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Essence Magazine
ProjectWhen Memory Meets the Moment
Woman posing indoors holding a large ornate golden picture frame in front of her body for an Essence Magazine editorial feature

Essence Magazine When Memory Meets the Moment 2025

Associated creatives

Quil Lemons
Quil LemonsPhotographer
Mel'Renee Leamon
Mel'Renee LeamonFashion Editor/Stylist
Akihisa Yamaguchi
Akihisa YamaguchiHair Stylist
Mimi Quiquine
Mimi QuiquineMakeup Artist
Trevor Swain
Trevor SwainCasting Director
Aja Walton
Aja WaltonManicurist
Amelie Nsengiyumva
Amelie NsengiyumvaModel
Giannie Couji
Giannie CoujiModel
Grailing King
Grailing KingModel
Sydney Acker
Sydney AckerModel

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woman holding picture framewoman holding framepicture framewoman in dark dressdark dressblack womanwoman posing

Description

Captured by photographer Quil Lemons for the Essence Magazine project When Memory Meets the Moment, this editorial image features a woman posing indoors while holding a large ornate golden picture frame. The subject wears a dark pleated garment with subtle tonal variation, styled by Mel'Renee Leamon. The interior setting features a dark wooden fireplace mantelpiece with tiled surround, decorated with pottery and a framed mirror reflecting a wall sconce. Warm interior lighting casts soft highlights on the metallic frame and rich wood textures.