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Angel Tears by Leslie Spurlock

Left to wither in another place, An angel newly fallen from grace. She wandered the earth for some time, Searching for the ties that bind. A trail of tears left along the way, The angel with no one left to pray. And just when she began to lose hope, she felt the pull of a familiar rope. There they were, the familiar faces, of the people who prayed for her graces. They extended hands and held her near, and told her she had nothing to fear. Although she fell from heaven alone, The fallen angel had found her home.

CURATOR NOTE

Together? Do you see it in this photograph? I see a look of contentment. Of acceptance. Together, with her wings, she can deal with anything. They empower her and without them, she might be lost. What, and who, are your wings?

THE ARTIST

Photojournalist for Zuma Press, photographer, storm chaser, and humanitarian. Leslie Spurlock, a talented and gifted photographer, has been capturing stunning pictures across the globe. With her unique style and one-of-a-kind shots, she is captivating audiences all over the world.

With 21 years of experience, Leslie is bold with her pictures and captures the world through her eyes. She has covered stories all over the world from the USA to the Amazon and Haiti taking breathtaking pictures wherever she goes.

Leslie has a true talent and is very gifted. She can capture truth, beauty, and the heart of humanity across the globe with her candid shots. She got started in her photojournalism career when she decided to make a bold move and go to Haiti to do some documentary work. By 2004, she was supposed to go to Haiti for Carnival but the uprising happened and that’s when she decided to listen to her calling and embarked on her career in photojournalism.

She ended up living with the rebels for 3 weeks when they ousted President Aristide and took over the country temporarily. She went back 4 more times, including, covering Tropical Storm Jeanne which killed 3000.

After those times in Haiti, she took a break from photojournalism and started shooting weddings and portraits, but her heart wasn’t in it and soon she was led back into photojournalism in 2020.

She was watching the riots unfold with George Floyd and that’s when she knew in her heart that she had to make a decision. This was her life’s calling, which she could no longer ignore. It was then that she covered 17 protests across the country. She captured the most astonishing and captivating moments in US history. Not only was she out in the middle of the riots, but she was also involved in storm chasing, capturing the heart of the storms and the aftermaths of Katrina, Rita, Harvey, Laura, Ida, and Delta.

She has been published worldwide including in Time, Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, NY Post, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Miami Herald, Austin American Statesman, Daily Mail, ABC, CNN, Yahoo, and many more.

Leslie Spurlock is truly gifted and talented at capturing events around the globe and humanity through her lens and unique world of photojournalism.

Creator

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Artists United

A collection of photographers like the world has never seen.

A group based on diversity – language, race, age, ability/disability, years in the field, life experiences, and area of specialty.

26 photographers. 12 countries.

Speaking different languages - in both words and images. Landscape, travel, portrait, drone, adventure, fine art, wildlife, and even astrophotography. The intention was to assemble a diverse group – as diverse as possible. Pulling from every corner of the world.

Along the way, something happened. Something that could only happen in 2022 with the benefits of Discord, Zoom, Web3, Google Translate, NFTs, and modern-day enabling technologies. Working together around the world is now just like best friends meeting at the local coffee shop. Despite our differences, we’ve united. Our collective has become a fun and familiar place to relax. Day by day we’ve built greater friendships, made of sharing jokes, photography tips, favorite recipes, and lots of laughter. Many days the only thing we are serious about is our work.

We’ve combined our collective strengths. With a common bond of photography, we have helped each other learn and grow. Like a close family we have faced sickness and health, marriage and new life, loss and death, joys and sorrows, computer crashes and file sizing issues, dealings with young children and aging parents. Late nights, long days, crazy deadlines, and dealing with at least a dozen different time zones. When asked what makes us unique, the best answer is a miraculous, “we all get along?”

Even though many of us have not yet met face-to-face, and maybe never will, we have indeed become family.

So, in one way, we have failed miserably. We intended to be diverse. Different in every way. Instead, we win. Turns out we are much more alike than different. All navigating this crazy thing called life.

Working as artists to tell our stories through photography.

With a single, united passion.

Properties

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Extended Editorial

Artist

Leslie Spurlock

Curator

AlphaTrilogy

Location

United States

Genre

Portraits

Genre

Fine Art

Edition

1 / 1

Dimensions

4000x2667

Filetype

JPG

License

Extended Editorial

Can be used to display privately, or in commercial and non-commercial settings, or in groups with an unlimited number of participants. The license includes unlimited use and display in virtual or physical galleries, documentaries, and essays by the NFT holder. Provides no rights to create commercial merchandise, commercial distribution, or derivative works.

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