::Emma C Cheppy::

I'm a photographer, avid traveler and all around spatial thinker always down for an adventure!! :D I Tumble, I Tweet (Me) - I wear chucks, and I Smile!! :D *Peace Sign* :)

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Today was a "When you show up peckish and your friend makes you gourmet scrambled eggs" kinda day... Anytime I'm with Duana or Seba, or better yet BOTH?! My days get magical. Lol! Love you ladies!!! Shout out to Ajang for her beautifuuuullll baby!! Ran into the baba too! What a good day. 😁😁😁 (at Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn)

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-::{Empire State of Independence}::- . . Happy Independence Day America!! #EmmaCPhotos #EmmaCTravels #IndependenceDay #HappyFourth #EmpireStateBuilding #iHeartNYC #NewUsCitizen (at Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

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I am officially a #newUScitizen y'all!!!!!!! 😁😁😁 #ImmigrantsMakeAmericaGreat #Latergram #EmmaCTravels #Finally (at New York Public Library and Bryant Park)

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-::{Empire State of Pride}::- . . "It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences." - Audre Lorde . . Here's a cheers to you, my fierce LGBTQ peeps, in NYC and all over the world!! 🌈 🎉🎊🎤🎶✨🌈🌍🌎🌏 . . Here's a special "Happy belated Pride" to those younger/new to this topic, who are still struggling with walls, fences and closets that various societies impose. Here's wishing you a year of progressive self-discovery, an open mind, and a peaceful, content, empathetic heart. Don't stress too much about labels and titles; those belong to the military and monarchy. For now, just worry about what your name is, and the rest is your business and your's alone. . . To those in places where sexuality is taboo and homosexuality is illegal, my heart goes out to you, and wish you all the above + prayers of safety and a network of activists and allies ready to stand with/up for you. Either way, don't lose hope; there is always an activist or an ally just a click away. Xoxo. 💝💛💚💙💜 . . #EmmaCPhotos #EmmaCTravels #NoHateKnowLove #LGBTQAlly #iHeartNYC #Pride #Pride2017 #EmpireStateBuilding #Manhattan #LaterGram (at Empire State Building)

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-::{A Skyline Like No Other}::- No matter how long I've lived there - nor how many times I've seen it - everytime I catch a view of the Manhattan skyline, it always feels like the first time. . . This is the view from the Lincoln Tunnel exit ramp (on Rt 495) in Weehawken, NJ. The drive-by sually lasts all of 10 seconds; perhaps the brevity of it all is what makes this one, one of my all time favourites. . . There really exists no greater skyline for me. I ❤️ NY . #EmmaCTravels #EmmaCPhotos #iHeartNYC #Manhattan #NYC #GreatSkyline #GreatView #ThanksNJ #Busventures #InstaMagic #LaterGram (at Weehawken, New Jersey)

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-::{Storm Brewing Over Javits}::- . . Made it back home in time to witness this, earlier. Very, very cool cloud formation blowing in. . . #EmmaCPhotos #EmmaCTravels #ViewFromHome #JavitsCenter #Storm #Clouds #Sunset #westside #NYC #SpringInTheCity

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-::{Sunrise, My Friend}::- Sleep has refused so... Good morning! Happy Memorial Day weekend America. 😊 #EmmaCPhotos #EmmaCTravels #JavitsCenter #Sunrise #GoodMorning #42ndst #HudsonYard #ILoveThisView

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-::{Happy Africa Day/What is Africa Day}::- bit.ly/whatisafricaday17 "On 25 May 1963, Africa made history with the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) which brought the Continent together. [The organization was rebranded to African Union (AU);in 2001.] Since then, the 25 May has been celebrated widely across the world particularly in Africa to signify Africa’s identity and unity." - AU Website Meanwhile, speaking of "unity" I damn near have to give up the soul of my first born in order to get a Visa to South Africa .... I love the continent but these old-mzungu-imposed borders/rules keep keeping us down. "As Africans are still trying to figure out how exactly to celebrate this cross-continental holiday, perhaps it’s time to get back to the original message behind this day and figure out what it means today. Unity is still a relevant and honorable goal, but making it practical means removing the barriers between nations." - bit.ly/whatisafricaday17 #AfricaDay #FYI #Africa #Melaninville #HappyAUday #TearDownThoseWalls #KenyanBorn

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-::{Of this, I Will Never Tire}::- Sunset, just now. #EmmaCPhotos #JavitsCenter #Sunset #Hudson

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-::{The Cheppy II}::- "I like being weird. Weird's all I've got. That and my sweet style." - Maurice Moss #EmmaCPhotos #AfroStyle #TomboyChic #AfroTomboy #AfroTomboyChic #StyledByCheppy (at Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

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-::{Brown Guy, Black Chick}::- "Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity" — Robert Kennedy I have learned so much about myself -and the world- living in this city, but most important of all: if you listen to understand, rather than to respond, the world opens itself to you. Sometimes in the most randomly wonderful ways. I thank the universe everyday for teaching me that lesson before I met Karthik; a man that a younger (pre-NYC) me would never have considered as a partner. Love you Karthik; you fill my life with so much joy! Silly man... #EmmaCPhotos #RareMomentsOfInternetPDA #brownguy #blackchick #beadedLady #Kenyan #Indian #latergram #clydefraziers #nyc #hellsKitchen #HudsonYards (at Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

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-::{The Cheppy}::- "I am African, mixed with African and a side of African." I don't give then any reason to doubt what continent I come from. 😎👑 #EmmaCPhotos #LaterGram #AfricanGirl #FineGirl #Melanin #darkskin #maasaiBeads #TissotWatch #afro #NYC #Queening

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-::{The Jenga Building}::- I love this building! I especially love that I watched it come up from nothing, to this, now, iconic building in the New York City skyline. 56 Leonard St. is the tallest - and IMO strangest - building in TriBeCa. It is also home to the most expensive residential property below Midtown Manhattan; one of the penthouses sold for $47M. All that said and done, I will NEVER not call it "The Jenga Building" 😂😂😂 ... and I'm sure you feel the same. 😎 #EmmaCPhotos #EmmaCTravels #NYC #Skyline #IconicBuildings #SpringInTheCity #Jenga #JengaBuilding #TriBeCa #BlueSky #Manhattan #LookUp #architecture #BuildingsIHeart (at 56 Leonard Street)

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-::{Tulips At Sunset}::- The flowers outside our building always make me smile. #EmmaCPhotos #EmmaCTravels #iHeartNYC #Sunset #Tulips #SpringInTheCity #GoldenHour #Westside #EmojisInTheWind 🌷 #Beautiful (at New York, New York)

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-::{A Karthik Moment}::- Friday April 7th, 2017 A silent moment during a pretty hype pre-gaming sesh. Joy and Duana were in a laughing fit on the couch. I joined them right after this photo. Karthik followed. "A photo not taken is a memory forgotten" - Kodak #EmmaCPhotos #EmmaCTravels #GoodTimes #Portraits #Silhouettes #Moments #LaughterISTheBestMedicine #LaughMas #sunset #JavitsCenter #Manhattan #WestSide I hope y'all are braced for the sunsets coming your way over the next few months. #SunsetSeason

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-::{Sunset Season Begins}::- And so the glorious sunsets of the season begin. I love you Hudson River. I live here. How?!? #Imagine #AdonBelivit #sunset #Home #EmmaCPhotos #EmmqCTravels #HellsKitchen #HudsonYards #JavitsCenter #Javits #WesSide #NYC #Hudson #NewYork #Manhattan (at Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

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-::{Hoop Dreams}::- I can only imagine the fond memories attached to this DIY basketball hoop. I wonder how long it's been there, and how many kids have tried to dunk on it over the years. Lol! Such a simple, brilliant idea. 👏👏👏 Seen in a friend's backyard in Woodhaven, Queens. Feb. 19th, 2017 #EmmaCPhotos #EmmaCTravels #EmmasNYC #ThingsiSee #Backyard #HoopDreams #DIY #Basketball #BasketballHoop #DunkOnThat #GoldenHours #SebasBday (at Woodhaven, New York)