01/19/2026
I met Forté ( ) long before I ever met my first real camera, when we were just scholarship kids at . I remember his smile, and his laugh would fill a room. Then I got kicked out, and we lost contact for a while. If you don’t know his story, a lot of life happened quickly for him. Then it paused for a while.
When he came to my studio in DC years later to make these images, we had reconnected, and he had a seriousness than I didn’t recall from my original memories. Still easy smile... but now a knowing smile.
Rest easy, friend. I’m glad I get to remember you in such ways. And thanks for the tracks, yo.