Kareem Michel

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Kareem Michel Don’t stop creating for yourself. 📸 Kareem L. His passion for capturing the raw and authentic essence of street life brings him immense joy and fulfillment.

Michel, a highly esteemed street photographer based in New York City, embodies the spirit of an all-around adventure enthusiast. While photography is his creative outlet, Kareem also demonstrates remarkable versatility and dedication by working as a diligent Mail Handler at the United States Postal Service during the day. Kareem’s love for photography blossomed during a challenging time in his life. It became a source of solace and an avenue for self-expression, allowing him to perceive the world in a new light, as if through a third eye that reveals hidden beauty and untold stories. Inspired by photographers such as Jared Polin, Joe Greer, Joel Meyerowitz, Jamel Shabazz, Steven John Irby, Vuhlandes, and many others, their work continues to fuel and drive Kareem’s photography. In the summer of 2019, Kareem had the privilege of being an intern photographer under the mentorship of Whitney Hu and Xamayla Rose. Xamayla, a former City Council candidate who currently holds the esteemed position of New York City Deputy Public Advocate in the 45th District, played a pivotal role in Kareem’s growth as a photographer. Whitney, who previously managed Xamayla’s campaign, is a multifaceted individual with diverse roles, including director of civic engagement and research at Churches United for Fair Housing, organizer at South Brooklyn Mutual Aid, publications board chair at Feminist Press, and abolitionist.

10/18/2026
If I could do it all over again, I'd save every dollar and buy my niece the camera that she shoots with today, along wit...
10/07/2026

If I could do it all over again, I'd save every dollar and buy my niece the camera that she shoots with today, along with all the tools and accessories she needed, much sooner because it was money well spent. I'd do that instead of buying her that first pair of Jordans when she was younger. Sneakers wear out. Skills last a lifetime.

She learned the techniques by watching me and on her own, then kept pushing herself far past what I could teach her. She puts herself out there to capture the shot, the same way I do, always chasing that banger.

Watching her grow and become a pretty good photographer amazes me. Every photo shows how far she's come. I'll admit I'm a little jealous, but mostly I'm proud. She's a better photographer than I am, and she's my favorite photographer.

If you see a spark in a kid, invest in it. It's worth every penny.

*The photos in this post were captured by my niece and are copyrighted ©. Please do not steal her pictures or take her ideas. Thank you, and I hope you enjoy viewing her latest work.

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It Was Always You 🥹You never needed to be full to show up whole for me — alone in all the dark with the only light that ...
07/27/2026

It Was Always You 🥹

You never needed to be full to show up whole for me — alone in all the dark with the only light that the sky would let through.

You were the one who brought light into a life that kept going dark. Not the loud kind. The kind that takes its time, spills soft and silver over everything, and never once demanded to be looked at — though I looked anyway, every night, without fail.

While people in my life said forever and only meant for now, while passing through temporarily, while trust kept arriving already broken, you never once left. You never missed a night.

Patient enough to heal what everyone else shattered, you gave me hope with no fine print, a second chance I never had to earn.

Look at you tonight — not even fully whole, that quiet dark still curled along one side, and still you gave me everything you had: a soft halo of light, the black around it holding its breath, a face full of old scars you’ve never once hidden.

Just us two weathered old souls under one sky — maybe that’s why I love and trust you more than most faces I’ve known.

If love needs one at all: you have never once left me waiting for nothing. Every night I looked up, I noticed your beauty when you were already rising.

It was always you. Not because no one else tried, but because you’re the only one who never left me or asked me to wait and then didn’t come.

Billions of years old, and somehow, tonight, you’re just exactly as beautiful as I remember you — and forever, you’ll be my heart’s only home. 🌔❤️

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