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Dondré Richards. St. Croix, United States Virgin islands. Photographer. Adventurer.

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Fantasy Asks

Fairy- What is something that you get excited about? 

Mermaid- What are you looking forward to? 

Elf- What are you proud of? 

Dragon- Sexuality? 

Griffin- Gender? 

Unicorn- Who do you look up to? 

Spirit- Have you ever been in love? 

Ghost- Favorite song? 

Poltergeist- Favorite song lyric? 

Ghoul- Who is someone that makes you laugh easily/who’s company you enjoy most of, if not all of, the time? 

Goblin- What makes you happy?  

Dwarf- Favorite tv show? 

Vampire- Are you currently reading any books? If so, what book(s)?

Werewolf- Who is your family? Who do you live with?  

Siren- Favorite color? 

Hobgoblin- Do you like anyone? 

Wraith- Any scars? 

Specter- Have you ever been in love? 

Chimera- Will you/do you want to get married? 

Changeling- Do you want children? 

Oracle- Do you like children? 

King- Describe your ideal day. 

Queen- Age? 

Princess- What is your relationship with your parents like? 

Prince- Birthday? 

Necromancer- If you could spend a week with anyone, alive or dead, who would it be? 

Castle- What is something that not a lot of people know about you? 

Tower- What is (at least one thing) something that you’re afraid of? 

Magic- Describe your crush without saying their name. 

Enchanted Forest- Height? 

Magic Healer- Any pets? If so, what are they? 

Potions- Relationship status? 

Potion Making- Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? 

Divination- What do you think about yourself? 

Visions- Do you miss anyone? 

Curses- How do you show affection? 

Charms- Are you religious? 

Hexes- What’s your favorite smell? 

Jinxes- If you could be anywhere, where would you want to be? 

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I chose unicorn because that's what I always see myself as. Something everyone wants but doesn't exist. Honestly I can't recall ever looking up to someone

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Give your city (or town or region) a new name that reflects what type of place it is, and explain why you chose that name. -300 Writing Prompts-

Regret maybe?

Because I regret that we allow American culture to negatively shape us to what we've now become. There were a lot of Caribbean traditions that reigned while I was growing up.

Unfortunately it's not just "American Culture" but "Black American Culture" that has influenced the stupidity that unfortunately goes on in society today. We were so focused on black people and black entertainment that we saw that as Bible to live by. Be black, do black, support black. Support black rappers. Support black entertainers no matter what they do because they're black too. That's why we won't argue when they tell us to pick up a gun and shoot whoever don't agree with you. Taking the negative path has always been the easier route to go down and black entertainment used that to its advantage. Promote the "easy" path. Give everyone the illusion that this is the easy way to get riches out of your rags.

Growing up all the older people spoke about when they got into fights one day and the next day the person they fought with were they friend. If you fight someone today, you have to worry about them trying to come back for you. Make sure you get them good enough where they can't come back for you because American Culture taught them to not yield until you get the last say.

I honestly wish I had the time to explain in whole what all has changed because of American influence, but that would take me forever. I may have to write a book if that is the case. The things we see on TV and the music we hear has unfortunately taken such a large influence on us that it's changed a whole generation. Because of the internet the world is such a smaller place so it is much easier to influence a young and growing mind to believe what you want it to believe. I pray to stay alive long enough to see what this next generation would have in store with us.

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Write a diary entry, dated 10 years in the future. -300 Writing Prompts-

Dear diary,

Today was just another day unfortunately. Nothing new, nothing exciting, just the same old nonsense that happens every day. But just like every day I have to give thanks for making it this far in life. I'm alive and healthy with nothing to worry about. I could move and change careers at anytime but I'm way too committed to what I'm doing right now. That always happens, where I feel obligated to stay where I'm at because everyone has such high hopes for me at my job. Because of such commitment I would feel terrible if I was to just up and leave. You have to do what makes you happy right?

Whatever choice I make I'm hope I'm happy with it. I've learned that you don't regret the choices you make and I promise myself I wouldn't. 10 years ago I didn't think I would have made this choice I made today. Like who knew that this is where I would end up? I grew up never having a plan. Never knowing where I'd like to go. I just went wherever the wind blew me. I made it out good so far. Who knows.

All I know is that right now. I'm happy with who I've become.

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What is your favorite work of art? What do you love about it? -300 Writing Prompts-

My favorite work of art is a picture from a lady on St Croix named Marjo Aho. It is a mixture of several photography techniques that include: High Dynamic Range, Panorama, Time Slice, and Star Trails. From the day I first saw it I fell in love because it has to be the most beautiful picture ever!

I don't know much about Marjo Aho. Only that she works at the Buccaneer Hotel as head of IT. But it seems that she is a lady of many talents because her Facebook page is filled with amazing pictures that she has taken over the years. Various underwater photos,nlong exposure shots of fireworks, and tiny world pictures that were created from a 360 camera. This lady is AMAZING. Every one of her pictures are nothing less that breath taking.

Honestly I have no idea how she did it. A picture like this was one done with talent and a lot of patience. For starters half of the picture is during the sunset, so she would have to been there from well before nightfall. Then she would have had to wait until the sky was completely dark to continue taking the pictures of the stars. Lastly the stars show about 20° of rotation which would have taken a next hour and a half to take. Roughly she would have been there from 5:30pm untill 9pm. That is patience I don't have, and I respect her for doing that for her craft.

I first came across the picture when I was visiting Top Hat Art Gallery in Christiansted. I was mesmerized from the time my eyes laid on it. The artwork itself, the colors from how well it was printed, and the thing that set it apart from the rest of the artwork around it: it was printed on aluminum. The shine and gloss of the aluminum really brought out the picture for what it was, and that was why I fell in love with it.

There may be other art pieces I've seen throughout the years but this one was the most notable. Being that this is what came first to my mind speaks magnitude of my admiration of this artwork.

Below is a link to the original post.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153674341899472&set=a.378439769471&type=3

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What stupid question have you heard someone ask (or asked yourself)? -300 Writing Prompts-

My grandfather always taught me there isn't any stupid questions, because it's true. I'll answer why this is true with another saying he used to say, "A foolish man ask questions to be wiser." But what I do believe is there are questions with answers so obvious we would consider them stupid.

So to answer the question, "What stupid question have I heard someone ask?," too much. Working Domino's for 6 years have exposed me to the dumbest set of mother fuckers out there. Especially in the states. At this point I have no idea what to say to carry on this prompt because all the memories are coming back and frustrating me from the bullshit I've experienced.

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i love people who are passionate about something. whether it is science or a new drama or cute pens or languages or music, please don’t feel like you would annoy people with it. you’ll never annoy me.

[just-shower-thoughts]

Wonder if flat-earthers watching this eclipse have noticed that Earth’s shadow seems to be rounded…

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Have you ever spoken up when you saw something going on that was wrong? Were you scared? What ended up happening? -300 Writing Prompts-

In St. Croix this is hard to do.

Speaking up when you see something wrong is either considered "bitching," "snitching," or it is completely ignored. Reactions like these are part of the reason the children in the Virgin Islands, nay, the world is growing up to be over privileged brats. Until we could accept that pointing out things that are wrong isn't taboo we as a community are never going to continue forward.

In school when you complain about the wrong that is being done everyone gets on your case. Doesn't matter who the complaint is about. The mentality of the community is just so messed up that we choose "loyalty" over doing the right thing. Not to say that loyalty is bad and that we should rat for everything, but we should learn when to draw the line.

For example.

One day I was in Golden Rock minding my own business inside Domino's Pizza watching out the window at the traffic. A business vehicle drove OUT the ENTRANCE that was clearly marked enter and drove over three lane to get in an east bound lane. I took it upon myself to call the business and report the vehicle, not because it drove out the entrance (that would have been considered bitching to my standards), but because his illegal drivin g almost caused an accident. I had to watch someone slam brakes so they wouldn't hit into the business vehicle.

Unfortunately nothing became of the situation because the same vehicle leave out the entrance about 7 out of 10 times. And since Hurricane Maria the entrance sign has been down so there isn't anything I could legally say about the matter so I keep my mouth shut about it.

To conclude this post I'd like to quote Dr. Donald Mallard from the TV show NCIS, "The ethical man knows it is wrong to cheat on his wife, whereas the moral man wouldn't." This is just saying that an ethical person, to which I classify most Virgin Islanders, knows that something is wrong and may/would still do it, Whereas moral people knows that something is wrong but they wouldn't do it just because everyone is doing it. We need to raise more moral people in this world.

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What is your favorite way to spend a lazy day? -300 Writing Prompts-

Sleep!

That's the first thing that comes to mind when I have a complete day off. For the last few years I have been doing so much and keeping active so often that I hardly get a day entirely for myself. So when an off day do presents itself to me I try to sleep the day away.

I work Monday through Saturday and even though I have afternoons and Sundays off I somehow still find things to do to keep myself busy. House chores still has to be done, yard work is always there to complete, and sometimes I obligate myself to people so I could give a helping hand; do good for my community. And as rewarding a 9-5 job is, it eventually takes a toll when you want to go out late but can't afford to due to an early start the next morning. So on a lazy day I take advantage and sleep in as long as I'm able to.

I would normally start a lazy day off by sleeping in late. Whenever I finally decide to get up it's usually because I got hungry or I need to use the bathroom. I would try to go back to sleep or start playing games until I get tired again and fall back asleep. And then it's wake up and do the same thing again until night. It all depends on how I'm feeling that day.

There honestly isn't much I'd want to do on a lazy day. That's why it's named such. It's just a day I'd use to collect and spend time with myself. Sometimes it does get boring and that's when I turn a lazy day into "just another day" by going by someone's house and doing something. As much as I like being around people, just once in a while, I appreciate having a lazy day all to myself.

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Letter of Introduction

True beauty lies in things that last forever, never rotting or fading. A photograph is one of the few medias that help preserves the beauty of the world around us. My name is Dondré Richards a photographer from the beautiful island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. As a photographer, as a creator of that media, it is my duty to capture life's moments in a photograph so it can be immortalized for all posterity.

The oldest of 8 siblings I grew up on the island of St. Croix with no strong interest in anything. My primary focus was to enjoy myself as much as possible, and with no plan in my immediate view, I've always followed where the wind led me. One thing that was clear to me was my admiration for beautiful sights. This admiration would not develop into an interest in taking photos until late 2015 when I received my first GoPro action camera from my cousin for Christmas and then into 2016 where my best friend introduced me to drones. Without their contributions and insights I would not be the photographer I am today.

Growing up on St. Croix granted me access to countless events, crafts, scenes, and locations that would satisfy my artistic appetite. I would be in awe of the various colors that sunsets would give, dote upon the design and colors of the Festival parade, and I am simply enthralled by the beauty of Virgin Islands women. My favorite subject would be the island itself as I favor taking aerial landscape photos with my DJI Phantom drone. Viewing the island from a perspective that is not commonly seen by others add to the majesty of aerial photos. You see the world in a new lights, dull scenes that you've been so accustomed to suddenly becomes a new point of interest, and the freedom of flights allows you access to new areas that were never before seen.

Although my preferred choice, my skills are not limited to aerial photography. I've also practiced and made a name for myself in portrait photography. I began with taking pictures of my cousin, and with each shoot I've gained experience and knowledge which would later show by being employed to take the candidate photos of the Miss UVI Ambassadorial Competition in 2017. The results of my work caught the eyes of faculty and students alike guiding them towards me whenever they would need a photoshoot done. From there it was only a matter of time until my audience branched out from community of UVI to the rest of the island.

Eventually I would like my work to be printed on large scale media to decorate my home with. Viewing them on an electronic device alone cannot suffice. The satisfaction that is brought about by taking an idea and having it fashioned into physical form is almost like no other! Having my work printed would be tantamount to an architect having his blueprints built for the world to see, touch, and experience. Although I enjoy taking photos, I would not pursue a professional career in photography. My "career" thus far is one of self-satisfaction: to show myself that I am able to produce the beautiful images of my childhood and to show the world that I, Dondré Richards, am able to produce these images.

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Real talk 😅

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