Studios Stories

I'm a photographer, a husband, and a father.

[kahnsantori]

Mannn had fun at the Fundraiser for the @citywidepoets youth slam team. It’s amazing to think there was a period of time in the early 2000s where we were all out 3 to 4 times a week at poetry spots. Good times and good people. #poetry #poet #PoetrySlaim #spokenword (at Detroit, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzjxW-Yp6rJ/?igshid=3k1uba5hhv5a

[kahnsantori]

Check out my interview with the Wu Tang Clan. Link in the bio. Metro Times #hiphop #ShowMe #RealTalk #StayGrinding #rap #lifestyle #wutang #boss #boombap #fresh #detroithiphop #hustle #remix #mixtape #inspired #underground #big #detroit #like #cool #igdaily #backpack #musicwriter #music #journalist #hiphop

[kahnsantori]

Earlier today at the Old Miami wishing my good friend Ben Alfaro well wishes as he makes his big move. . The jacket is an old Guess denim jacket. I bleached the top and then spray-dyed it burnt orange. I also have on my fav pair of Air Max’s. . #menswear #menstyle #mensfashion #guessjeans #diyfashion

[kahnsantori]

I wrote and photographed this weeks MT cover story on #TeeGrizzley. Dude was as open and straight forward as his music. Just a very raw and honest car. His album “Activated” drops Friday. A shoutout to my 14 year-old who assisted me on the photoshoot. Link in the bio. . . . . #hiphop #ShowMe #RealTalk #StayGrinding #rap #lifestyle #boss #boombap #fresh #detroithiphop #hustle #remix #mixtape #inspired #underground #big #detroit #like #cool #igdaily #backpack #musicwriter #music #journalist #hiphop

[kahnsantori]

I got about 50 pairs of pants, 15 pairs of jeans and 20 pairs of track pants but when the weekend comes I usually wearing 1 of my 3 pairs of camo pants. Go figure. . . , #photooftheday #picoftheday #fashion #style #menstyle #swag #ootd #pictureoftheday #street #colorful #instafashion #lookbook #mensstyle #clothes #stylish #fashinoista #photoshoot #instastyle #vintage #boutique #instagood #streetstyle #mensfashion #fashionblogger #urbangear #streatwear #menswear #mensfashionpost #sneakers

[kahnsantori]

The accessibility of music is great. No denying that. Every song ever made is a click away. But it’s not nourishing though. I remember spending hours at Tower Records in Birmingham back in 2002. I would go to a listening station and get lost. Just surrounded by so much music was intoxicating. I mean music had physical forms back then. Tapes, CDs, LPs. You touched it, picked it up, read it; the music breathed. Now music is invisible. That’s probably why I 30 boomboxes jammed in my office. They give me life. #gangstarr #hiphop #hiphopculture #music #boombox #cds #90s

[kahnsantori]

When is 1am and you wanna head a certain song a certain kind of way. #atribecalledquest #hiphop #boombox #hiphophead

[kahnsantori]

#facts #detroit #potholes

[kahnsantori]

Has Fila been revellant since the Grant Hills??? And speaking of @realgranthill shouts out to him making the Hall of Fame. I still feel the 95 Grant Hills were better than the 96s. I mean would we really ride that hard for the 96’s if Tupac hadn’t of worn them in the “All Eyez On Me” album insert? Shout out to @methodmanofficial for wearing the 95s in the “You’re All I Need” video. But back to Grant Hill and the @detroitpistons . It doesn’t feel like he was here 7 years. It was a big blur. Like the teal and horse years was just a middle passage to get to the 2004 champs. . . . . #menswear #igsneakers #igsneakercommunity #igkickscommunity #detroit #kicksaddict #kicksonfire #kickstagram #kickstotheface #sneakers #solequest #sole4asoul #soleonfire #sneakerhead #sneakerfiles #sneakerheads #sneakerholics #tupac #solecollector #sneakerdopecom #freshsneakers #granthill #wearyokicks #whatthekicks #prioritykicks #fila #theshoegame #igsneakerheads

[kahnsantori]

Artifact from an extinct form of communication. #streetphotography #photooftheday

[kahnsantori]

If I don’t keep 1994 alive than who will? . . Karl Kani x Levi’s x 5s . . . #photooftheday #picoftheday #fashion #style #menstyle #sneakerhead #karlkani #pictureoftheday #street #nike #instafashion #lookbook #mensstyle #clothes #stylish #fashinoista #photoshoot #instastyle #vintage #boutique #instagood #streetstyle #mensfashion #fashionblogger #urbangear #streatwear #menswear #mensfashionpost #sneakers

[kahnsantori]

Taken at the youth poetry slam a couple of hours ago I helped judge. Ya’ll just don’t understand the gravity of this moment. These kids bared their souls in their poems and left everything they had on the mic/stage. The winners shed tears, losers shed tears; it was heavy and inspiring. #poetry #spokenword #spokenwordpoetry #poetryslam

[kahnsantori]

I was told that Mother Nature needs a little help bringing in spring. . . Adidas x Izod . . . #picoftheday #urbanswagmaster #fashion #style #vintage #swag #sneakers #pictureoftheday #spring #colorful #instafashion #streetphotography #shoes #clothes #instacute #izod #photoshoot #weheartit #adidas #boutique #instagood #streetstyle #mensfashion #fashionblogger #urbangear #streatwear #art #springfashion #sneakerhead

[kahnsantori]

Sitting here feeling like the Chi-lites waiting on my Tash-Tash to arrive back in town. She’s only been gone 3 days but I swear it feels like 3 months. I miss her. . . . Polo x Chaps x Rose Gold Flights . . . #picoftheday #wifelove #fashion #style #vintage #swag #sneakerhead #pictureoftheday #shoes #colorful #instafashion #love #shoes #clothes #sneakers #roses #photoshoot #weheartit #nike #boutique #instagood #streetstyle #mensfashion #fashionblogger #urbangear #streatwear #art #missher #sneakerhead

[kahnsantori]

I paid more for the hat than anything else I have on. #thriftgawd . . . . . #picoftheday #nike #fashion #style #vintage #swag #sneakers #pictureoftheday #street #colorful #instafashion #streetphotography #shoes #clothes #instacute #hiphop #photoshoot #weheartit #music #boutique #instagood #streetstyle #mensfashion #fashionblogger #urbangear #streatwear #art #ownin #sneakerhead

[kahnsantori]

This is so crazy. I’m sitting here in my home office getting interviewed for Season 3 of “The Evolution of Hip-Hop” that will be on Netflix next year. Like dude said, “We know you’re the best person for an analytical perspective on Detroit hip-hop.” Like me?? Really. Lol I me I’m just a fan. Hec, I still feel like a kid. The same kid who used to sneak to Detroit Audio on 6-Mile as a 12 year-old to buy rap tapes ( I would tell my grand-ma I was going to the store), the same kid that would ride his bike to Aspen on Wyoming, that would ride his bike to BuyRite on 7-Mile and bug about when was he going to put up a new list of upcoming releases (the list was hand written and taped to the glass counter in the upper left hand corner), the same kid who paid my boy D gas money to take me to Chauncey’s on 6-Mile to buy the new Nas on April 16 (Chauncey’s always secretly released new music the Saturday before it actually dropped), the same kid that spent more money than he made while working at Harmony House, the same kid who asked about every new release when he worked at Sam Goody/Musicland, the same kid who still has 500 tapes, 700 CD’s, 33 boomboxes, and a few stacks of vinyl. Gotttttt damn…….. I don’t care what ya’ll say, I’m still just a fan, just a kid who loves hip-hop. Sometimes you choose your lane and other times your lane chooses you. . . . . . #hiphop #ShowMe #RealTalk #StayGrinding #rap #lifestyle #me #boss #boombap #fresh #detroithiphop #hustle #remix #mixtape #inspired #underground #big #detroit #like #evloutionofhiphop #igdaily #backpack #musicwriter #music #journalist #hiphop

[kahnsantori]

(Swipe) Had a great time working with Jessica Care Moore for the Metro Times cover photoshoot to promote Black Women Rock. Super honored to meet Imani Mixon who wrote an excellent article and by all accounts is a dope human being. And a shoutout to Berts where we did the photoshoot at. And big ups to Leyland 'Lee' DeVito, easily the coolest editor on the planet. @ksantoriphotography . . . . . #hiphop #ShowMe #RealTalk #StayGrinding #rap #lifestyle #blackwomenrock #boss #photoshoot #fresh #detroithiphop #hustle #remix #mixtape #inspired #underground #blackwoman #detroit #blackgirls #cool #photographer #blackgirlmagic #musicwriter #music #journalist #hiphop