Sojournals Brand Creative

03/23/2026

Meet Ms. Jacqueline Bowman aka Ms. Jackie.
Ms. Jackie is an arts instructor at the We Creation Center in South Dallas — teaching hands-on vocational skills-sewing, fashion merchandising, and fragrance design for candles, perfumes, and body oils to middle school students at St. Philip’s School and Community Center. The program has the larger goal of equipping young people with real entrepreneurial skills. But her reach doesn’t stop with the youth.

The We Creation Center, a “hub for human-centered design and innovation” is a collaboration of St. Phillip’s and Dallas Designing Dreams, a community space open to anyone who wants to learn — and Ms. Jackie makes herself available to everyone. It was through St. Philip’s Senior Programs that she began building relationships with a group of women by volunteering to join them on senior field trips. Those field trips became get-togethers. Those get-togethers became something she describes as “a sister circle for the prevention of suffering and silence.”
Every cape and hat the ladies are wearing was designed and created by Ms. Jackie herself — revealed as a surprise on the day of this portrait session. A gift, from her hands and her heart.
She doesn’t show up because she has to. She shows up because she wants to. And the difference is written all over every face in these photos. 🧡
📸 Photographed at the Moody Performing and Fine Arts Center at St. Philip’s School and Community Center, South Dallas.

03/18/2026

On February 21st, I had the honor of documenting the 17th Annual Vertee Kyle Senior Saints of Wisdom Luncheon for St. Luke Community UMC — a celebration of the elders in my church congregation who have lived lives worth honoring.
And my lovely mother, Rose Anderson, was one of this year’s inductees. And my father, Paul C. Anderson, inducted a few years before, was right there beside her.
I came to this event as a photographer and a daughter deeply grateful I got to tell this story.
This is why I do this work. Not just to capture moments — but to preserve the ones that matter most.

Visit the gallery below to see more fabulous photos of our Senior Saints of Wisdom and purchase prints!

📸 Gallery: sojournals.pixieset.com/verteekyleseniorsaintsofwisdomluncheon2026

03/17/2026

What you’re looking at is more than a portrait session.
About a year and a half ago, Ms. Jacqueline Bowman(far left in peach) began volunteering through St. Philip’s Senior Programs — leading sewing get-togethers at the We Creation Center in South Dallas. What started as a class grew into something much deeper. Ms. Jackie describes what they’ve built together as “a sister circle for the prevention of suffering and silence.”
Every hat. Every cape. Every detail these women are wearing — Ms. Jackie designed and created them herself, out of her heart, as a gift to women she believes deserve to be seen and celebrated.
I was just there to make sure the world could see it.
📸 Photographed at the Moody Performing and Fine Arts Center at St. Philip’s School, South Dallas.

12/04/2024

The rebirth of slick! Shoutout to for allowing me to refresh her brand image. She cool like that!

Tag someone whose brand deserves a storytelling glow-up!

09/12/2024

Hello satin doll. Isn't she lovely?🌷

05/15/2024

Documenting this group of amazing women artists at work was such a joy! There was magic in every moment of this theatrical experience and I’m grateful for the opportunity to have captured it. Thank you for the invitation


・・・
Creating is easy with this Dream Team! 💫

This piece “Imagine” is made possible with support from The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Social Impact’s Local Theater Residency program

“Imagine” by
Music by
Choreography by
Performed by & .glow

Thank you to the Social Impact Local Theater Residency!

📷 .creative

02/24/2024

We love seeing our brand portraits working to make our clients shine in the public eye! Both portraits featured were taken during a home portrait session with our stylish good friend and accomplished writer, Koye Oyedeji. His home is a definite reflection of his personal style. Home Portrait Sessions capture one’s individuality within the comfort of their sanctuary, creating stunning portraits that reflect the unique essence of who they are.

Elevate your online presence, and social media profiles, or simply treat yourself to a personalized photo experience that celebrates your confidence and authenticity. Book your Home Portrait Session with Sojournals Brand Creative for outstanding images that tell your story, one frame at a time.

sojournalscreative.com

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/gdmSoANs48zchyap/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Koye Oyedeji (he/him) is a fiction and non-fiction creative based in Washington D.C. His work is often centered around the black diaspora. His writings have appeared in a number of publications including Ploughshares, Virginia Quarterly Review, AGNI, Wasafiri Magazine, The Believer and elsewhere. His past fiction fellowships include the Callaloo Writer's Workshop and VONA writing workshop, a Tennessee Williams Scholarship at the Sewanee Writers Conference and a Work Study Scholarship at the 2016 Bread Loaf Writers Conference. He has taught at American University and the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. He is currently working on a composite novel and a novel.

Koye Oyedeji (he/him) Fiction and non-fiction creative based in Washington D.C., centering the Black diaspora; teacher and novelist with the Tin House residency

11/13/2023

📸✨ Capture the magic of your holiday events with Sojournals Brand Creative! 🎄 Elevate your small business or nonprofit celebrations with stunning photography that tells your unique story. 🌟 Book us now to make your moments unforgettable!



://www.sojournalscreative.com/event_photography/

12/30/2022

It was a beautiful morning!

09/30/2022

is giving Friday feels and weekend energy with her beautiful smile in her fresh new headshots! We had so much fun capturing her personality! This could be you too!
Link in bio!