50th Birthday Party & Graduation Celebration from itake photos est. 1985 on Vimeo.

Emma Adjetey - Doku celebrates her 50th Birthday and graduation party with family and friends in Woodbridge Virginia. Saturday September 15th, 2012. Photography by Emmanuel A. Gamor

The people who knew you when you were young, probably know you best. Covering this event for Aunty Emma Adjetey-Doku was doubly exciting because I was reminded that you could party with a lady in the prime of her life and with old friends from ICCM (my first church in VA) too. Azonto moves apparently have no age limit! Congrats to Aunty Emma on the milestone (the big 50!) and congrats on being a recent graduate as well! More vim!

Cris and Curtis have been dating since high school. I attended West Potomac High with Cristina and met Curtis at senior prom. Years, almost a decade later, I was excited to asked to be the photographer at their quaint union in Arlington, Virginia.

Davis Wedding from itake photos est. 1985 on Vimeo.

High school friend, Cristina, has been dating Curtis.... well since high school. Union of Cris and Curtis Davis, Friday July 6th, 2012 Arlington Virginia.

Move! I love to stroll. My chapter brothers during a probate show in Gainesville, Florida last year. This picture was taken before I was assigned as the fraternity's nat photog. I miss those care-free, no responsibilities-laden(not much anyway) days. Definitely kept a brother in shape!

Strolling(verb): The traditional dance or “party walk” performed by culturally-based fraternities and/or sororities.

One of my favorite quotes by former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan: "The world is at a critical juncture, and so are you....go ahead and make your plans...and don't stop learning. But be open to the detours that lead to new discoveries."
My friend, Ayah leaves the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, DC to enroll in a culinary school in Berkeley, California with a pit stop at The Mtogolo Community Based Organization (a project advocates a holistic approach to combating HIV/AIDS) in Malawi. To detours, in life, that lead to new discoveries....

Nowadays, I find myself involved in more collaborations and partnerships with others. It's always an awesome experience to pool our talents to accomplish a task. When Church of the Resurrection (Rez), DC was revamping their website, Kaitlynn and I (with others) came together to lend our skills to creating an awesome, online identity for Rez. Kaitlynn recently put up an online portfolio (as a local liaison) to feature our partnership and, excited to support however I can, I promised to share her skills on my blog as well.

My photography contribution to the Rez website

Kaitlynn's online portfolio

I'll do well to post a lot more in the month of July. Look forward to my escapades and collabos!