Island Boi Photography

"Failure is inevitable, unavoidable but failure should never get the last word. You have to hold on to what you want. You have to not take take no for an answer and take what's coming for you. Never give in, never give up. Stand up. Stand up and take it. Hold the vision, trust the process." _____ "There's nothing more beautiful than a confident woman." _____ _____ Fighter🥊: @lovefola Photographer: @islandboiphotography _________________________________ #Islandboiphotography #lovefola (at New York, New York)

"Loving yourself is the greatest revolution" ____ ____ Model: @amaralanegraaln Photographer: @islandboiphotography _____________________________ #Islandboiphotography #amaralanegra #afrolatina #body #art (at New York, New York)

"Fill your life with adventures, not things. Have stories to tell not stuff to show. Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome." ____ ____ Model: @amaralanegraaln Makeup: @callme_trice Stylist: @empressak Headwrap & Jewelry: @empressivefinds _________________________________ #Islandboiphotography #amaralanegra #beatsbytrice #empressak #empressivefinds #afrolatina #womeninternationalday #womenempowerment (at New York, New York)

"The empowered woman is powerful beyond measure and beautiful beyond description. They all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts them to the test." ____ ____ Models: @ash_chew & @adotgakofficial Makeup/Creative Director: @moshoodat Photographer: @islandboiphotography ______________________________ #Islandboiphotography #Moshoodat #womeninternationalday #womenempowerment (at New York, New York)

"Our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa." - Kwame Nkrumah ____ Happy Independence Day Ghana! 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭 ____ ____ Model: @yazzistush Makeup/Creative Director/Paint: @moshoodat Assistant: @thasobrekid Photographer: @islandboiphotography _________________________________ #islandboiphotography #Moshoodat #ghana #independence #africa (at New York, New York)

"Set goals that scare you and excite you at the same time." _____ _____ Model: @queennyakimofficial Makeup: @moshoodat Photographer: @islandboiphotography _________________________________ #Islandboiphotography #Moshoodat (at New York, New York)

"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep the faith. It will all be worth it in the end." ____ "Raise your frequency. In Women We Trust." ~ @tanerelle ~ ____ ____ Model @tanerelle Mua: @makeupbylez Photographer: @islandboiphotography _________________________________ #islandboiphotography #womenempowerment #tanerelle #music (at Los Angeles, California)

"All you have to do is be yourself and live the story that no one else can live- the story of your own unique life. Be Proud, be Confident and most of all, be Happy. Be your own kind of beautiful." _____ _____ Model: @drinamonroe Photographer: @islandboiphotography _________________________________ #islandboiphotography (at Miami, Florida)

"Our strength as women is not captivated by our outer beauty. It is seen through our grace in times of troubles. How we are able to birth an army. It’s through our nurturing for others and ourselves. Our strength to uplift even when chaos dances at our doorstep. It’s the courage to accept who we are, where we are and doing the best with what we have in the present. Women of strength continue to swift through life with your head held high as the Queen of your tribe." _____ _____ Model/KTS Survivor: @bellenge Mua: @callme_trice using @patmcgrathreal line *Venom 2 lipstick and clear vinyl gloss* Headwrap Stylist: @empressak Headwrap: @empressivefinds Wardrobe Stylist: @yomistyling Assistant: @nytolouissaint Photographer: @islandboiphotography _________________________________ #islandboiphotography #beatsbytrice #empressivefinds #berlangestory #berevealed #kts (at New York, New York)

"Wakanda forever!" _____ _____ Model: @queennyakimofficial Makeup Artist/Creative Direction: @moshoodat Braided Crown & Top: @moshoodat Photographer: @islandboiphotography ______ Hair brand: @sensationnel_hair Makeup: @fentybeauty Highlighter Trophy Wife Bomb Gloss Foundation Shade 490 _________________________________ #islandboiphotography #moshoodat #blackpanther #wakandaforever #blackhistory #fentybeauty (at Kingdom of Wakanda)

"Invest in your hair, It is the crown you never take off." _____ _____ Model: @queennyakimofficial Phototographer: @islandboiphotography Braided Crown & Top: @moshoodat Makeup Artist/Creative Director: @Moshoodat Hair used for this project @sensationnel_hair _________________________________ #islandboiphotography #Moshoodat #blackpanther #wakanda #haircrown #blackpanther (at Kingdom of Wakanda)

"This image is a depiction of who we really are. Every time I close my eyes and day dream of us, this is what I see. I see us peacefully sitting in our glory. I see royalty. I see grace. I see beauty. I see authority. I see creativity. I see power. But above all I see love. I could care less about anything you've been taught prior to this very moment. This is who you are. This is you are designed to be. This is who you're always going to be!" words from @Moshoodat #Royalty _____ _____ Model @queennyakimofficial Photographer: @islandboiphotography Braided Crown & top: @Moshoodat Makeup Artist & Creative Director: @moshoodat _____ Big Thanks to @sensationnel_hair for the hair in the project! ❤🙏🏿 _________________________________ #Islandboiphotography #moshoodat (at New York, New York)

"Without change there would be no butterflies." _____ _____ Model: @blissfullqueen Mua/Art & Creative Direction: @moshoodat Photographer: @islandboiphotography _________________________________ #islandboiphotography #Moshoodat #art #butterfly (at New York, New York)

"Haiti was founded by african slaves who rose against their european masters, had a revolution and created a new state. There is no other such event in western history." ~Madison Smartt Bell~ Not so bad for a "Shithole" country. _____ _____ Mua/Creative Director: @moshoodat Photographer: @islandboiphotography _________________________________ #islandboiphotography #Moshoodat #haiti

"Always do your best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgement, self-abuse and regret. You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilites. Redirect your substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination." _____ _____ Model: @lacolesady Mua: @callme_trice Photographer: @islandboiphotography _________________________________ #islandboiphotography #bytrice (at New York, New York)

"Painting is silent poetry and poetry is painting that speaks." _____ _____ Model: @kristiatolode Artist/Creative director: @moshoodat Photography: @islandboiphotography _____ _____ Products used: Body paint from @makeupForeverus Lashes: @rahmalashes Foundationg @bobbibrown 7.25 skin long-wear Lipglossg @fentybeauty bombgloss Eyeshadow and bronzer: @patmcgrath bronze 005 Brows: @anastasiabeverlyhills brow wiz Granite _____________________________ #islandboiphotography #Moshoodat #fentybeauty #art #paint (at New York, New York)

"If you know who you are, you create who you are." _____ _____ Model/Stylist: @ladene_clark Photographer: @islandboiphotography _________________________________ #islandboiphotography #ladeneclark #loclivin #style #vintage