Keisha Bissram x Denisse Monge

During my time in New York City, life brought me a friend Keisha Bissram. Who is Trinidad Tobago Staten Island goddess and actress, writer, and lover! I am so grateful for her wild Sagittarius soul. This photo series was photographed in my Miami home.

Jes Allen | Spirit Portraitures

Jes Allen was one of the first people I met in Brooklyn. I love her so much and i am so glad she got to be one of the last people i photographed! love you Jes. Thank you for being part of Spirit Portraitures

Instagram : j.e.s.a.l.l.e.n

website: www.jesallen.com/

Angie @vngles 🍉🍉🍉

Summer Brookly Golden Hour x Angie @vngls

✨Denisse Monge Presents Spirit Portraiture ✨

Denisse Monge 10.19.2019  

Spirit Portraiture.003 
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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 Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. - Albert Einstein 


Thank you! Thank You! Thank You! 
 2019 has brought me so much abundance in creativity, love, money, and movement. I am so grateful for all the beautiful souls that trust me to hold space for them in the process of being photographed. I know first hand that getting your photo taken is a very vulnerable experience. All of the fears of our insecurities come out and we fear that we are portraying our flaws rather than our authenticity. My intention behind spirit portraiture is to create a healing experience for the person in front of the camera. To be able to let their spirit- their natural state of being- bloom, flourish and shine. 

Khadijah Abdul-Mateen & Zakiyyah Abdul-Mateen from
|un| earth + bloom
Harlem, NYC March.2019

"Intergenerational healers, trauma-informed mental health specialists, daughters of the earth, and students of our breath. We are committed to the complete liberation of our people. "Khadijah is my friend and she is so powerful." so when I found out that she was a twin- I remember thinking wow this woman is gorgeous and there are two of them on this earth! lol, I knew I had to photograph them. I am so glad they chose the work we did together to be the photos for unveiling for their new project. I love this photo because it reminds me of my siblings and our interactions. Fun, light and powerful. 

Ashley Menestrina April. 2019
Manhattan, NY
Our friendship is super unique. We met one day officially and we haven't stopped hanging out ever since. You inspire me to be free and relentless! To give everything I got to the world and to stop playing small. Travel the world, dance your heart out but most importantly just keep creating! Follow @ashleymenestrina 

*This photo went viral on VSCO
Brooklyn, NY April.2019 
 

 Every time I think of you, I think of this moment, of this day. I know and trust that everything happens the way it is meant too! “When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist 

Jordan Catherine Pagán from Ostara Apothecary
Prospect Park Brooklyn, NYC May.2019

This year life brought me Jordan once again lol. I had met Jordan the summer of 2017 but I was not paying attention or the time was not quite right. Jordan is true to her Capricorn nature- she pushes me and gives me the nudge I need to follow through on my word. Working with her has been a blessing for me because she holds me to it. I can't wait for future collaborations the earth brings us.

#lotuslovepride Laughing Lotus X K.Deer

Manhattan, NYC June.2019I want to give a huge thank you to Amanda Valdes- as content creator for Laughing Lotus- she trusted my vision for this campaign. Laughing Lotus is so FUN, HAPPY AND QUEER! I wanted to capture that in the street of Manhattan!

Ali Cramer Modern Ayurveda - Rituals, Recipes & Remedies for Balance
Manhattan, NYC August.2019

I am so grateful to Ali, I felt so nervous during this photoshoot because I have so much respect for Ali Cramer as a teacher and human, she is phenomenal! When she told me the picture I took was going to be her author photo for her first book; I was shocked and extremely grateful!
Buy her book, take her class and GO.ON.DUTY.

Priya Handa | Tricia Ben-Davies | Stephanie Moreno
Minka Brooklyn Brooklyn, NYC  August.2019

Aki Baker 
Minka Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY August. 2019 

There aren't enough words to describe Aki but if I had to pick one- it would be MAGIC. 
Aki makes people believe in the magic of being a spiritual being in the human experience!
*Photo for Minka Gofund me Campaign 

Kristin Eley
September. 2019 Brooklyn, NYC

Thank you for letting me in your space -for trusting me. Kristin Eley Debut EP- LITTLE YELLOW ROOM available everywhere! Listen HERE!