Ethnic, who loves to proclaim ‘Black is Beautiful,’ flew from Atlanta to work with us. He was only the second model we worked with who didn’t live in the Chicago area. Today, working with out of town talent, is far more common. Because our standard modus operandi was to shoot in my hood, we decided to head over to stylist Isaac Kings house and shoot in some nearby parks.
![Stylist Isaac King puts his back into it! "This is when David was trying to position himself, so he asked John if he could put his knee on the concrete. John Replied Yes, then I yelled hell no! and rushed to put a plastic bag under his knee!"](https://johngress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ethnic10.jpg)
![ethnic01](https://johngress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ethnic01.jpg)
Credits: Styling by Isaac King assisted by Skye Russel. Make up by Deirdra Carney.