friends. I really enjoy bringing people together. vintage is...for mixing with new pieces. i like it when girls...can accept a compliment without feeling the need to reciprocate or deny it. It really is an art. i like it when guys...are feminists. lipstick...should be bold/make you feel bold. the best outfit i ever wore...navy loose top with white polka dots tucked into my favorite high-waisted paisley pants with black booties. I wore it to the BK Museum Artist Ball recently, and I got compliments all night long. I felt like the belle of the ball. everyday…is a new day. the best thing about Brooklyn is...diversity. Diverse neighborhoods, diverse people, and diverse things to do. I can't get enough. currently reading: White Teeth by Zadie Smith currently listening to: Mean Lady, Tei Shi, and Tennis favorite phrase or quotation: "You are who you think you can't be." i'll never forget...the day I moved to Brooklyn. August 16, 2012. i'll always...have my nose ring. I'd feel naked without it. joyat her home in greenpoint, brooklyn joy is defined as "a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight; something or someone greatly valued or appreciated; elation." i think it's safe to say that, for anyone that knows her, joy is so far living up to her name. no small feat! truly, i've never met anyone that is so full of life and laughter. it's easy to photograph someone with so much gusto and i couldn't have enjoyed my visit to her home more. thanks for having me! "I have filled my room with things that make me happy. I like to call it my Tacky Nightclub. I have weird things everywhere, pink flamingos, SNL prints, a 7’ inflatable shark, a disco ball and a whole ton of color everywhere in between. You can find wigs and costume pieces under my bed just in case there is a parade outside that I need to run out and join. It feels pretty good to wake up every morning under a disco ball. I don't want my main environment to be serious. I want to laugh and for it to feel like it’s truly me, so a jumbled mess of crazy things that somehow maybe work together. It helps me feel more creative. I like how bright it is. My mood lifts when I’m in it. My whole apartment is like that though, bright. I don't have a closet and I used to not love that all my clothes are hanging on a rack in my room, but now I love it. It’s like art, but I get to wear it everyday. My favorite thing about my place though, is the amount of people that are in it. I feel like it is a great place for friends to come and hang and laugh. I always wanted to have a place that friends want to come to and now I think I do. So come over anytime!" where are you from? Germantown Hills, Illinois. what do you do? Wardrobe for film/ tell dumb jokes. style is...whatever you feel like so that you are no longer naked i start every morning…telling myself to freakin get out of bed already Joy!! one thing i couldn't live without...deodorant (being honest here). 3 women i admire: My mom, Tina Fey, My past professor Dr. Brunson. i am most well-known for my...very loud voice…and laugh. vintage is for...everything but underwear. i like it when girls...are unafraid to tell risky jokes. i like it when guys...laugh at those jokes. lipstick...I start with it on, but somehow it never stays. the best outfit i ever wore...I have one of those very large t-shirts with a bikini painted on it, whenever I wear that and roller blades, I feel pretty damn good. everyday…I watch something that will make me laugh, most likely an SNL clip. the best thing about greenpoint is...the amount of old polish men always drinking on their stoops. currently reading: Yes Please by Amy Poehler. currently listening to: Killin the Vibe by Ducktails. favorite phrase or quotation: “Life’s short. Stunt it.” –Rod Kimble aka Hot Rod (and every other line in that movie). i’ll never...say no to ice-cream. i'll always...stop for ice-cream. tiffanyin greenpoint, brooklyn tiffany: one part production coordinator, one part editor, one part creator, all parts texan. she's a fellow austin ex-pat turned new yorker, incredibly busy 24/7, and has a funny obsession with this chris isaak music video (it's fantastic, if you were wondering). she's also the creator/editor of voyeur, a personal project that takes a look at the daily lives of people via disposable cameras, so she's no stranger to the film game. lucky us... name: Tiffany Diane Tso where are you from? Texas! what do you do? I work in production for PHHHOTO and am the Features Director for LADYGUNN Magazine. style is...better than fashion. i start every morning...by trying to bargain with my alarm clock for more sleep. one thing i couldn't live without...laughter. 3 women i admire: My grandmother, for raising six children of her own and still having the generosity to take two more in. My mother, for coming to this country without much and making a career for herself. Women writers. i am most well-known for my...disgusting humor and tiny hands. vintage is...forever. i like it when girls...are chillers. i like it when guys...are Southern. lipstick is...hard. the best outfit i ever wore...was probably patterned. everyday...is the worst/best. currently reading: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. currently listening: to a lot of Wiz Khalifa. favorite phrase or quotation: "From my rotting body, flowers will grow, and I am in them, and that is eternity." - Edvard Munch i’ll never...smoke cigarettes. i'll always...recycle. ✱✱✱ emma is a writer & photographer currently living in new york city.
you can see more of her work here: www.emmacbanks.com or say hi on instagram, @emmacbanks. |
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