New Gallery — Bessie Akuba | Atlanta Based Creative Producer I Visual Storyteller

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Our Kind of Women

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press. mentions. features.

Our Kind of Women

contact : booking

portfolio

press. mentions. features.

Our Kind of Women

contact : booking

portfolio

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“Each woman who sat across from me during at each session in the studio brought something and someone with her. Not physically, of course, but spiritually, emotionally, and through memory and a story. I knew it by the way she would touch a neck

Amy Sherald @asherald , American Sublime @highmuseumofart

Slide #1 (my favorite) “What’s different about Alice is that she has the most incisive way of telling the truth.”, 2017

This week || mood: “between star shine and clay” - the great ancestor #lucilleclifton

More inspirational downloads provided by the other great ancestor @alicecoltraneofficial

🎂 46? 46. It came so fast. But my God I’m happy it came and I get to see it. What a ride. Happy Birthday to me. A beautiful way to send me some love on my birthday? There is a link in my bio for you to pre- order my @ourkindofwomen coffee tabl

Spring break 2026 🌸🇰🇷

#CoParentingTrip #beenhungrythisentiretrip
#SoKo #seoulkorea #busansouthkorea

Last week, I had the honor of attending “Ladies First” an intimate Women’s History Month dinner curated by @cindafreknrella @scenebysatchel @thandipourscocktails at @hotelphoenixatl’s @zephyratlanta Sponsored by @armanddebrig

mood and inspiration coming into 2026…easing out of Black History month…moving through Women’s History month…and sauntering into Aries season….. ✨✨🥂

@terrijvaughn and I can’t wait to celebrate @ourkindofwomen tomorrow at @ilovethedoux on International Women’s day! Happy Women’s History Month!

Thank you to @ourkindofwomen’s @kimberlyrenay for this billboard and @joyalant

It doesn’t fall short on me that over the last year, I photographed and interviewed 100 Black women over 40 across the country. One hundred Black women. An anthology if you will.

The most brilliant, layered, accomplished, soft, powerful, stil

ATLANTA: BEYOND thrilled to share with you this body of work “Our Kind of Women” in partnership w/ @terrijvaughn and presenting sponsor @ilovethedoux .

International Women’s Day March 8th, 2p-4p. RSVP required. And while you are

The ladies of @ourkindofwomen: So, Bessie you are gonna be in this too? Right?

Me: **gets make up done by @themuaalex and sets up my self portrait session…. *

#ourkindofwomen

All Love this weekend ….. &hearts;️