Many Truths

The work of Anthony Francis: Photographer

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Sent to my by @loubenjamin.photo . Fasho. https://www.instagram.com/p/CqX3-gKu843/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Two years ago I belatedly learned of a dear friend’s death. The shock of someone having had been long gone is rife with guilt and again loss for a first time. Those elder/friend loves, when they go we, are all transitioned. Even when still, the traffic remains; I’m ever reminded that the earth spins and death and life are the same building in which the temporal universe is housed. I continue to wish I’d told the homie I loved him. These images were not made as a type of realized concept to his transitioning, but were edited as a near-present situational memory of when our family might have relocated to a new town for a new job and when the kids were in an age. All of us are ever meditations in and of an age. I was still, sitting in the hotel bed when reminded that pauses are personal intervals. Transitional always… sending love and peace to David and you all. #death #life #portrait #family #universe #art https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp3pBVisp-r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I know. I know. I don’t be on that fashion stuff, this is from a few sets @aleedas and I did. I like a lot of what I did, but this one… https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp1a8e4MDb0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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…a set with the great brotha @arlze from a while back. I’m glad I revisited this, because it brings me joy and insight. Sending love to you, good fam and to you all as well. #family #portrait #homies #family #love https://www.instagram.com/p/CpvmHaOOS2E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Went to a special birthday party yesterday and made photographs of family and families. I hope you are feeling the sunshine from wherever it lands and from where it warmly emanates. I’m posting these portraits and thinking about Spivak, Derrida, Fanon, and love. Always. We use many tools with which we endlessly grapple to describe and forever hold what we love in our deepest sight/site. Peace and love #peace #love #art #portraiture https://www.instagram.com/p/CptddO0MHxQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Went to a special birthday party yesterday and made photographs of family and families. I hope you are feeling the sunshine from wherever it lands and from where it warmly emanates. Peace and love #peace #love #art #portraiture https://www.instagram.com/p/Cptcx58sh7O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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@aamoriqualifiedswan , thanks for being and giving. I hope you dig this set. Thanks for visiting, y’all. Ya boy out here catching up on editing due to finally feeling comfortable with a new workflow ( also having the time and mental space) in @captureonepro , but @lightroom might just be a more powerful and efficient tool at this point, after all these years. We’ll have to get up again, @aamoriqualifiedswan if you’ll have it. Peace and love, y’all. Have a good weekend and spring break. #giving #portrait #art #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/CpqKfaluQ4j/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy to have work at @neidorffgallery as part of @contemporaryartmonth curated by @rocha.rochelli Family is definitely in the building with a video by a short film with Breathe Collective (@julysasosa @soozgonzalez @audyflor @ceiba_ili and @anthonycfrancis ) and two pieces imaging @dr.tyra11 (partner and potnuh🖤) and @arlze (bruh bruh) to whom I am ever indebted and the work of friend and studio mate Theresa Newsome . Too, thanks for coming by @mavp365 Thanks @robertahassele and camfam @proximityofbeing @casielomeli @justincaseyourewondering @squidinky Sarah Lasley, Steven Darby, Isabell Castro and @lesliemoodycastro peace and love #dubsiloveyou #fam #art #portrait #breathe https://www.instagram.com/p/CpleeOluqcH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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…work going up with wonderful folks at Trinity University tomorrow for the CAM Perennial. Thanks to Gil Rocha for curating our work into this show. Thanks to the whole CAM crew, especially @robertahassele. Thanks to Lisa for her work on this as well. Peace and love. #art #portrait #family https://www.instagram.com/p/CpfqH6BuLMg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Feeling the warmth and energy from this set with @tanesha_payne1 . I appreciate the time she spent as we made things work; we had to even revisit her piece in the short film. I look forward to doing more work with the dancer extraordinaire. I still haven’t made it to Bunz, Tanesha, but at some point… peace and love, y’all. I hope things are starting off well on this Monday. #portrait #dance #makeportraits #love #family https://www.instagram.com/p/CpdPWZXuQou/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I’m grateful to finally share this set of images made with the homie Ki’Amber. This reminds me of conversation. Thanks, @kiamber.t . I look forward to other projects with you. #friends #portrait #makeportraits #family https://www.instagram.com/p/CpahkH4OnfF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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…just got back to SA. … so grateful to so many for so much. Just thanks. I’m sending it to the universe. …here’s to spending more time loving and thinking and making and changing from touching and being sensitive and caring. fam #art #love #weallwegot #partnership https://www.instagram.com/p/CoyGQRIMSj_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#Repost @twuvisualarts with @use.repost ・・・ TONIGHT! 6pm, cst Link in bio @twuevents @txwomans @dentonbff @drlaurencross @anthonycfrancis @4ambur @ddhollerscholar @nitashiajohnson https://www.instagram.com/p/CovUDecue9g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A look at images of Xavier @xaviergilmore and Naomi @rootedvegancuisine . …always grateful for the homies being a part of things, performing this experience together. #love #performancestudies #photography #theunscene #portraiture #printing #contemporaryphotography #art https://www.instagram.com/p/CospDMhOwyv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Six pieces from the oncoming show in March. Thinking about that image of @aamoriqualifiedswan up close, one half of a diptych. Whew. @arlze , @lunatrii , @briawoodsphotography @francismillicent images making appearances as well. Shouts to @canbrent and @michael_hubbard_art as we near presentation. Always thanks. Always humbled. Love always. #making #art #contemporaryphotography #love #fam #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/CogExeYs7kJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#thisamerica #therewasneverlandgivenback #therehasneverbeenamends #visiblechanges #performitivity #allthoselost https://www.instagram.com/p/CoAXpz5Oe5z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A little corner of the show Collective Memory. I’m excited to show my new short film as part of this show as well. #peace #lifeishard #love #portraits #art #family https://www.instagram.com/p/CnaOjjkuBem/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=