I am Chris.
Mina Mina...or MinaMiners is actually pronounced phonetically like [Meenah Meenerz] which is an endearing childhood nickname from my family.
I guess people know me most for my love of yoga. I started yoga around Summer of 2012 after the loss of my grandmother forced me to acknowledge the fleeting power of life. This loss transformed my ideas of what I wanted for myself as a woman of color...and what matters most to me. Yoga allows me a way to cope with life. It constantly tests my physical and emotional limits, and has reawakened my need for artistic expression. So my creative mind was reborn again, as it was somewhat stifled in my teen years. Soon after yoga, my new love for photography allowed me to fuse the two in an attempt to capture the strength and beauty of the female body.
I don't think women of color are captured nearly as much as they should be, neither is our intrinsic beauty. Photography has become a wonderful way for me to express that.
I love art, in all its capacities. I love the limitlessness. I am constantly learning, and growing.
So this is a little sneak into my journey. I hope you enjoy.