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Lola Villa
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DoP, mentor & multidisciplinary artist. I curate irreverent, life-affirming musings on photo, art, deep-listening, earth-based wisdom & culture of collective care. satosan.substack.com Mentorship: lolavilla.com Prev: Atmos Mag, NPR, World Press Photo
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Feb 28
I just learned about 'solastalgia' from philosopher Glenn Albrecht—an emotional connection to place profound enough that its degradation causes genuine distress. Feeling this.
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Feb 28
In Sufi writing, it’s common to speak of Love ambiguously. It’s unclear if the Beloved the Sufi refers to is God, or a lover — because for the Sufi, it’s one and the same. God is Love & the Supreme Beloved. In loving, one becomes a lover. In being a lover, one becomes the Beloved.
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Feb 28
I wrote about Rothko, who died on Feb 26, 1970. He marked my life as an artist. When I first encountered Rothko's vast color fields at the Tate, something shifted within me. The boundaries between canvas and my body dissolved. satosan.substack.com/p/rembering-...
Rembering Mark Rothko
What you need to know about Rothko and my obsession with color theory.
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Feb 10
Are you guiding and creating from a place of trust?
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Feb 10
How are you getting into your body today?
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Feb 10
It's time to turn your life experience into something beautiful. Let's go.
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Feb 10
Hey fam, I still think about David Lynch and how much we've lost. How much he gave us. <3
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Feb 6
I love this. You want to be part of this.
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 12
"Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do." - Toni Morrison
And that's exactly what this work embodies.
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 12
This work matters because photography's history is stained with bias - technology built only for white skin. McKenzie shows us what the medium should have always been: capturing the full spectrum of human beauty.
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 12
The genius is in the details: Black and brown bodies photographed in pure joy, naturally owning the space. Organic materials flow like second skin - where does fabric end and body begin?
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 12
McKenzie captures diverse women moving through @remiconnollytaylor's stunning architecture. The magic? How light and melanin dance together, creating moments where skin literally glows from within.
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 12
Looking back at this collaboration between @atmosmag and Ronan McKenzie - a masterclass in light, color, and representation.
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 5
Obsessed.
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 5
Super down to start a book club!
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 5
Giovanni's Room -- James Baldwin
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 5
Has anyone seen the Ernest Cole movie yet? thoughts?
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 5
Never gets old.
flakphoto.news Andy Adams @flakphoto.news · Jan 5
Perfect: John Baldessari / What Is Painting,1966-68.
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 2
Beyond the surface beauty, this story explores embodiment and connection. The conversation between Prentis and Adrienne adds another layer of richness. #photography #meaningfulart #dialogue read the story through the link above. <3
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 2
The tenderness in these images speaks to the innocence and wonder within us all. They reawaken a sense of childlike awe. ✨ #photography #childhood #inspiration
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 2
These photos are more than just movement; they embody rhythm and playfulness. It's like the images themselves are dancing! #photography #storytelling #emotion
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 2
story here: atmos.earth/adrienne-mar...
adrienne maree brown and Prentis Hemphill On Restoring Our Rhythm | Atmos
What does it mean to rewild ourselves? In a culture that teaches us to treat our bodies as machines and see them as sources of shame, there
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 2
Work directed with photographer Toby Coulson for Atmos Magazine, exploring the essence of rhythm and playfulness in our bodies, with custom-created clothing that speaks to restoring our natural rhythms. There's something magical in how the set design interplays with the children's movements.
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Jan 2
wild.
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Lola Villa @lolavilla.bsky.social · Dec 31
As storytellers, as creatives, our power lies in embodying that infinite source of creation. It's how we reclaim our sensual, delicious selves. Embodied awareness is our way back home - intimacy with where we are right now, what is happening, and how we are meeting it.
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