Joy Arnold: From Russia With Love, Part 1

  Text by Joy Arnold, Copyright 2022 . Photography: Tony Ward  – Creative Director: KVaughn – Hair Stylist: Michael Connor. Copyright 2022 . From Russia With Love: Part 1 . Past: Miss Joy’s Tale . I have this notion that everything in my past has led me where I am today….  I grew up in … Read more

A.H. Scott: Trumpty Dumpty and The Bear

“Trumpty Dumbty” and The Bear . Poetry and Prose by A.H. Scott, Copyright 2022 . “Trumpty Dumpty” (Scrambled) Trumpty Dumpty sits on his wall Trumpty Dumpty thought he’d had it all Crafty Con Don was once on the ball Believing his own hype He was the hubristic egg archetype Trumpty Dumpty made many a ‘perfect’ … Read more

Casting Call: Women Ages 18 to 80

Casting Call . Tony Ward Studio . I am presently casting female subjects between the ages of 18 and 80 for a new body of work entitled “Vixens.” The series is inspired by women from different walks of life that embody and exemplify the title of the series.  Each person that is cast for the … Read more

Keith Murray: In Honor of Black History Month

Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2022 . Keith Murray: In Honor of Black History Month . When I received the call from George Pitts, picture editor for Vibe magazine in the Fall of 1994, I didn’t know who Keith Murray was.  Most of the public didn’t know either until he released his first … Read more