Passion J Ward Photography

10/08/2025

Making it official w/ a side of cafecito and ice cream ☕️🍦annnnd she made her own dress 💕

10/07/2025

Portraits of the installation and the Floral Alchemist herself 💐

10/07/2025

Portrait Installation at Ab**to es Salud event
Florals by

10/06/2025

Tea Party for 2 ☕️🧸🌸

10/05/2025

Classic moments 🖤

10/02/2025

02/27/2025

The year was 2022…because I’m so great and sharing things on here… tehe

“The skin Your Ancestry Adorned you with” is a photo
series curated by and shot by me.

I’m always honored to know and create with such amazing and impactful individuals. The people that stories will be written about.

Arsimmer: “ and I have been family, friends, and collaborators, for over a decade. Passion is a storyteller. With her lens, she has created some of the most beautiful images, that linger on way after the shot. Everytime I have had an idea or just want to see myself again…Passion holds up the mirror and reminds
me of my name. A mother and artist just like me, we are journeying and evolving together, and I am so thankful to be sharing this space with her.“

Here is Arsimmer’s inspiration:

“I came up with this concept while serving as a fellow for . In the shot I am holding (round frame) my Great Grandmother Arsimmer Bailey and My
mother (square frame) Arsimmer Wilder McCoy

This visual represents the past, present, and future of black folks in Florida.

Standing in that slough I was scared, uncomfortable, and cautious. But I had a story to tell.

About the damage and beauty of resilience

About the true aesthetic of Florida that has been overshadowed by gimmick advertising and class baiting

A conceptual snapshot of the true history of the bodies that have have existed in this space long before that exposed little white baby on the beach
One of the 14 recipients of the Green Space
initiative “A New Coppertone Girl”

An open call was made asking artists to respond to the universally recognized Coppertone billboard that once served as a welcome sign and for tourists coming to the city.

02/19/2025

Scroll for some joy ✨

02/19/2025

more feels…⚪️

02/18/2025