COMMUNITY STORYTELLING 

/COLLECTIVE NARRATIVES SHIFT POWER

 

THE CARE COLLECTIVE

People whose labor doesn’t necessarily produce a product or an innovation ready for patenting, but whose labor is at the heart of sustaining life for all of us, know what is needed. And they know that when care work is supported, it can be some of the most fulfilling, creative, and radical work of our lives. Let us urgently recognize care as something core to our expression of humanity, not something we outsource, neglect, or diminish, rather something we aspire to do and be better at. We acknowledge care work is critical and informs all our other work as artists, educators, scientists, entrepreneurs, writers, and humans.

COLLABORATORS //

Dominique Drakeford and baby, Whitney McGuire and child, Joy Mao and Lorraine, Minh-ha Pham and child, Ngozi Okaro, Theanne Schiros and child

Creative team: Camila Falquez (photography), Rachel Wang (styling), 1030 Productions (production), Sophie Fei (article & interviews), PB Art Direction, Laramie (makeup), Maria Tereza Andrad (hair), Eri Handa (nail), Gerard Santos (set)

CUSTOM COLLABORATIVE CAMPAIGN

Custom Collaborative envisions a world in which all women possess the skills, confidence, and agency to design their futures and contribute to a sustainable world. Bringing together CC design residents, Platform Six productions, photographer Camila Falquez, and model leaders, this photoshoot is a vision for what a sustainable, inclusive fashion industry can look like. This is what happens when we invest in creatives who rarely get the time, space, and support to make.

COLLABORATORS //

DESIGNERS: Ana Gonzales, Beverly Smith, Christina Santos, Denise Prandy, Enia Meneses, Eudora Tucker, Irma Torres, Isabel Espinoza, Jasminea Burity, Marcela Peralta, Nanya Onyekwere, Patricia Coleman, Regina madison, TiaSia Wilson, Yun Pan

MODELS: Cameron Russell, Candice Fortin, Drew Jones, Jazzmine Carthon, Kaye Li Taylor, Sinead Bovell, Veronica Pome’e

CREATIVE TEAM: Camila Falquez (photography), Herin Choi (styling), Olga Kim (tailor), Ben Skirvin (hair), Ken Utsubo (makeup), Gladys Castillo & Jenny Salinas (manicure), North Six (production)

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#MakeTheseWomenFamous

You might not recognize their names and faces yet, but the women in this series, are fighting to save the world. If we survive climate change, their names will be celebrated, they will have delivered us through our most challenging time. As part of this campaign the portraits, bios, and handles for these leaders were shared with over 100 million people on instagram through the accounts of currently famous women.

COLLABORATORS //

HINDOU OUMAROU IBRAHIM, ACHALA ABEYSINGHE, CHRISTIANA FIGUERES, DESSIMA WILLIAMS, LAURENCE TUBIANA, KATHY JETNIL-KIJINER, FARHANA YAMIN, RACHEL KYTE, MAY BOEVE, PRISCILLA ACHAKPA, ELIZABETH YEAMPIERRE, AMINA MOHAMMED, MINDY LUBBER

Photography: INEZ & VINOODH

Director: DAMANI BAKER




model mafia

Some of the most exciting work we’re doing with Model Mafia (the community of over 200 models working toward a more equitable, just, sustainable industry and world) is about performance. How can we make images and tell stories in mainstream media that celebrate the collective? What does it look like to showcase community over single celebrities? In a radical portfolio in Porter Magazine we got to run FOUR COVERS featuring 17 leaders, and take group shots featuring even more leadership. See the story here.

COLLABORATORS // 1 Kouka Webb Advocate for climate justice @iamkouka. 2 Hartje Andresen Campaigner for environmental reform @iamhartje. 3 Meisha BrooksChampion of models’ rights @meishabrooks. 4 Maya Monès Campaigner for trans and non-binary models @br0nz3_g0dd3ss. 5 Dominyka Gajauskaite Sustainability activist @dominykag. 6 Austria Aulloa Campaigner for diversity in the fashion industry @austriaulloa. 7 Jess Perez Advocate for fair pay in fashion @jesslperez. 8 Katharina Rembi Sustainability activist @katharinarembi. 9 Naomi ShimadaAdvocate for model diversity @naomishimada. 10 Leyna Bloom Campaigner for trans models @leynabloom. 11 Renee Peters Sustainability activist @renee.elizabethpeters. 12 Zuzanna Krzatala Activist for immigrant and refugee rights @zubizubizu. 13 Jessica Jones Campaigner for environmental awareness @jessica__jones. 14 Brana Dane Champion of animal rights and veganism @branadane. 15 Briana Holmer Advocate for holistic health @brianaholmer. 16 Trinelle Bartholomew Advocate for racial and gender justice @trinelle_bartholomew. 17 Gelila Bekele Campaigner for the education of young women @gelila.bekele. 18 Cleo Abram Campaigner for sustainability reform @cleoabram. 19 Kaye Li Taylor Part of the Model Alliance @kayelitaylor. 20 Ewa Budka Advocate for womens’ rights @ewabudka. 21 Nimue Smit Ambassador for the Model’s Health Pledge @nimuesmit. 22 Inga Eiriksdottir Campaigner for model diversity @ingaerla. 23 Erin WilliamsChampion of childbirth education @erin_doulight. 24 Helen Henderson Campaigner for environmental awareness @helen.s.henderson. 25 Chloe Hayward Campaigner for reform in the fashion industry @chloeahayward. 26 Áine Rose Campbell Co-founder of Model Mafia @ainerosecampbell. 27 Cameron Russell Co-founder of Model Mafia @cameronrussell. 28 Alyssa Daugherty Founder of Cahootz Model Community @miss.alyss.oc. 29 Shivani Persad Host of podcast More Than Model @liveshiv. 30 Sinead Bovell Founder of WAYE @sineadbovell. 31 Emilyne Mondo Advocate for social reform @emilynemondo. 32 Summer Rayne Oakes Campaigner for environmental justice @homesteadbrooklyn. 33 Ebonee Davis Activist for the representation of black models @eboneedavis. 34 Kenza Fourati Campaigner for ethical design @kenzafourati

Photography: CARLOTA GUERERRO

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interrupt magazine

Interrupt was the first participatory magazine of its kind. A new editor-in-chief and editorial staff took  over each issue. By resourcing storytellers, with a focus on youth marginalized and misrepresented by mainstream media, with the assets of a magazine -- office space, editors, graphic designers, photographers, filmmakers, and artists -- we co-created content that delighted, intrigued, and inspired our audience.

The project was born after hundreds of women responded to an open letter Cameron Russell wrote asking, “What would you say if you had access to mass media?”  after her TED talk on privilege and access to media went viral . Through this new project, the New York Times reported, Interrupt hopes to "share the press with some women who really are doing fantastic things" -- offering the limelight to people who wouldn't necessarily be offered it otherwise -- and the results, reports CNN, are “changing the conversation.”

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we are the youth

We partnered with frequent collaborator, photographer Laurel Golio, and her journalist partner Diana Scholl, in order to amplify their existing online effort We Are The Youth, a photographic journalism project chronicling the individual stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in the United States. The project addresses the lack of visibility of LGBT young people by providing a space to share stories in an honest and respectful way. We helped them determine an innovative and provocative presentation of stories, informed by our experience navigating new media, zine culture and mainstream media formats. We believe there is world-changing potential in sharing the stories of LGBT and queer youth to a large audience in a widely accessible format.

"WE ARE THE YOUTH BRILLIANTLY ILLUSTRATES THE COMPLEXITY, BEAUTY, AND DIVERSITY OF LGBT YOUTH. THIS BOOK CAPTURES THE HEART AND SOUL OF WHAT IT MEANS TO NEGOTIATE SEXUALITY AND GENDER IDENTITY IN TODAY'S WORLD."   

-Danah Boyd, It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens

"THIS IS SUCH AN AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL AND TIMELY BOOK." 

-Jacqueline Woodson, Miracle's Boys