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The Nissan Super Surf Girl Pro is an event that features the best female surfers from around the world to compete in Southern California.
The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Favorite, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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I went into this session with high hopes but very low expectations. I knew the fire would consume the grass quickly, leaving scant time to compose and shoot. Lighting, poses, smoke density and wind drift, personal safety, not to mention core creativity, all had to come together in a matter of minutes. No pressure here; the ultimate spontaneity.
I was hoping for a sort of deranged Drew Barrymore look from the film Firestarter. What I did not expect was a series of images where Jill appears calm, serene, and utterly indifferent to the inferno rising behind her. Here she seems to float on wings of fire in striking contact to the white dress. It's like a clash of elements. The subtext is one of female empowerment and self assurance. A wonderful dichotomy of drama and beauty.
The Nissan Super Surf Girl Pro is an event that features the best female surfers from around the world to compete in Southern California. The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Like, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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The Nissan Super Surf Girl Pro is an event that features the best female surfers from around the world to compete in Southern California.
The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Favorite, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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Women of the world want and deserve an equal future free from stigma, stereotypes and violence; a future that’s sustainable, peaceful, with equal rights and opportunities for all. To get them there, the world needs women at every table where decisions are being made.
Photo by Firoz Ahmad Firoz
The Nissan Super Surf Girl Pro is an event that features the best female surfers from around the world to compete in Southern California.
The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Favorite, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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Original Painting Mixed media on paper. 22"x30" 2021 Acrylic and lightfast, waterproof ink on acid-free watercolor paper Learn more at www.CrowRising.com/gallery.
The Nissan Super Surf Girl Pro is an event that features the best female surfers from around the world to compete in Southern California. The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Like, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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The Nissan Super Surf Girl Pro is an event that features the best female surfers from around the world to compete in Southern California.
The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Favorite, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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The Nissan Super Surf Girl Pro is an event that features the best female surfers from around the world to compete in Southern California.
The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Favorite, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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The Nissan Super Surf Girl Pro is an event that features the best female surfers from around the world to compete in Southern California. The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Like, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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On Thursday, December 10th, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and First Lady Lauren Baker addressed the Massachusetts Conference for Women at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
Both women highlighted the administration's initiatives to improve the personal and professional lives of women. Lt. Governor Polito discussed her work as chair of the Governor's Council to Address Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, and highlighted the important roles of female leadership in the Baker-Polito administration.
(Photo Credit: Joanne DeCaro)
Bold woman in stylish black outfit stands confidently against vibrant abstract backdrop.
A woman with striking red hair poses confidently in a black leather outfit. The dynamic abstract background features colorful swirls and splashes of paint, creating an energetic atmosphere with the effect of her red hair seemingly flowing into the painting.
# 🎨 *The Painting in the Artist*
In a gallery tucked between the steel veins of the city, where concrete met canvas and neon flirted with nostalgia, she stood—unapologetically bold, a living brushstroke against a riot of color. Her name was Sera, and she wasn’t just in the painting. She was the painting.
Clad in a sleek black leather outfit that clung to her like a second skin, Sera’s presence was magnetic. Her red hair cascaded in waves, catching the gallery lights and seeming to bleed into the abstract backdrop behind her—an explosion of swirling color, splashes of electric blue, citrus orange, and fuchsia that danced like emotion made visible. The painting behind her was hers, but it was also her mirror.
She had painted it in a fevered burst of self-expression, each stroke a declaration of defiance, each swirl a rebellion against conformity. The canvas was large, almost overwhelming, but it bowed to her presence. Viewers didn’t just admire the art—they felt it, as if her confidence had seeped into the pigments themselves.
Sera’s pose was deliberate: chin lifted, one hand on her hip, the other relaxed, fingers stained with dried paint. Her black jacket, tailored and edgy, framed her like punctuation in a sentence of color. She didn’t smile, but her eyes held a spark—an invitation to see not just the art, but the artist. Not just the woman, but the force.
Around her, the gallery buzzed with murmurs and admiration. Some called it street art elevated to high fashion. Others saw emotional depth in the chaos. But all agreed on one thing: Sera had turned the act of painting into performance, and the performance into portraiture.
She was the muse and the maker, the canvas and the color. In a world that often-demanded softness, she chose sharpness. In a culture that prized subtlety, she embraced spectacle. And in that moment, framed by her own creation, she reminded everyone that true artistry isn’t just about what you make—it’s about who you dare to be.
The Nissan Super Surf Girl Pro is an event that features the best female surfers from around the world to compete in Southern California.
The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Favorite, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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The Nissan Super Surf Girl Pro is an event that features the best female surfers from around the world to compete in Southern California.
The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Favorite, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Favorite, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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Female athlete at The Super Girl Surf Pro in Oceanside which is the largest female surfing event in the world. Taken 9/17/2022. Like, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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Female athlete at The Super Girl Surf Pro in Oceanside which is the largest female surfing event in the world.
The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Favorite, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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The Nissan Super Surf Girl Pro is an event that features the best female surfers from around the world to compete in Southern California.
The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Favorite, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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Photo copyright by ©Sam Antonio Photography 2022
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The weekend of September 16–18, 2022, the Oceanside Pier plays host for the annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, which is the largest female surfing event in the world. It is also one of the largest gathering of super telephoto cameras lenses! Taken 9/17/2022. Favorite, share, comment and feel free to tag the surfers!
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Want to see the full behind-the-scenes set? All images are straight out of the camera—no edits, just raw, real beauty. The complete shoot with Nikki is available now on Bentbox: bentbox.co/showbox?Lmwep2sK. Your support helps me continue creating with talented models like Nikki—every purchase goes directly toward paying my models and making more beautiful art.
An equal world is an enabled world. How will you help forge a gender equal world?
Celebrate girls and women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality.
Photo by Firoz Ahmad Firoz
A confident and captivating portrait of Ariah poolside, showcasing her tattoos and powerful presence. Her wet hair drapes over her shoulder as she gazes into the camera with poise and intensity soaking in the summer warmth.
An equal world is an enabled world. How will you help forge a gender equal world?
Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality.
Photo by Firoz Ahmad
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On Thursday, December 10th, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and First Lady Lauren Baker addressed the Massachusetts Conference for Women at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
Both women highlighted the administration's initiatives to improve the personal and professional lives of women. Lt. Governor Polito discussed her work as chair of the Governor's Council to Address Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, and highlighted the important roles of female leadership in the Baker-Polito administration.
(Photo Credit: Joanne DeCaro)
Spc Kristen Paone, a light wheel vehicle mechanic with the 82nd
Sustainment Brigade changes the tire of a M1114 Humvee during a routine
maintenance check on LSA Adder, Iraq. (US Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class
Felix A. Figueroa)
On Thursday, December 10th, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and First Lady Lauren Baker addressed the Massachusetts Conference for Women at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
Both women highlighted the administration's initiatives to improve the personal and professional lives of women. Lt. Governor Polito discussed her work as chair of the Governor's Council to Address Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, and highlighted the important roles of female leadership in the Baker-Polito administration.
(Photo Credit: Joanne DeCaro)
On Thursday, December 10th, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and First Lady Lauren Baker addressed the Massachusetts Conference for Women at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
Both women highlighted the administration's initiatives to improve the personal and professional lives of women. Lt. Governor Polito discussed her work as chair of the Governor's Council to Address Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, and highlighted the important roles of female leadership in the Baker-Polito administration.
(Photo Credit: Joanne DeCaro)
© 2010 Taylor Media, Les Films Du Poisson, Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, Screen NSW, ARTE
Photograph by Baruch Rafic
Part of my Great American Women Series. Shot on Bronica ERTs with Fuji Pro 400H film - scanned with Canon 9000F Mark II
On International Day of the Girl Child 2018, themed “With Her: A Skilled Girl Force”, join UN Women as we stand with girls everywhere as they inspire, innovate and take charge of their own future.
The 1.1 billion girls of today’s world are challenging the status quo. They’re redefining girlhood, and they’re doing so against the odds.
Across the world, girls face adversities that hinder their education, training and entry into the workforce.They have less access to information, communication technology and resources, such as the internet where the global gender gap is growing.
A quarter of young people, most of them girls, are neither employed nor getting an education or training.
This year alone, 12 million girls under 18 will be married, and 21 million girls aged 15 to 19 years will become pregnant in developing regions.
And yet, they persist, they succeed. They are innovating technology to solve global challenges, they are standing up for the environment, they are raising their voices against violence and they are preparing to run for office.
Photo by Firoz Ahmad
Location: The Tech Mahindra SMART Academy for Healthcare at Delhi
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An equal world is an enabled world. How will you help forge a gender equal world?
Celebrate girls and women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality.
Photo by Firoz Ahmad Firoz
Location: WB_Kanyashree, Murshidabad, West Bengal,India
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Want to see the full behind-the-scenes set? All images are straight out of the camera—no edits, just raw, real beauty. The complete shoot with Nikki is available now on Bentbox: bentbox.co/showbox?Lmwep2sK. Your support helps me continue creating with talented models like Nikki—every purchase goes directly toward paying my models and making more beautiful art.
An equal world is an enabled world. How will you help forge a gender equal world?
Celebrate girls and women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality.
Photo by Firoz Ahmad Firoz
Location: Murshidabad, West Bengal,India
All Rights Reserved
Want to see the full behind-the-scenes set? All images are straight out of the camera—no edits, just raw, real beauty. The complete shoot with Nikki is available now on Bentbox: bentbox.co/showbox?Lmwep2sK. Your support helps me continue creating with talented models like Nikki—every purchase goes directly toward paying my models and making more beautiful art.
Loie Hollowell’s Boob Wheel (2019), displayed at the Hirshhorn Museum, is a powerful and provocative work that explores the intersections of the human body, abstraction, and color in contemporary art. Measuring over six feet tall, this mesmerizing acrylic and oil on canvas painting commands attention with its bold, biomorphic shapes and rich, saturated hues.
The composition centers on a symmetrically divided figure that echoes the natural curves of the human body, particularly the female form, while simultaneously abstracting it into a cosmic, almost spiritual realm. The painting’s top half features a soft oval suggesting a head, set above a geometric swirl of forms reminiscent of a breast or a planetary orbit. The lower half unfolds into a hypnotic pattern of curvilinear forms, evocative of buttocks or a cosmic landscape, all grounded by a warm, radiant orange gradient that bridges the ethereal and the earthly.
Hollowell’s signature use of vibrant blues and oranges creates a dynamic contrast that draws viewers into the painting’s depths, while the interplay of smooth gradients and subtle textures gives the work an almost tactile quality. The strategic placement of small, bright red spheres adds an element of movement and energy, echoing both the feminine and the universal.
Displayed on a salmon-hued wall, Boob Wheel becomes part of the museum’s architectural space, inviting viewers to contemplate its forms from multiple perspectives. Hollowell’s work challenges traditional notions of femininity and representation, blending the intimate with the cosmic to create a painting that is both deeply personal and profoundly universal.
Beauty isn't a performance, we don’t twerk for a cause.
We rise in solidarity. United strength changes laws.
Power is in the spirit, in the mind, in the soul.
Power is not in how many body parts one can grab,
and hold.
If you want to be respected, know that your body is
not a commodity. And yes, you should be proud of
your beauty. But don’t let it go to your head. We don’t
forge a path forward, by offering ourselves in bed.
And i bet she got them flavors. I bet her twerk is mean.
But them things ain’t for everybody spending money
on the scene. And sure you ain’t trying to lay up, and
stay up with a broke lover. But you don’t truly love
yourself if for money you under covers. You up under
them sheets, thinking like street walkers in the streets.
And you thinking that you hot. You like men that
carry heat? And what you going to say when you
find that you lost your way? When you finally meet
God because you got shot in the face? You got that
lingerie? It look hot on you today! But are you really
safe, running around with your lace. Sure he down to
ride, until he start to catch a case. You certain that he
love you? Or that he might lay your body to waste?
Don’t waste… time. Elevate your mind. You can be
intelligent, pursue your own wealth, and stay fly.
Yeah, you look fine. But don’t let your looks mess
with your mind. Sure; you can be captivating.
Hear what i’m saying. It’s your ass at the party! It’s
your ass he displaying. But you still having fun.
Everything seems right. You got your man, got your
money, got your car, got your hype! But you influencing
others to follow in your path. The dark night of the soul…
will be the aftermath. You see, there is always, the one.
The one that is on the prowl, the one that wants to see
you lead astray. Away from God’s love as soon as… now!
Away from God’s gifts. And you don’t believe it, because
you can’t see it? But, what you can see… is the comedy and
the tragedy! The industry, the entertainment, and the system…
that ultimately causes many to fall. Open your eyes to the
scheme of it all. See where humanity is meant to fail.
See that the more you lose your way, the more that others
rise. It is a power dynamic playing out right before your
eyes. Men are dying, women are dying, because of the
images we choose to lift up and project. Are these images
showing the strength of our ancestors, our people, or
neglect? What is true wealth and where does it come from?
First off, true wealth is knowing that love isn’t for sell.
True wealth is individual growth, mental growth, spiritual
growth, physical growth, family growth. And… financial
growth, yes, but not growing financially while selling your soul.
You see, the goal is for you to lose your way, and forget.
This truth is hidden deep within the recesses of the spirit
and mind. And it takes true discernment, and pure intentions
to find. And when you seek out money in a way that elevates
it, as more important than considering God. You fall into the lie.
And the truth seems a facade. And so you have a decision to
make in this life. And i suggest you dig deep. Because
discovering the truth when it’s to late… the price to pay is
to steep. And i’m not talking about Hell. I’m talking about
missing a true Heaven. You can get lost from it in your pursuits
of a material life. There are gifts that God is waiting to give
you when you are ready! And the longer you take to get ready,
possibly lifetimes… and the more lost you become and the
more astray you go, the more the gift is lost and the connection
is broken. Seek the power of the truth that is always spoken!
Your breasts, like pearls. Your body brings ecstasy. This gift
is meant to parallel the feeling of Heaven and it is a gift from
God: not meant to be exploited by anybody! Only lost ones,
and dark hearts seek the exploitation of the gifts of the light.
Sex is a gift and God provided it, because God is Love. God
gave the gift of Life. Therefore, God stands Above! Consider
God in all matters. Consider God with Love. You do this, and
you will perceive beings that are of Heaven. This i know to be
True. Then all successes will be in reach, not only financially,
but spiritually. If this is something you don’t care about, than
continue to do you. Just keep in mind that our children's
children will be screwed! Our descendants, always failing!
Why, because if we don’t lead Our people in the “right”
direction, who will? We can lead simply by living decent lives,
and being a positive influence, but instead, we put our bodies
up for give and take. And there’s always people waiting in the
shadows, waiting to point out our flaws, and our mistakes!
We call ourselves goddesses, queens, princesses and more.
So why influence women, and young girls to act like whores?!
This is what some women do! And just because they may be
educated doesn’t make it right. Manipulated, manipulative
fools… Following these self proclaimed so called “Kings” that
exploit you! Notice the relationship drama on television or at
home? Notice the declining importance of life and love, and the
rising importance of primitiveness in relations to sex? Notice
the pain, and needless killings inflicted from one person to
the next. Is your worth really Valued in the world? Products…
of a clever ruse, meant to Stop your peoples Evolution and
cause Your People to Disappear off the face of the Planet,
One by One, and to never discover your gifts from God. This
is the resulting future… of female empowerment fraud.
- China Alicia Rivera
8/27/2020.
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