#diversifythelineup

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“Textured Waves is a collection of African American female surfers that aim to showcase the diverse beauty of surfing through our lens and experiences. We hold space for women of all shades riding waves. We hope to inspire a new generation of surfers that reflects the diverse water we walk on.” ~ Thank you @chimichimilove @chel.bythe.sea @living_inthelight @salty.sol @duranmc @texturedwaves @theseea for combining your collective forces to form an even stronger voice for change. Forever grateful to work alongside you all on this 🙏🖤 . . . . . . . . #seausnow #diversifythelineup https://www.instagram.com/p/CBRXa3LpNX2/?igshid=y1jcfgcd6zl8

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I’ve taken this past week to reflect, process and share some real hard information and experiences | Watching the world unite over a common belief that enough is enough | Racism and violence have no place in our modern world, and never should have to begin with ~ In early March, I was fortunate enough to be asked to shoot an amazing collaboration between @theseea, and the beautiful women behind the movement @texturedwaves ~ This project couldn’t be more important to me right now | Happy to share a few images as their message starts to spread across the oceans this week | These are their faces | These are their voices ~ We are standing with you, as we listen and learn, and further educate ourselves towards a more unified world. ~ Happy World Oceans Day . . . . . . . . . #diversifythelineup #blacklivesmatter (at Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBMRYl7JU79/?igshid=n39ineotx2qq

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Chelsea, tapped in | March 2020 ~ Made for @theseea x @texturedwaves . . . . . . . . . #morningcoffee #diversifythelineup #texturedwaves #fujifilm_xseries #fujifilmx_us #aquatech_imagingsolutions https://www.instagram.com/p/CDv7NaXpCiX/?igshid=11nufmsml8gle

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Sea Us Now ~ If you missed the premier of this beautiful collaboration between @texturedwaves, @theseea and @fancybethany, follow the link in my profile or story ~ The narrative is changing and it’s definitely for the better. Congrats to you all for rewriting this story . . . . . . . . #diversifythelineup #seausnow https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjSSHeJFBy/?igshid=17dlb1d024hgc

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“The ocean does not make assumptions on who deserves what, instead it provides gifts and allows the riders to choose how they will participate.” - Martina Duran, Textured Waves . . . . . . . . . #diversifythelineup #seausnow https://www.instagram.com/p/CBdKVE9JL2N/?igshid=1201xxhyyfpd5

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“the things you admire in your friends are reflections of the truths you hold innately within yourself” ~ @chel.bythe.sea @salty.sol for @theseea ~ Mexico 2020 . . . . . . . . #texturedwaves #diversifythelineup #fujifilmx_us https://www.instagram.com/p/CEcuhksJLCy/?igshid=u2qu26tsccgq