Ok, I guess I should introduce myself and tell a bit about my story (short version) for new followers. I'm a female photojournalist, storm chaser and creative portrait artist. I decided I wanted to do documentary and photojournalism many years ago, so I took off for Haiti.
Gm gm! Long tweet this morning about my new drop. This is a really important drop for me, and I believe it's some of my best work ever. It's a blind mint, so you will see the images upon reveal. I hope to reveal soon. This is also an important, historical drop. The
Ok, I've never done one of these but let's do an
#artshare
! No links, just an image of yours OR someone else's that you want to share with the hashtag
#artshare
. I'm off to do some curating for a big event. See you all later!
I went to Haiti 6 times. I lived with the rebels when they ousted the president and took over the country. I was the only journalist allowed in when they toasted Guy Philippe on his birthday and the same day they took over the country temporarily. I was in gun battles
Interactions right now are so slow, so for all my friends fighting to be seen, feel free to post your work here. This is not a buying thread this time, although you know me lol! Just not making promises to buy. Trying to just get eyes on your work.
and almost killed there a few times. I've been shot at and people were coming to burn us alive in our vehicles. I covered Tropical Storm Jeanne that killed 3000. Saw people buried alive from the mud slide, walked in water with dead bodies, climbed into a dumpster to
Let's start this year off with a bang! I don't have any SOL or ETH, so shill me your tezos work! I will collect some today and tomorrow! Yes, this is a SHILL thread lol! Lfg!
Latest acquisition by
@moyaei
Sooo, since I bought extra tezos because I was prepared to battle until the end lol, I have some extra tezos to go shopping! Show me what you have (hint: I love photography, especially documentary/photojournalism). I will buy some pieces later today.
Check out this incredible…
No tez talk tonight. We are doing it Friday night instead. Tomorrow, I'm going to add $100 to my tez wallet and buy some more art. Share your best work on
@objktcom
!
me to shoot weddings, which I reluctantly did. Sold out my first year. Never enjoyed shooting weddings but had amazing clients that took my second shooter and I around the world. Did weddings for 14 years, along with boudoir, family sessions, portraits, etc. Got remarried
photograph a father and son who had been chopped up. The sad thing was that the world didn't seem to care. I felt what I was doing was pointless and not helping anyone. Went back and covered Vodou. Then I got divorced and had to make a real living. My friends convinced
3 years ago to the most amazing and supportive man ever. Quit weddings Jan. 1, 2020, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise since Covid hit right after. I was pretty much staying home, then I saw a movement happening with the George Floyd killing. Told my husband I needed
While I'm not posting my own work today, or doing any rt's starting now, if you are an Iranian female artist, you may post your work here. In solidarity.
I have no eth! Please, please stop trying to convince me to buy your work. I am always kind, but it's really starting to get to me. I'm happy to retweet, but I collect what I like. If I tell you it's not my style, let's just leave it at that. I will still retweet you.
Ended up covering 4 hurricanes. Then I discovered nfts lol. I have always been involved in helping people. I bring donations down to disaster areas, I go door to door in these areas asking people what they need, I raise funds for people while I'm there. Help rescue people
Including Harvey. I arranged helicopter rescues for a solid week with almost no sleep. I give a portion of all of my nft profits to non profits. I'm not saying this for a pat on my back. I'm saying this because it's just what I do and what I've always done. My
Ok, I'm trying to actually save a bit of eth finally, but I do want to buy from one artist who has NOT had a sale ever. If you've never made a sale, please share here. You don't have to follow me, but that would be cool if you do. Not going to spend a lot because trying to save.
To go and photograph history, for myself. Drove to Minneapolis from Texas the next day, and photographed the fires and protestors. Got back on with Zuma press, photographed 17 protests around the country, on my own dime. Got published worldwide but that doesn't pay much.
Ok, I've been slacking on collecting a lot of photography lately on tez amd need to catch up! Tomorrow, I will add 100 tez to my account and buy some photography! Post your photography that's on
@objktcom
!. Be sure and post your links!
Jus so you know, I will buy whether or not you follow me, retweet my pinned tweet or tag 3 friends. Not that there is anything wrong with it, I just don't require any of that. I buy because I love your art. Simple as that.
If you are a photographer, feel free to share your work here! Photographers don't get near enough recognition in this space. No, I'm not buying lol, just a photo share space.
Ok, not going to shill my own work today. I've been so blessed to have so many sales! Here's a shill thread for you to shill your work. Shill away! Hopefully a collector is watching!
Gm or not so gm in some places. I will still be sharing art, but most importantly, we need to be the voices for those that cannot speak right now. The world needs to see what is happening to the women in Iran. Be their voice. They are bravely fighting in streets.
#MahsaAmini
Gm gm! Not much new here. Happy Monday! Join me on
@RevelXyz
and use code LeslieASpurlock! Also, tomorrow, I will collect BLACK AND WHITE work on
@objktcom
. Any art form. Yes, this is a shill tweet but only for objkt.
I feel like starting a bid on some great PHOTOGRAPHY (sorry, I don't have much eth, so it can't be too high) on
@foundation
tomorrow (or maybe today). Shill me!
Since my other edition sold out in one day, I decided to do another one. This one is an edition size of 60 for 0.03 eth. I would love some retweets on this. Thank you!
Fist Up for Justice
Taken in Minneapolis on May 29, 2020
via
@opensea
Ok, I bought 6 from artists with no sales on OS and placed 2 bids on Foundation and bought 1 on Foundation and one or two on objkt, all from artists with no sales.
I am looking for more talented photographers in the space - tag someone who's work has had an impact on you. We might have a couple of WL for
@Nomadz_NFT
for the best suggestions
Gm gm! You might want to pay attention to all of us photographers in this space because we are not going anywhere, and we are going to be loud! Our work will be valuable soon as it will be more of a rarity. So, photographers, post away!! Show them what we do!
Please don't follow me then immediately message me to retweet your work, no nice words, just asking to retweet. I retweet constantly but try getting to know me first at least or at least say something to me besides please retweet smh. Treat me like a human.
Tomorrow, I will collect WINTER THEMED work on
@objktcom
! Show me what you have! Yes, this is a shill thread but only for winter themed on objkt.
Here's one of mine:
Frozen
Available on secondary
Gm! I'm done feeling guilty for being part of an incredible collection to sell my own work. I've bought double what I've sold. Everything has gone back to the community. I have every right to be happy for being part of a cool collection. Feel free to unfollow. Have a great day!
Gm gm! Have a good one! Since gas is so high, I wanted to highlight a few tezos sales numbers for people that think its too inexpensive. I was part of People of Tezos. In total, it made over 13,000 tez for 29 artists. the highest sale was 3333 tez, next one under was 2400 tez.…
I'm just feeling so happy! I truly love all of you and all of this incredible work! I've found my happy place outside of my family. So, let's do an art share for those who have NEVER SOLD ANYTHING. Post below. You do not have to follow, retweet or tag anyone unless you want.
Just an FYI, I bought two pieces yesterday from someone I didn't even know about simply because they said good morning to me in my gm post. They did not shill to me at all. I looked to see if I was following them, and I discovered their work. That's how it happens. Organically.
⚠️NFT Bali Exhibition OPEN CALL⚠️
We're excited to finally see it coming together
Our Mission & Submission info on the thread 🧵
Please help spread the word & tag your artist friends who deserve to have their art exhibited 👇🏾
I'm thrilled to be a curator!!
Ok, I bought 17 pieces of art on
@objktcom
from Iranian, female artists, and I placed 3
@foundation
bids. Completely out of eth again. I will try and buy more from Iranian women artists, if I can.
Gm gm and happy
#TEZOSTUESDAY
! First, hope everyone has an amazing day! Second, I will not be voting anymore in the Hug curation contest. I don't believe this is the way. It shouldn't be based on a popularity contest, so I won't help promote it by voting. I do not have work…
Wow, getting close to 20k followers! I never dreamed I would get that many. Started with 750 a few months ago, and those were mostly inactive. I think I'll do some sort of giveaway when I hit it. Thank you all so much! I'm so happy to be here with you!
Gm gm! Today is the day, it's my birthday! Just happy and shocked to have made it this far LOL! Hope everyone has a great week. I won't be on Twitter much. Heading for New Orleans later. Sorry if I don't respond to notifications or messages :)
If you haven't had a sale yet, feel free to post here. No, you don't have to follow me. Not trying to get more followers, and I can't promise you many people will see this, but the more eyes on your work the better!
I did it! I listed for first edition collection! This image is very special to me. It was taken in the Peruvian Amazon during my 1 year anniversary with my husband.
The Last Shaman of El Chino
0.03
Edition of 50
I will be showing my receipts for donations for the other 3 nfts I sold on Monday. Also, I never do this, but I will be buying 1 nft tonight or tomorrow from someone who has never made a sale. This will be my big number 20 nft purchased. So ONLY if you've never sold, show me!
It's LIVE!!!
This image, which is one of my favorites, is now live to buy and on display in Lisbon at
@NFCsummit
thanks to
@dave_krugman
!
200 editions
Only 0.02 eth!
Gas is low!
Omg! My piece at the Canal Street party sold while I was there! Massive thank you to
@sendr0ck
for collecting it! Just wow! I'm floored! Thank you so much!! 💙🫂💙
So since I sold, you know what that means! Looking to buy ONE nft from a photojournalist or documentary artist, bonus if you are a woman!! Yes, you can share your work here. Trying to actually save a little this time, so nothing too expensive right now.
Since engagement is down for many, here's an art share thread to show your editions or another artist's editions that haven't sold out yet!
#artshare
Here is my edition. 25 left of 60
Gm gm and Happy Sunday! Loving the
#200tezos
event! I have 4 different ones available. Here's 2 of them that I'm trying to get sold out.
1) 12/20 editions left, 10 tez
2) 11/40 editions left, 5 tez
Ok since it's already morning for some people, I'm declaring April 14 International Cell Phone Photographers' Day! Post away your cell phone images or links to your cell phone work or profile!!
Hey all, due to personal reasons, I will need to start saving some of the money from my sales. I will still collect, but just need to save some, too. Any retweets of my work are greatly appreciated! You all are amazing! Thank you for all of the support you've given me!
This site has my work and many others work for sale on it! Wtf! I found out about it from another artist whose work was there for sale. Do a search and see if your work is there too. Here's just some of mine.
Gm gm! Happy Monday to everyone! Hope you all have an amazing week. Hitting the mall with my mom and my boys later today, so I won't be around much.
Inside a Morung of the Hornbill Festival
Reserve 0.15 eth
@foundation
For those who don't think you can make money on tez, I've been on there a month. I've sold 5818 tez so far. That's more than I've made on eth in quite awhile.