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Self Reminders 06

Part of 6 of my Self Reminders series, see more here: https://www.iamjuanluisgarcia.com/selfreminders you are safe to heal give your body some credit don’t believe everything you think you are strong anxiety is a hungry monster, stop feeding it

Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson Portrait 1 Rosario Dawson Portrait 2 Rosario Dawson Portrait 3 Rosario Dawson Portrait 4 Rosario Dawson Portrait 5 Watching Rosario Dawson in the new Star Wars Ahsoka reminded how much fun we had on set! Portraits from 2 separate shoots over the years. 

Hip Hop Portraits

I was compelled to photograph hip hop artists from the very start of my career. A documentary and photo book titled “Hip Hop Immortals” inspired me to buy my first camera. Thank you Hip Hop for 50 years of changing the world forever. Featuring:QuestloveThe Game, Snoop Dogg, XzibitMalverdeSly BoogyRussell SimmonsPublic…

Morning Light Studies

Self Reminders 03

lead with your heart and let your brain follow don’t make excuses for people when they hurt you growth doesn’t always feel successful it was meant to be…just not forever your curiosity is propelled by confidence Somewhere between notes, mantras, affirmations, these are some self reminders I keep going back…

Self Reminders 02

the only Ls you should be taking are Lessons stop worrying, start working one good decision will lead to another there’s freedom in vulnerability action can neutralize anxiety Another set of 5 reminders that I’ve been going back to recently. The first 5 are here. I hope you might find…

The things I choose to own

AnOrdain Model 1 - Pink Dial I don’t own a lot of material things. In fact, having too many fills me with a mild anxiety. That’s why I choose to curate all of my material possessions down to only things that provide me a lot of function, joy, and enrichment.…

Self Reminders 01

I’ve been writing down reminders in my journal recently. Thought I’d share some of them in hopes they’d be helpful to you as well.  passion is your gas, discipline is your brakes a dull knife is more dangerous than a dull one appreciate things for what they are. no more.…

To anyone suffering…

I spiraled into a dark and scary mental state last week. It’s hard to describe; the world just seemed blurry and vacant. I wasn’t sure how to get out of it but I knew I could choose to give up or figure a way out. These portraits were made by…

My Father’s Watch

This is my dad’s watch. He died 9 years ago and although time has dulled the pain of losing him, I still miss him. His watch has a superpower though. It reflects all of my emotions back to me when I least expect it. It can be overwhelming.Despite facing extreme…

Face Value: Mirror Portraits

How do you know when something is complete? This portrait project took me across the country where I photographed 500 people in a couple years time. It was incredibly fulfilling but also completely draining. Some days I couldn’t talk let alone move after the sessions. I started “Face Value: Mirror…

What camera do you use? (A Hasselblad Story)

“Would you ask a chef what stove they cooked that meal that on??”This was my go-to response whenever someone asked me what cameras I used. Aggressive, I know, but it was my way of challenging the idea that photography is more science than art. The truth is, the pictures this…

Weird Al isn’t weird at all

Weird isn’t a word I’d use to describe the time I photographed Al Yankovich.  I was shooting a key art campaign for a TV show and just as I had wrapped I see Weird Al walking by my set. The assignment was to photograph the lead star but Weird Al…