French Eye Photo

08/12/2020

Some pictures from Tasha’s graduation party! Her and her family sure were fun to capture. Congratulations and I hope you enjoy U of M Morris! 🎓

06/21/2020

“I don't necessarily live in any of the communities that were directly affected. However, I used to coach basketball at North High School. I used to attend church over South. I shop here at Cub all the time. So it was heartfelt. Although I don't live around here, I still feel the pain of my people. And as a Black mother, I have two sons who are twenty and sixteen years old, and George Floyd could have been them. So it does hit home.

I said, ‘How can I help? What can I do?’ I'm almost fifty. Marching in the protests wasn’t something that I felt I would be effective with. So the reason why I'm out here today is to get people registered to vote. Because if we're doing all of this protesting, giving donations, making posts on social media, but we're not voting, I feel like it's counterproductive. I'm mainly looking for young people, because our young people are on fire right now and it's amazing how many are not registered to vote. So that's my contribution to what's going on.

A lot of our allies are asking, ‘What can we do? What should we do?’ And it's fine to protest. It’s fine to post on social media. But we need to hold people accountable and call injustices out when you see them. Speak up. When you see someone being wrong, when you hear someone make a racial statement, don't let it fly. Don't laugh it off. Don't let it go in one ear and out the other or leave the room. Say something about it. Call those people on it, young, old, and anybody in between."

Crystal

(Photo and interview by French Eye Photo)

06/20/2020

Meet the Humans of North Minneapolis I photographed today. We were at the Juneteenth celebration on Broadway; great music, good food, powerful speeches.
Kellan, Christian, Crystal, and Royce.

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06/17/2020

Congratulations 2020 grads! 🎓
I has not been an easy year, so kudos to you!

I had the pleasure to take Meheret’s graduation pictures to celebrate her engineering degree at University of Saint Thomas. I wish her the best and brightest future!

Friendly reminder that I am available for:
• 2020 graduation pictures
• 2021 senior pictures
• portrait and couple photography

I follow the CDC guidelines regarding social distancing and I wear a mask. I promise it will still be fun!

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06/04/2020

04/18/2020

The fastest, cutest, most intimate, most social disant (remember, peeps, 6ft apart) wedding ever. Congrats Nhu & Ryan ❤️

04/16/2020

My first try at studio photo and painted effect, from a workshop I attended in January. Truly a different world than natural light and unscripted poses!

04/12/2020

I got inspired by the snowy weather to edit pictures. January Snow Queen Session 💞❄️

03/14/2020

Latest Humans of Minneapolis story by yours truly.

“I’m originally from Guadeloupe. My partner is from here. We met in Nice, France. I came here before and I felt there was a powerful vibe. I really felt a connection. I went to the Mississippi River and I felt it was very spiritual. That’s when I told myself, ‘yeah, I should live here.’ And my love for this place just came like that, by walking in nature. Just coming here on a vacation to explore, I thought it was beautiful, so I live here now. I have a visa, which is the first phase.

I don’t speak English very well yet, but even if you don’t speak English, people will tell you, ‘No problem, try. Yes, that’s good.’ That’s what I like here. If you make an effort, they’re going to encourage and help you. My partner speaks English, so she translates things for me, but I try to chat with people, too, because that’s how it’s going to come to me.

I noticed something when I went to Lake of the Isles. Everyone was saying hello to me. I was a little shocked by that, because oftentimes in France, you don’t even look at others, while here when I walk, people say hello. I really felt that.

It’s great because it’s multicultural. You walk in the street and you can meet a Mexican, an Ethiopian, a Guadeloupean, or a French girl, like you. And I think there are opportunities here. It’s a place where you can thrive if you have the willpower and the character. I’ve seen people who managed to succeed who did not necessarily speak English well, like myself, so I think this is a country where you can succeed in what you want.”

“Is there anything else you’d like to share?”

“We need more love, more love, more love, more love. And more unity. This is how we move forward, all together.”

Johann (translated from French by French Eye Photo)
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02/17/2020

I know I haven’t posted in a while and I hope you forgive me! The work we’re doing on the house is going slowly but surely! 🔨🔧
Here are a couple soap pics for The Swamp Soap Co.’s Mardi Gras special!
Coming soon, some fine portraits! Stay tuned ❤️

12/28/2019

Your daily dose of cuteness, courtesy of Liz & Liz. It was a fun photoshoot!