http://www.monicaherndon.com/portraits daily 0.75 2025-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746493544275-0PVV03PHPJT8I03YHOWT/20250505_PORTRAITS_023.JPG Portraits Boxer Salim Ellis-Bey, 17, posed for a portrait at the Front Street Gym on Monday, March 24, 2025 in Philadelphia. Ellis-Bey won the 2024 USA National Championship at 132lbs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746493544275-0PVV03PHPJT8I03YHOWT/20250505_PORTRAITS_023.JPG Portraits Boxer Salim Ellis-Bey, 17, posed for a portrait at the Front Street Gym on Monday, March 24, 2025 in Philadelphia. Ellis-Bey won the 2024 USA National Championship at 132lbs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484690477-K8MKV6HI3QMDGHXFTZST/20240220_PORTRAITS_001.JPG Portraits Aliya Taylor posed for a portrait with Bahir, an Azawakh, during a press event for the Kennel Club of Philadelphia National Dog Show at the Tru Hotel by Hilton in Audobon, Pennsylvania on Thursday, November 7, 2019. Taylor is a former Philadelphia Police Officer who shows dogs full time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1609385701966-N91QD2IUR47XWK5OPEGU/20201230_Portraits_01.JPG Portraits Barber Jacque "Sci-fi" Scott posed for a portrait holding a straight razor at Another Planet Barber Shop in Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday, March 16, 2020. The decor in the shop is inspired by Toy Story, specifically the scenes at Pizza Planet. Scott uses the ring lights as well as a surgical lamp when cutting, for a more consistent fade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484692894-SPXRKNOIZFISDM96HIJA/20240220_PORTRAITS_003.JPG Portraits Michael Hinson, president and chief operating officer of SELF Incorporated, posed for a portrait in Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday, March 1, 2021. "This last year has been probably the toughest public service year that I’ve had in my whole career," Hinson said. "It’s been the toughest year that we’ve had, as an organization." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746493484186-4E0LKBIYKLGYK2GD2AJD/20250505_PORTRAITS_002.JPG Portraits Pianist Sumi Tonooka posed for a portrait at the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Tonooka’s Alchemy Sound Project will perform “Under the Surface” at the Painted Bride Art Center on November 12th. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484697250-VGZ0Q3EP31VZM83U80ED/20240220_PORTRAITS_004.JPG Portraits Sara Elisa Villa posed for a portrait on January 18, 2018 at Lettuce Lake Park, in Tampa, Fla. Villa said she was propositioned by Daniel Lipton, former artistic director of Opera Tampa, in 2015 while she was still a student. Lipton resigned in July 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484703770-5M19WZ55RGNGGAW6G7NK/20240220_PORTRAITS_007.JPG Portraits Mrs. Classic Universe winner Jennifer Lynn Robinson posed for a portrait at the Unique Photo studio in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday, January 19, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484706186-9HVJ5XK3VAVBLX7PD77H/20240220_PORTRAITS_008.JPG Portraits Councilmember Helen Gym posed for a portrait in her office in City Hall in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484708814-2C4PDEW9EO526S3AJ02T/20240220_PORTRAITS_009.JPG Portraits Tonie Willis, founder and executive director of Ardella's House, posed for a portrait in the home her organization is rehabbing in Strawberry Mansion, in Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday, October 12, 2020. Ardella's House is rehabbing the home to provide shelter for formerly incarcerated women who may have no place to go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484711073-E50SJCSQBO3Z3ZIW89P5/20240220_PORTRAITS_010.JPG Portraits Barber Jacque "Sci-fi" Scott posed for a portrait holding a straight razor at Another Planet Barber Shop in Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday, March 16, 2020. The decor in the shop is inspired by Toy Story, specifically the scenes at Pizza Planet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484713853-ZVC3FOHOWL45N7P69OUE/20240220_PORTRAITS_011.JPG Portraits Eric Pryor posed for a portrait at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Eric Pryor, former head of the Harlem School of the Arts, has been named the next president of the PAFA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484736363-8MBTD872GGNP920ZXCEV/20240220_PORTRAITS_020.JPG Portraits Dan Barone and Nicole Wyglendowski pose for portraits at Corinthian Gardens in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, Pa. on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484715913-XV3D0XO3QYUAVST7VC0U/20240220_PORTRAITS_012.JPG Portraits Robert Keys, 16, posed for a portrait in the gym at the Kingsessing Recreation Center in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Keys is a starter at Paul Robeson High School, and grew up playing at the Kingsessing Recreation Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484718242-9VVCI29BU9M6I9O8LF7B/20240220_PORTRAITS_013.JPG Portraits Chinonye Chukwu, director of the film “Till” posed for a portrait at the Ritz Carlton in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday, October 20, 2022. Chukwu attended Temple University for film school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484720828-ROA27KXL8GM8DQQUONID/20240220_PORTRAITS_014.JPG Portraits Tracy Mills and Kent Julye posed for a portrait at their home in Philadelphia, Pa. on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Their son, Zachariah Julye, 19, was killed outside of a party in the early morning hours of July 2. “Our worst nightmare is this scenario,” Julye said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484723323-TDN038F4OB3BRV5EDVXV/20240220_PORTRAITS_015.JPG Portraits Sound Engineer Benjamin F. Thomas posed for a portrait at his studio in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Thomas is a Temple grad who recorded and mixed Lil Uzi Vert’s single ‘Just Wanna Rock,’ among other achievements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746493545039-EBNXY4M109UJ4UW1S1Y9/20250505_PORTRAITS_022.JPG Portraits Marco Langon posed for a portrait at the track at Villanova University on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 in Villanova, Pa. Langon is from Raritan, N.J. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746493520252-5XB4DWDA6I6H5QEBR6BI/20250505_PORTRAITS_014.JPG Portraits Todd Kostrub posed for a portrait at his home on Sunday, April 27, 2025 in Surf City, NJ. Kostrub was abused by a priest as a child from age 7 to 17. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484729577-AWTBOP9VOU8OCKKNRWWY/20240220_PORTRAITS_017.JPG Portraits Dalila Wilson Scott, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at Comcast, posed for a portrait at the Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1708484733840-4A702L99BRHIUIDD3O4N/20240220_PORTRAITS_019.JPG Portraits Shantay Taylor posed for a portrait in the practice facility at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday, October 25, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746493538082-PLQG820T62LUSMUMT0RJ/20250505_PORTRAITS_018.JPG Portraits Margaret and Corey Bienert posed for a portrait near a heart shaped tub in a room at Pocono Palace Resort in East Stroudsburg, Pa. on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. The pair released a book, Hotel Kitsch, featuring photographs of themed hotels and destinations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746493538211-MYIXEMXXLPR1RVB7FS84/20250505_PORTRAITS_019.JPG Portraits Linda Brothers speaks with a reporter at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pa. on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. The Lankenau Initiative to Improve Cardiovascular Access program has been serving heart attack patients for about a year. Brothers had a heart attack and participated in the Lankenau program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746493541202-020RSDT3VJIV8RWM8RNU/20250505_PORTRAITS_020.JPG Portraits Monique Begg posed for a portrait at her home on Thursday, April 17, 2025 in Moorestown. Begg was named Moorestown’s citizen of the year in 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746493541334-BQKB3DGBIJYBC7Z4KZ1L/20250505_PORTRAITS_021.JPG Portraits Max Lara and Chase Schoenberg hug while posing for a portrait in a park near their home on Monday, April 28, 2025 in Lindenwold, NJ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746493545948-JR6L1UAVEQC513FRBPMC/20250505_PORTRAITS_024.JPG Portraits Robert Faulds, 92, sits in his office at his home on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 in Philadelphia. Faulds sends letters to Philadelphians who are eligible for the Homestead Exemption or have unclaimed funds with the state. http://www.monicaherndon.com/sportsgallery daily 0.75 2025-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1710294708805-VWMTMIOGUIZUMVACEW8G/20240130_SPORTS_003.JPG Sports - 20240130_SPORTS_003.JPG The Parkside Saints youth football team does core exercises in the long grass on the fields behind the Tustin Recreation Center in Philadelphia, Pa., on Monday, July 19, 2021. The city of Philadelphia's Rebuild program has plans to build a new astroturf football field and stadium on a portion of Edgley Field in West Fairmount Park. This would be a home for the Parkside Saints, but also means a loss of fields currently used by the ultimate frisbee community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928641162-B0QG8STOFYBK6J767GPO/20250505_SPORTS_012.JPG Sports Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley hurdles into the end zone for a touchdown in the fourth quarter during the NFC championship game against the Washington Commanders on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1609384282946-Y2S922CW97C59VFO7FRE/20201230_Sports_01.JPG Sports Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Adarius Taylor (53) stops New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) in the redzone during the third quarter of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the New Orleans Saints on December 9, 2018 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the New Orleans Saints 28 to 14. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928624732-SXNCSK5MR4X1YG5W9OMX/20250505_SPORTS_001.JPG Sports The Parkside Saints youth football team does core exercises in the long grass on the fields behind the Tustin Recreation Center in Philadelphia, on Monday, July 19, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928622992-PSICZ91STFSFRP9FEH4J/20250505_SPORTS_002.JPG Sports Maritza Texis, 16, practices in an outrigger canoe with Kat Miles, 28, at FDR Park on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928631620-07T230L02GQZBDQ0M2N3/20250505_SPORTS_006.JPG Sports A person walks through the stands filled with cardboard cutouts before the Philadelphia Phillies game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pa. on Sunday, September 20, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928647746-XUKY1P2DP2P8PGR7JOUI/20250505_SPORTS_017.JPG Sports Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts tosses the football during the Dallas Cowboys game against the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928625699-A5R1FNBSC3WWA6XEHPGT/20250505_SPORTS_003.JPG Sports Brandon Graham hugs his daughter Emerson after his retirement announcement at the NovaCare Complex on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928628067-75M22D0EZXWTGLVOG000/20250505_SPORTS_004.JPG Sports Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown is out of bounds, defended by Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson, in Super Bowl LVII against the Kansas City Chiefs at State Farm Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, AZ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928628937-19TSF1AZ41MPZOZT1IHW/20250505_SPORTS_005.JPG Sports Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper reacts after grounding out during the fourth inning of the Philadelphia Phillies game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Sunday, June 6, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928632333-PKL9J5NBCC1TVPUOB086/20250505_SPORTS_007.JPG Sports Philadelphia Eagles center Cam Jurgens greets his family after the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025 in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928635116-5O2955H4OR7LZ3WZSVE7/20250505_SPORTS_008.JPG Sports Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Edmundo Sosa makes a catch over Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Christopher Morel during the fourth inning of the Philadelphia Phillies spring training game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Charlotte Sports Park on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 in Port Charlotte, Fla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928635729-XCYGUX6U8WY4XQG6YJJV/20250505_SPORTS_009.JPG Sports Fans dodge a foul ball during the Philadelphia Phillies spring training game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Charlotte Sports Park on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 in Port Charlotte, Fla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928638168-Z6YS5VES2Q0BN5AXAMVD/20250505_SPORTS_010.JPG Sports Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts greets Duce Staley, left, after the Philadelphia Eagles game against the Cleveland Browns at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024 in Philadelphia. 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928656228-39EPEWBTPC4PLJHJ05ZI/20250505_SPORTS_022.JPG Sports Philadelphia Flyers left wing Andrei Kuzmenko celebrates after scoring during the first period of the game against the Calgary Flames at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928658536-T6GADOVE6YLXB3A3Y8ON/20250505_SPORTS_023.JPG Sports New York Mets pitcher Edwin Díaz reacts after throwing the last out in the ninth inning to win Game 4 of the NLDS Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928983770-4572TI5MN1SV0L19742S/20250505_SPORTS_024.JPG Sports Boxer Andy Cruz works out at Philly's Next Champ Boxing Gym in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Cruz won a gold medal in boxing at the 2020 Olympics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928661039-947FSIRZ2U56TIY4HDJB/20250505_SPORTS_025.JPG Sports Temple Owls forward Steve Settle III dunks during the second half of the Temple Owls game against the Sacred Heart Pioneers at the Liacouras Center on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928662375-DTYJAI8RYEAW296L6B1G/20250505_SPORTS_026.JPG Sports Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos (left) and first baseman Bryce Harper (right) celebrate after Castellanos hit a solo homer against the Mets during the sixth inning in Game 2 of the NLDS Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746928663548-V4BZ88YEJ39TJSXFVVO9/20250505_SPORTS_027.JPG Sports Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson takes the ice before the game against the New Jersey Devils at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday, March 9, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pa. http://www.monicaherndon.com/daily-life daily 1.0 2025-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746492109874-GSUF486N0TW9L0SP93GU/20250505_SINGLES_001.JPG Daily Life Philadelphia Police First Deputy John Stanford speaks with reporters after a shooting at the Lonnie Young Recreation Center on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in Philadelphia. According to police, an 18-year-old was injured in the shooting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746492109874-GSUF486N0TW9L0SP93GU/20250505_SINGLES_001.JPG Daily Life Philadelphia Police First Deputy John Stanford speaks with reporters after a shooting at the Lonnie Young Recreation Center on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in Philadelphia. According to police, an 18-year-old was injured in the shooting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1706666352598-BFLSB1OKT1Q8CIWN8FMJ/20240130_SINGLES_001.JPG Daily Life Valeria Castro, 15, a student at Franklin Learning Center, works with photographer Fili Vargas, on a quinceañera photo shoot on Broad Street in Center City Philadelphia, Pa. on Sunday, April 16, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1747350914970-5YC94PS1AFY01ASZJ8P5/20250515_SINGLES_003.JPG Daily Life Pastor Frank Jenkins greets Natasha Clemons in the prayer line during service at Faith Temple in Palmetto, Fla. on Sunday May 15, 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1609384718761-SSYPSMX3SAOI0S9WXIBW/20201230_Singles_01.JPG Daily Life Stephan Jamaine Alford kneels in prayer as Fr. Matt Guckin gives a blessing at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Alford had been sleeping in an alcove outside the church. Fr. Matt Guckin visited homebound parishioners with Sister Alice Daly for prayers and a blessing while the church was shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692756612513-QNOSUH0K7SMW6RL7MT6T/20230818_SINGLES_002.JPG Daily Life Seats for cadets were spread apart for social distancing during a graduation of 64 members of Class 197 at the Philadelphia Fire Academy in Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday, July 13, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692756614962-ZLS5QQXI9C3U4WOQF1WU/20230818_SINGLES_005.JPG Daily Life A yellowing tree is reflected in the raindrops on a car windshield at Lloyd Hall in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1747355247552-CLNG3O29JINED4FTS0U6/20250515_SINGLES_007.JPG Daily Life Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at a voter registration event at the Community College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692756612448-CLPXNHI2OVLPQ2SU9THL/20230818_SINGLES_001.JPG Daily Life Stephan Jamaine Alford kneels in prayer as Fr. Matt Guckin gives a blessing at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Alford had been sleeping in an alcove outside the church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746492295982-WNQIMIAOTYLLKOAF809R/20250505_SINGLES_019.JPG Daily Life Big Queen Lo, with the Giimoozaabi Black Hunters, smiles during a Second Line to Jackson Square with the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 in New Orleans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746492189807-P6EY793QY505JMWKJXQV/20250505_SINGLES_006.JPG Daily Life Police stand at the scene of a shooting inside the corner store at 20th and Federal Streets in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia on Monday, May 13, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692756613777-T6CMPFJ0PHX3OJFIJ8V0/20230818_SINGLES_004.JPG Daily Life Mayank Amin arrives in the snow with vials of COVID-19 vaccine for a vaccination clinic held by the Skippack Pharmacy at the Skippack Fire Co. in Skippack, Pa. on Sunday, February 7, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1706666443971-EYVGA1MXD9KPYFPEGKHD/20240130_SINGLES_008.JPG Daily Life (left to right) Yirehliz Rivera, 14, laughs while taking 8th grade graduation photos with her cousin Julier Marquez as Canadian wildfire smoke obscures the Philadelphia skyline in Camden, NJ on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1747350907312-83D7QWTBYEE3ZESLE2OE/20250515_SINGLES_010.JPG Daily Life Devon Hester, 12, and Makayla Coleman, 14, both of Philadelphia, chant with protesters outside of the the Philadelphia Police Headquarters in Philadelphia, Pa. on Sunday, June 7, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1706666443454-1AJ1C9IT3LYFMGN0T62Z/20240130_SINGLES_009.JPG Daily Life The procession heads outside for the blessing of the palms before 11am Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, Pa. on Sunday, April 10, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746492218872-HUNG6FBCGGDO4OPNTHOY/20250505_SINGLES_010.JPG Daily Life A man kneels in prayer near the crime scene after multiple people were shot at an Eid al-Fitr gathering at Clara Muhammad Square in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1706666449984-6JTOXZH7A98QA0HI6AOP/20240130_SINGLES_010.JPG Daily Life Grand Marshall Dan Harrell talks with officers before the start of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Philadelphia, Pa. on Sunday, March 12, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1747350918658-A29NB4JY378E6CWQ1LQ7/20250515_SINGLES_014.JPG Daily Life Dora Oweetaluktuk eats Eider duck during the country food feast at the community center on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 in Inukjuak, Quebec. See more of my Arctic Country Food project here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746492256536-EJZTY8DHHTFQCAN7I9EW/20250505_SINGLES_012.JPG Daily Life Dick and Judy Williamson, of Newtown Square, walk into the sanctuary during a building prayer walk at Overbrook Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 in Philadelphia. One year ago, Overbrook Presbyterian Church was heavily damaged by fire. They’ve been rebuilding and restoring ever since. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1706666446371-NSLOCY66A1A1VK2ZOAMO/20240130_SINGLES_011.JPG Daily Life Sam Nash practices on the teeter board for the Cirque du Soleil BAZZAR touring show at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pa. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1747355246768-WY3WOCRBXTASGYWE68GA/20250515_SINGLES_018.JPG Daily Life People line up to vote at the Bright Hope Baptist Church near Temple University on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1706666455673-9M9FOU5BYRU59G7KS99Q/20240130_SINGLES_014.JPG Daily Life Homeowner Ashley Thomas hugs a neighbor in front of her damaged home on Marvin Lane in Mullica Hill, N.J. on Thursday, September 2, 2021. Remnants of Ida moved through the Philadelphia area Wednesday into Thursday, bringing heavy rain and widespread flooding. Multiple tornadoes were confirmed in the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746492286638-43JRXNYW5SESTJ7UTC6V/20250505_SINGLES_015.JPG Daily Life BalletX dancers rehearse Jennifer Archibald's "Maslow's Peak,” at their studio on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 in Philadelphia. The piece was inspired by the book “Lord of the Flies.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746492289142-ZCER5RKJAI73HTVO783C/20250505_SINGLES_016.JPG Daily Life The Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club and Supermajority hosted a party at the polls at Richard R. Wright School on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746492291542-QUFLS9BVG4VYAFB52SD8/20250505_SINGLES_017.JPG Daily Life Congressmen Byron Donalds and Wesley Hunt toast their drinks during Congress, Cognac and Cigars at The Cigar Code in Philadelphia on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746492293111-3JERNAOL77M7SGKRNFVB/20250505_SINGLES_018.JPG Daily Life Amanda “Dragon” Rattigan and Kayleigh Morrison, both class of 2025 dance majors, dance during a protest outside of Hamilton Hall in Philadelphia on Monday, June 3, 2024. http://www.monicaherndon.com/foodplated daily 0.75 2025-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541276681-NUDHI2MHIFS7XWAF5QMM/20250505_FOOD_Plated_001.JPG Plated The spaghellit vongole at Zeppoli in Collingswood, NJ on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662572797007-M59LRDG69ZT76UGOK8KM/220907_Food_001.JPG Plated The Fluke Crudo features roasted fig, verjus, fig leaf oil and smoked salt at Kensington Quarters in Philadelphia, Pa. photographed on Sunday, October 11, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541276681-NUDHI2MHIFS7XWAF5QMM/20250505_FOOD_Plated_001.JPG Plated The spaghellit vongole at Zeppoli in Collingswood, NJ on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541277043-V0U5HRAOLT5T4EWLONTV/20250505_FOOD_Plated_002.JPG Plated Ricotta and roasted tomato rotolo, pithiviers with lapin a la moutarde and lobster pain perdu at Her Place in Philadelphia, Pa. on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541279040-KOGKIXZMAL3Q6I5G5MZ2/20250505_FOOD_Plated_003.JPG Plated The fried langman at Ginger on Thursday, April 3, 2025 in Northeast Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541280039-NW43ACX7GT9XJHKJLLLY/20250505_FOOD_Plated_004.JPG Plated The Nasi Ayam Taliwang, left, and Pork UP Noodle, right, at Indo Spice on Thursday, April 17, 2025 in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541281462-H1T5J56GUOEREV70NBIQ/20250505_FOOD_Plated_005.JPG Plated The Royal Toast from the Royal Sushi Omakase at Royal Izakaya in Philadelphia, PA on Thursday, August 18, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541284134-BA66HG383AR579WZU0GP/20250505_FOOD_Plated_006.JPG Plated A cheesesteak and a cheese pizza near Angelo’s in Philadelphia on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541284220-1NCZTROOVWS5OYZMOMM3/20250505_FOOD_Plated_007.JPG Plated The scallops at Oyster House in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 11, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541286213-BJPAMZ58V8A2B1QOCVZC/20250505_FOOD_Plated_008.JPG Plated The daiquiri at the FinnBar on Thursday, March 20, 2025 in Frenchtown, NJ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541287041-EVVKK4FM25D3FDSMWQ9S/20250505_FOOD_Plated_009.JPG Plated The pateis de nata at Gilda in Philadelphia on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541289793-HRLZ7HRRTMQ7JYTHL6P7/20250505_FOOD_Plated_010.JPG Plated The Chocolate Cake at Fond on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 in Wallingford, Pa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541289909-GX12S4Q592QU0487RCXH/20250505_FOOD_Plated_011.JPG Plated The Whole Bronzino at Jules@Market in Bristol, Pa. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541292775-39VKU2RAJ81K495HYOGE/20250505_FOOD_Plated_013.JPG Plated The cantelope water ice at Little Walter’s in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541295699-O710M062IUCAR878C6MB/20250505_FOOD_Plated_015.JPG Plated The Cuban sandwich at Bardea Steak in Wilmington, Del. on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541294581-BIK16SV46U786CE09Z3X/20250505_FOOD_Plated_014.JPG Plated The culurgiones at Vetri Cucina in Philadelphia, Pa. on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541298232-WV63CT32ZJSGVWYP3M97/20250505_FOOD_Plated_017.JPG Plated Chocolate chip and peanut butter sandwich cookies prepared for the Let's Eat Philly Cookie Swap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541299583-KCF5QDB28KCGODJQLDUJ/20250505_FOOD_Plated_018.JPG Plated Assorted dishes including the Shqmeruli, center, at Gamarjoba in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541301574-A1WHN9ZCVTVVMY4QMQWZ/20250505_FOOD_Plated_019.JPG Plated Goong phao, whole grilled freshwater river prawns with nam pla waan, neem, fried shallots, garlic and peanuts, served with jasmine rice at Kalaya in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541302081-OCAE0N834UW0T824MYN7/20250505_FOOD_Plated_020.JPG Plated Mussels with paprika, sourdough and shiso at Laurel in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541305295-95DYJI9C7ZKAU62AFWQE/20250505_FOOD_Plated_021.JPG Plated An assortment of smoked fish on display at Biederman's Specialty Foods, a new Jewish deli in the Italian Market that specializes in bagels and lox, in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday, May 27, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541305348-NFWYX70796B2GU9M81VY/20250505_FOOD_Plated_022.JPG Plated The Kohlrabi dish features turnip, apple, seaweed and cilantro at Oyster Oyster in Washington, DC on Thursday, April 7, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541297480-H9OCSGLW0FBKHBLKQOUZ/20250505_FOOD_Plated_016.JPG Plated The blood orange salad at High Street in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541309490-9PT2T0F5JU26BZP8MSDQ/20250505_FOOD_Plated_023.JPG Plated Assorted plates including the duck, at Zahav in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541308886-1I6H5D2HQXUU6QE2NZAN/20250505_FOOD_Plated_024.JPG Plated The Very Crunchy Spring Vegetable Salad at the FinnBar on Thursday, March 20, 2025 in Frenchtown, NJ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541310500-0828UR43AKGP70K9V0P4/20250505_FOOD_Plated_025.JPG Plated The Pickle Martini at Little Walter’s in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541293392-QLT26ZW6QQI8KYOATCQI/20250505_FOOD_Plated_012.JPG Plated The whole trout with couscous, olives, broccoli and kale at Fork in Philadelphia, Pa. on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541311990-ETXNW6WKBKAI7I2HBZJQ/20250505_FOOD_Plated_026.JPG Plated Nasi Lemak with add-on Achat and Rendang Daging at Kampar in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 11, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541313271-RZPQSKC1X3P5NTA0ZHGS/20250505_FOOD_Plated_027.JPG Plated The All Star Seafood Rice at Mawn on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746541314255-KEGSZBOB41Q2TR3VFBYE/20250505_FOOD_Plated_028.JPG Plated Chirashi, shrimp tempura, and unaju at Sagami in Collingswood, NJ on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. http://www.monicaherndon.com/drone daily 0.75 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692757456066-7FUXL6VTGZ9OGJQ84Q34/20230818_STORY_DRONE_001.JPG Drone Empty rides and amusements at Morey’s Piers in Wildwood, NJ on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Morey’s Piers, located on the Wildwoods Boardwalk, was founded by the Morey family in the 1960s. According to their website, the three piers have over 60 rides, including 7 roller coasters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692757456066-7FUXL6VTGZ9OGJQ84Q34/20230818_STORY_DRONE_001.JPG Drone Empty rides and amusements at Morey’s Piers in Wildwood, NJ on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Morey’s Piers, located on the Wildwoods Boardwalk, was founded by the Morey family in the 1960s. According to their website, the three piers have over 60 rides, including 7 roller coasters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692757460399-UDOCWP2J5OOI5JOKZD2E/20230818_STORY_DRONE_008.JPG Drone Homes damaged from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Josephine Lane in Mullica Hill, N.J. on Thursday, September 2, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692757456192-O1SCRP81VX60HUUG4Y59/20230818_STORY_DRONE_003.JPG Drone The Vine Street Expressway remains flooded in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday, September 2, 2021. Remnants of Ida moved through the Philadelphia area Wednesday into Thursday, bringing tornados, heavy rain and widespread flooding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1706480817052-PZS3ST7KOVXQIJ3EJBBV/20240128_DRONE_004.JPG Drone Cleanup continues at the site of the Interstate 95 collapsed bridge in Northeast Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. The bridge collapsed Sunday after a tanker truck carrying gasoline burst into flames beneath it. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says it will take months to repair the roadway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692757464345-MSU8KBW1R15UGDSDQ80P/20230818_STORY_DRONE_015.JPG Drone The Beach Terrace Rusty Rudder Motor Inn, 3400 Atlantic Ave in Wildwood, NJ on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692757463686-OQUK1AMAMCA2CA98BD8E/20230818_STORY_DRONE_014.JPG Drone Construction continues on the property at South Broad Street and Washington Avenue in Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday, December 5, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692757457812-W0LUMV1MJ34EFWQQL577/20230818_STORY_DRONE_005.JPG Drone Yoshino Cherry Trees, Prunus × yedoensis, bloom in the Oak and Conifer Knoll at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa. on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. There are about 12 different varieties of Cherry trees at Longwood. Each tree blooms for 2-3 weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746452819996-SBWT3JDJKWRL9BMPZHHL/20250505_DRONE_007.JPG Drone Blooming cherry blossoms and other flowering trees at the Centennial Arboretum near the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692757457614-VGW9IEEQAMIQFWQDU2A2/20230818_STORY_DRONE_004.JPG Drone Debris covers the site of an explosion at the corners of Butler Avenue and Hale Street in Pottstown, Pa. on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Five people were killed in the explosion last Thursday, four children and one adult. As of Tuesday morning, the source and origin point of the explosion had not been released. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1706480910023-I7OVXO5OL5PCB6N71M6G/20240128_DRONE_011.JPG Drone Tire marks show on I-95 near Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday, June 5, 2023. A State Trooper shot and killed 18-year-old Anthony Allegrini Jr., of Glenn Mills, on the highway early Sunday during a street racing incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692757459133-857SWT472I0SUZEQAWQ8/20230818_STORY_DRONE_007.JPG Drone A new mural designed by artist Chenlin Cai, is being installed on the Crane Chinatown building in Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday, October 24, 2022. The collaborative project, from the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation, Mural Arts Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation, includes murals inside and outside the Crane building along the theme of “The Past Supporting the Future.”Cai, who also painted the plaza at 10th and Vine, said “To me, it’s more like a dream come true project.”Cai expects the mural to become a new landmark for Chinatown as its on one of the only tall buildings in the area. It can be seen from the Vine Street Expressway and blocks away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1706480948188-YRM0TU3WWRPBSWXLMO1H/20240128_DRONE_013.JPG Drone Christmas lights and decorations cover the home of Ramesh Seunarine at 1306 Passmore Street in the Oxford Circle neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Seunarine has been decorating his home like this for the last seven years. He said that he is motivated by his Christianity to “to lift people’s spirit during the holiday season.” It takes him about a month to get all of the decorations up, some of which are handmade from household items like clothes hangers.Every night he troubleshoots, identifying lights that have gone out and making adjustments.Seunarine’s display started small and has grown every year since. “If there’s a small desire in your heart, don’t discard it,” he said. “You never know how it could be develop.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746452857042-WUWHA1RYXNI162TYH1LM/20250505_DRONE_012.JPG Drone The solar array at Bellaire Elementary School in Carlisle, Pa. on Thursday, April 11, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1692757461596-LIJMBSJKA45R1QR53J9C/20230818_STORY_DRONE_010.JPG Drone The Delaware River intake area at the Samuel S. Baxter Water Treatment Plant in Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday, March 27, 2023. An estimated 8,100 gallons of a latex emulsion solution spilled from the Trinseo Altuglas facility in Bristol into Otter Creek and then into the Delaware River late Friday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1706480981228-961BZVAEQYQ3PIK03GJK/20240128_DRONE_017.JPG Drone Ice floats down the Delaware River near the Calhoun Street Bridge in Morrisville, Pa. on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. The wrought iron Calhoun Street Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On Tuesday the high in Philadelphia was 37 degrees with temperatures climbing through the end of the week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746452881199-YQYBDMMYR1A3JW6R685E/20250505_DRONE_016.JPG Drone The Rutgers Marine Field Station sits on the edge of a marsh in Tuckerton, NJ on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. The Atlantic Ocean is slowly swallowing the peninsula on which the station rests. http://www.monicaherndon.com/foodlifestyle daily 0.75 2025-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497743386-GBQKKLQ96HTZ2HJVEWMP/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_001.JPG lifestyle Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon laughs while having an afternoon coffee in an old shop in Yantakhao, Thailand on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Nok traveled from Philadelphia to her home, Thailand, to visit with family and research for her upcoming projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1710299300806-JIL7IFAF1WNKV3NDAIB7/20240312_FOOD_EDITORIAL_001.JPG lifestyle Pastry Chef Katherine Williams mixes cassis mousse for the Cassis Lavender Mousse Cake on May 14, 2019 at Cassis in St. Petersburg, Florida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497743386-GBQKKLQ96HTZ2HJVEWMP/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_001.JPG lifestyle Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon laughs while having an afternoon coffee in an old shop in Yantakhao, Thailand on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Nok traveled from Philadelphia to her home, Thailand, to visit with family and research for her upcoming projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497765508-MTV7KFUR3XNZM6GNQ7Y0/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_003.JPG lifestyle Korean BBQ at Kim’s Restaurant in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497748981-K182G8NFOSUO9LNEZD0C/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_002.JPG lifestyle Neon signage fills the front window at Fiorella in Philadelphia, PA on Monday, August 15, 2022. Fiorella is located at 817 Christian Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497740031-5ABQFILMRURP68V08ZBK/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_004.JPG lifestyle Jim Burke, the new chef at Wm. Mulherin's Sons, posed for a portrait at the restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Thursday, December 12, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497751273-DR34GTNOHLWYMR0GUGBJ/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_005.JPG lifestyle Bartender Brian Scott makes a tequila and nepitella mojito at Fork in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday, March 23, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497759084-XETZEC2YSWWU4DW9M0PJ/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_006.JPG lifestyle The interior of Irwin’s before the Salvatore’s Counter tasting menu in the Bok Building in Philadelphia, Pa. on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Salvatore’s Counter is a 10-course dinner for up to 4 diners near the kitchen pass at Irwin’s. Each course is prepared by Ferreri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497750345-OSHY17C6YSMVQACBACOA/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_007.JPG lifestyle Corn caramelle at Her Place Supper Club in Philadelphia, PA on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Her Place is located at 1740 Sansom Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497758451-YODR30NXEQH713REN919/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_008.JPG lifestyle Jamaar Julal, general manager/director of fermentation, plates a course during a tasting menu dinner called “Untitled,” at Honeysuckle Provisions in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Chef Omar Tate’s tasting menu features courses with “an emphasis on supporting local black farmers while highlighting black foodways,” according to the website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497772068-5FE9MX27J81MSUZGQ6RL/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_009.JPG lifestyle Chef de Cuisine Ana Caballero, center, and Sous Chef Santina Renzi prep at Her Place Supper Club on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 in Philadelphia. Her Place is located at 1740 Sansom Street in Center City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497771997-73KVO34X6D8DQDUFH1JY/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_010.JPG lifestyle Chef Temir Satybaldiev posed for a portrait at Ginger on Thursday, April 3, 2025 in Northeast Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497762083-1Q1UTZL2P4AYQ6HU6EU7/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_011.JPG lifestyle Bartender Brandon Fisher prepares a Fotia cocktail at Almyra in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Almyra is located at 1636 Chancellor Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497753861-T0P1VPXAMZ3Y3TFDASUK/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_012.JPG lifestyle Serdar Canpolat, Zeynep Canpolat, Yusuf Canpolat, 15, and Arda Canpolat, 12, all of Moorestown, NJ, have dinner at Isot Turkish Cuisine in Philadelphia, Pa. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497756348-1CT8HHM4SZZQ955Z4S07/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_013.JPG lifestyle Jamaar Julal, general manager/director of fermentation, and Chef Omar Tate plate the salad course during a tasting menu dinner called “Untitled,” at Honeysuckle Provisions in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Chef Omar Tate’s tasting menu features courses with “an emphasis on supporting local black farmers while highlighting black foodways,” according to the website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497739994-FD1YRTB5MYTIUEVN1ZYY/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_014.JPG lifestyle Chef Jesse Ito works at Royal Izakaya in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497755852-KYU4JLY04LTV6NDVNG0B/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_015.JPG lifestyle Karessa, Amelia, 16 months, and Zack Hathaway pose for a portrait at Sweet Amelia’s in Kennett Square, Pa. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497766299-HOD1WX4H49JGQHFC99DF/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_016.JPG lifestyle Joy and Leonard Sussman, of Voorhees, look over the menu at Radin’s Delicatessen in Cherry Hill, NJ on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497746495-B0LSVVRB1T4WNU0Z9HSB/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_017.JPG lifestyle Chef de cuisine Sashia Liriano plates a dish at Friday Saturday Sunday in Philadelphia, PA on Sunday, August 14, 2022. Friday Saturday Sunday is located at 261 South 21st Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497752958-3FFC152K2KUL90MYNR8N/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_018.JPG lifestyle Arabes gets sliced off the trompo for tacos at El Chingon Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. El Chingon is located at 1524 South 10th Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497763702-21EJT9HJGUQV0ZXUTAY7/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_019.JPG lifestyle Christis “Kostas” Konstadinos laughs with regular customer Chris Cahill at the Octopus Cart on 20th Street near Market Street in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497742895-NVCKMEC7FE02QIYPUUV7/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_020.JPG lifestyle Thai shaved ice at Seng Sim Ee in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497769100-Q271VCWEYOHVWX324IKJ/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_021.JPG lifestyle People dine at Sagami in Collingswood, NJ on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497746073-OCR2WEDK2T1K6JN4C0YV/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_022.JPG lifestyle Fresh coconut in Koh Yao Noi, Thailand on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497761380-Z12YBQCAF49L6L0SS20B/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_023.JPG lifestyle Chef Michael Ferreri laughs with guests during the Salvatore’s Counter tasting menu at Irwin’s in the Bok Building in Philadelphia, Pa. on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Salvatore’s Counter is a 10-course dinner for up to 4 diners near the kitchen pass at Irwin’s. Each course is prepared by Ferreri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1746497769212-VG8MNC3WWV4ABU6MR10U/20250505_FOOD_Lifestyle_024.JPG lifestyle A neon pierogi fills the front window at Little Walter’s in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. http://www.monicaherndon.com/towerdairy daily 0.75 2018-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259161490-ARQK1P8ZPBHGLVPP67L3/050517_MH_DAIRY_01.jpg The Last Dairy Alex Busciglio, 9, lays in the calf pin at Tower Dairy, in Tampa, Florida, on March 24, 2017. Alex and his brother Dominic, 5, love spending time on the farm, calling the cows "Moo-Moo's," and riding in the Bobcat with their dad, Jeff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259161552-JUVC6ZA73HRR1DQ0VWRX/050517_MH_DAIRY_02.jpg The Last Dairy Jeff Busciglio looks back into the milking parlor during an overnight milking at Tower Dairy, on March 7, 2017, in Tampa, Florida. Dairy cows have to be milked twice a day, 12 hours apart. Depending on other tasks, like mixing feed, Jeff would arrive at the farm just after 1 am, to start milking the 160 cows promptly at 2 am. When working alone the milking process took Jeff about four and a half hours. When talking about farming with his dad, Jeff said, "67 years for him and 43 years for me. That's all we know." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259172950-EPSYIE0HPBS1I7J99PAX/050517_MH_DAIRY_06.jpg The Last Dairy Jeff Busciglio pauses for a breath in the old dairy parlor at Tower Dairy on February 8, 2017. After Jeff and his father Sammy Busciglio built a new milking parlor, this space became a garden. When they learned that they would have to move the farm the garden fell into disrepair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259174679-K8UOJ9L992DFOLJHCKFY/050517_MH_DAIRY_07.jpg The Last Dairy The nearly 250 acres of Busciglio family farm land, as seen from the air on March 24, 2017. Tower Dairy is less than 10 miles from downtown Tampa and the last dairy farm in Hillsborough County, Florida. Although the farm used to be at the end of a dirt road, development has closed in on the property. "They offered them so much money they couldn't afford not to sell it, " Sammy Busciglio said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259178172-Q3QGD1A5QNCRLMF602QM/050517_MH_DAIRY_08.jpg The Last Dairy Jeff Busciglio grooms a Holstein calf before a 4H and Future Farmers of America dairy cow showing at the Florida Strawberry Festival on March 4, 2017, in Plant City, Florida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259180264-BV121DESYUZC5JJGEPIO/050517_MH_DAIRY_09.jpg The Last Dairy Alex Busciglio, 9, and Dominic Busciglio, 5, pose for a photo taken by their mom, Jana Busciglio, after showing Holstein calves at the Florida Strawberry Festival on March 4, 2017, in Plant City, Florida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259182513-40PMO9HBHXZXYNBAVTBA/050517_MH_DAIRY_10.jpg The Last Dairy Sammy Busciglio looks through family photographs and memorabilia in the office at Tower Dairy, in Tampa, Florida on April 17, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259185168-GO1RZPE5A93V1ASUWOD6/050517_MH_DAIRY_11.jpg The Last Dairy Dominic Busciglio, 5, plays with his "Tia," Samantha Busciglio-Payne, on the last day the cows were at Tower Dairy, in Tampa, Florida, on March 26, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259192178-PNKYJY064U7FLVZEPV07/050517_MH_DAIRY_14.jpg The Last Dairy Spiderwebs coat work tools in the shop at Tower Dairy , on March 26, 2017. The tool-filled shop is in an original barn built by Sammy Busciglio's father Joe, over 60 years ago. The dairy existed at its 78th Street location in Tampa since it was founded in 1950. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259189343-L7D6P8PJCN2XW5T2893G/050517_MH_DAIRY_13.jpg The Last Dairy Savannah Busciglio, Sammy Busciglio, and Samantha Busciglio-Payne ride on a tractor back to the barn at Tower Dairy, after taking a family portrait on March 26, 2017. Savannah and Samantha are Sammy's daughters. "I wish there was some way we could buy it," Sammy said, referencing the family property in Tampa. "We could make it a showcase place. We could make it a place where we could teach children where milk comes from." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259197298-6YZIXJYNWN2OUTEY5LL5/050517_MH_DAIRY_16.jpg The Last Dairy Jeff's son, Alex Busciglio, 9, writes a note for a time capsule that the Busciglio family hopes to leave buried somewhere on the Tower Dairy property in Tampa, on March 26, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259200265-RYCXV132GJBPFHMNP7LR/050517_MH_DAIRY_17.jpg The Last Dairy Sammy Busciglio (left of center), his two brothers and extended family toast to Tower Dairy and the Busciglio family with wine and Busch beer, on March 26, 2017, the day before the cows were moved to Georgia. Sammy's father Joe Busciglio loved to drink Busch beer. Although Jeff and Sammy own the dairy, the property was owned by a larger group of family who were ready to sell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259201359-JBTVLISAJAOCTLC898H1/050517_MH_DAIRY_18.jpg The Last Dairy Jeff Busciglio hugs his son Alex Busciglio, 9, while his sister Samantha Busciglio-Payne, leans on this shoulder, after a family toast to Tower Dairy got emotional, on March 26, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259167127-5BMOWPU13LZK7E293L8G/050517_MH_DAIRY_03.jpg The Last Dairy The old milking parlor at Tower Dairy in Tampa, after Jeff and Sammy Busciglio took the roof and salvaged other parts and pieces for use on their new farm in Georgia, photographed on April 17, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259204918-485G8C5DAQX4YY01LIHV/050517_MH_DAIRY_19.jpg The Last Dairy Sammy Busciglio drives a truck loaded with feed troughs, calf pins and bales of hay north on I-75 from Tampa to the new farmland in Gay, Georgia, on March 27, 2017. The new property is 270 acres, and the family hopes to expand their herd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1494259219264-56FUH9Z738GI7PUXJ5CX/050517_MH_DAIRY_24.jpg The Last Dairy Jeff, Alex, 9, Jana and Dominic Busciglio, 5, walk up the hill towards the new dairy barn, after all the cows had been moved from Tampa to the property in Gay, Georgia, on March 27, 2017. It took four 18-wheelers to move the 160 cow herd. After arriving on the farm with the cows in tow, Jeff said, "I told ya it was nice." http://www.monicaherndon.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/2c5fbdab-37d3-406d-ba63-edbfa950e03c/Monica.JPEG About http://www.monicaherndon.com/grandmas-got-guns daily 0.75 2018-10-09 http://www.monicaherndon.com/wildestdreams daily 0.75 2025-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1644527828994-ONZTPB5DNQ499018NNKP/POIL_4435341881_WildestDreams_01.JPG Wildest Dreams - Vernon Jordan III, 26 "My grandfather and grandma were building their family in the era of the Black arts movement and the Black power movement… And it was like, you're going to be proud of who you are. You're going to do everything that you need to do, and there's going to be no questions about how smart you are, about how beautiful you are, about how capable you are… And they always provided a sense of comfort, even if they didn't know the kind of internal battles that I was dealing with. Whenever I was over there, I felt kind of at peace and that I could just release all of that and just play and just be with my grandparents." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1644527823839-2J41AYSC6R4VYKXTY16L/POIL_4435341881_WildestDreams_02.JPG Wildest Dreams - Timika Battle, 43, "We come from a long line of strong ladies. Like my grandmother worked in Congress for a long time. And my great grandmother was a very strong pioneer woman, she came from slave times. I learned a lot from my grandparents. It means everything to be Black. I love the skin I’m in. Even though I’m mixed race, I’m still Black at the end of the day, so I love my Blackness." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1644527836683-7V3UEJWB3RBSOTUOQM63/POIL_4435341881_WildestDreams_03.JPG Wildest Dreams - Betty Wilson, 71 "Everybody has their spin about being Black. Not to be ashamed. Great people are Black people. Doing great things. Coming from great places. Inventors, brilliant minds." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1644527836725-4JAR9VSWM7C8A6UG0XJN/POIL_4435341881_WildestDreams_04.JPG Wildest Dreams - Asia Nasir, 20 "My parents taught me that being Black is everything, it’s not just what you see on TV, it’s everything beautiful, it’s everything ugly, it’s just everything. " https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1644527839986-93B6QNEOOKURRAX4MT8H/POIL_4435341881_WildestDreams_05.JPG Wildest Dreams - Kamau Blakney, 48 "I think about just happiness and pride. Happiness for all of the talents that I work on, that I've been exposed to, that I've been shown over the years. Pride in the successes and contributions and challenges that so many folks in African diaspora have made such a contribution to this world, to this universe, to our local area." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1644527839117-2QJJLOZTJL4ADVR56YZ5/POIL_4435341881_WildestDreams_06.JPG Wildest Dreams - Raven Palmer, 24 "So I think that I learned within my family that two cultures, two individuals, two humans coming together and meeting to create a life, that’s going to live a totally different life ... and try to break some of those stereotypes of both worlds, I think that’s incredible." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1644527840147-XCRP8SINU7SRC01WQA6O/POIL_4435341881_WildestDreams_07.JPG Wildest Dreams - Juniper Jones, 23 "I kind of think about as you're walking through day to day life, how the geographical landscape can kind of stain you mentally or emotionally ... As a kid coming up in Detroit, it was always like, I know I belong to this place. I know I belong to these people." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1644527841987-V34HP32PXGHR0K6E30EM/POIL_4435341881_WildestDreams_08.JPG Wildest Dreams - Feenyx Alexander, 47 "There were a lot of times I was the only black person in the room. It happened a lot in high school, happened a lot in college. I was the only black person in the class. I'm not going to come in like, ‘Oh gosh,’ scared of everyone. What would my grandmother do? She would just walk in as if none of that mattered. And so you walk in as if none of that matters. You come, you sit down and you participate, you get your grades, you go home." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1644527841797-U54T0492Q4D6VO2BKNYV/POIL_4435341881_WildestDreams_09.JPG Wildest Dreams - Raymond Gibbs, 78 "I came from Charleston South Carolina, I was raised down the South... I see the difference from what white people were paid and what Black people were paid, doing the same job. But I see the difference. All because of the color of our skin. They figure that we weren’t worth what the white people were worth, although we do the same job, and sometimes we do it better than them. And we have to do better than them. So after I came up here, I made sure that my kids have a college education." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1644527843028-3LZDDR8SKB8JLDB1A8XW/POIL_4435341881_WildestDreams_10.JPG Wildest Dreams - Cydney Brown, 17 "So what it means to be Black for me is to have a community I can always connect with and know that they are there to support me and just have something that's bigger than myself." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1644527843492-U8ZISO5PM8CDNWD5XK0X/POIL_4435341881_WildestDreams_11.JPG Wildest Dreams - Darren Burton, 32 "We never really talked about our Blackness, we kind of just lived it. We always had mindsets where, ‘Hey, you have to be successful but when you’re successful make sure that you really are going that much harder in your life because you are Black.’ We never talked about slavery or all of the social injustices, but we made sure that we kept a pride for our Blackness." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1644527844862-U0H6VRMCNLJ32ZY19FK3/POIL_4435341881_WildestDreams_12.JPG Wildest Dreams - Chris Rogers, 32 "The way that we go about our lives is a daily practice of making family, and making community and making villages. And it's critical that we do that work, not as an activist, or organizer or an educator, not as any sort of professional role, but it's just the daily work of getting by, and getting over and getting out." http://www.monicaherndon.com/nok daily 0.75 2024-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517235019-GAGCWE2IGS3PY0I8C4WM/NokTakesFlight_001.JPG Nok Takes Flight Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon laughs while having an afternoon coffee in an old shop in Yantakhao, Thailand on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Nok traveled from Philadelphia to her home, Thailand, to visit with family and research for her upcoming projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517233813-P8G3H7E57MBIKDH3J2TW/NokTakesFlight_002.JPG Nok Takes Flight Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon cooks an omelet while surrounded by family in their storefront in Yantakhao, Thailand on Friday, April 15, 2022. "Kalaya is very personal... So it's very important for me to go back home to get inspired," Nok said. "And it's very important for me to go back to my roots to make sure that whatever I'm going to do with my new project will be accurate." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517242378-CKB8F1LV17YOD2441HXF/NokTakesFlight_003.JPG Nok Takes Flight Sticky rice grilled in bamboo leaves in Koh Yao Noi, Thailand on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517248886-7NU7JKY4BJ4UI52QY3S8/NokTakesFlight_004.JPG Nok Takes Flight During an early morning market, a fish vendor filets a red snapper for Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon (not pictured) in Yantakhao, Thailand on Saturday, April 16, 2022. The market in Yantakhao starts very early in the morning to accommodate the schedule of villagers who work on the nearby rubber plantations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517251501-5KQO8RJNLFUA1I90L6VY/NokTakesFlight_005.JPG Nok Takes Flight Beef curry and steamed whole pompano prepared by Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon for lunch in her family home in Yantakhao, Thailand on Saturday, April 16, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517253329-2KV8W3RYSYN2IGQWSOHE/NokTakesFlight_006.JPG Nok Takes Flight Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon reacts to a fragrant mango at the market in Trang, Thailand on Saturday, April 16, 2022. "I've been away from home for a very long time," Nok said. "In order for me to be able to present it in a very correct way... I need to go back. I need to see for myself again, I need time to think, to digest." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517258059-NHIADXSNUVM8QHUR0WYY/NokTakesFlight_007.JPG Nok Takes Flight People navigate the crowded market on a motorbike in Trang, Thailand on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Shoppers will often pass through markets on motorbike, stopping at stalls to make their purchases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517262824-H797LGGS4SX692X5SDX9/NokTakesFlight_008.JPG Nok Takes Flight Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon prepares a relish in her family's home in Yantakhao, Thailand on Saturday, April 16, 2022. "I went back home this time hoping to cook with my mother, but it turned out that my mother was not well enough to cook with me," Nok said. "So it was me alone in that kitchen with a lot of the memories of us cooking together in our kitchen." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517263475-NLT1MW8Y1BUCBC3GVA6K/NokTakesFlight_009.JPG Nok Takes Flight Grilled freshwater prawns at Krua Taen in Ayutthaya, Thailand on Thursday, April 14, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517268245-1DN39STBFSJ6ILPOY30K/NokTakesFlight_010.JPG Nok Takes Flight (center) Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon walks toward a long-tail boat for a morning fishing trip in Koh Yao Noi, Thailand on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Koh Yao Noi is an island in the Andaman Sea between Phuket and Krabi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517274074-SALI403H4DHVB7XCD1BW/NokTakesFlight_011.JPG Nok Takes Flight Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon arranges grilled fish in the fisherman's cave in Koh Yao Noi, Thailand on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The fisherman's cave in Koh Yao Noi is where fisherman take shelter from storms while out working. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517278036-VFYI784RQNLY522OO7UO/NokTakesFlight_012.JPG Nok Takes Flight Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon flips fish cooking over a fire in a fisherman's cave in Koh Yao Noi, Thailand on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The fisherman's cave in Koh Yao Noi is where fisherman take shelter from storms while out working. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517278302-Y0ERE3AT6S86JJ8Q41GS/NokTakesFlight_013.JPG Nok Takes Flight Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon dresses a Thai oyster at a floating fish farm in Koh Yao Noi, Thailand on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517284790-CJRNLWHCUAD7JAUW3ZME/NokTakesFlight_014.JPG Nok Takes Flight (right) Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon hugs her mother Kalaya Suntaranon while she was hospitalized in Trang, Thailand on Saturday, April 16, 2022. "My mother's name is Kalaya, which means beautiful lady," Nok said. "She is the most beautiful lady I ever met, super strong and smart and witty and caring and very talented." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517282803-QE4CFEBO9RQ80B1M0Q02/NokTakesFlight_015.JPG Nok Takes Flight (Center) Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon thanks (second from right) Yuwarat Sakornsin and (right) her brother Sittisak Sakornsin after a meal at their restaurant, Baan Nual in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, April 22, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517286597-Z3XDANHGJ7OMMP2UWDIG/NokTakesFlight_016.JPG Nok Takes Flight A Thai dessert called Som Choun at Padung Kaewvichit's cooking school in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, April 22, 2022. Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon took lessons from Kaewvichit while visiting Thailand. Som Chun is a cooling dessert made from Thai fruits like lychees, rambutans, and salak in a sweet syrup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517294812-GS0PZ3GMTTOTOQ1RWZNA/NokTakesFlight_017.JPG Nok Takes Flight Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon walks away from a water buffalo after approaching for a photograph on a farm in Koh Yao Noi, Thailand on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517295497-OP2AZTG1JV8MUH9PUGWY/NokTakesFlight_018.JPG Nok Takes Flight Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon shows off a piece of wok fried Phuket lobster at Chef Gigg Kamol's restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, April 21, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517300316-287Z4DBM9SSNWZ1UXP8L/NokTakesFlight_019.JPG Nok Takes Flight Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon talks with a fisherman off of Koh Yao Noi, Thailand on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. "Southern people are all about genuine hospitality and broad smile and food... Southern people are proud people," Nok said of the visit to Koh Yao Noi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5142565ae4b0978f8648485e/1662517310081-3W9L3C2HAWQ2BNBIF7RP/NokTakesFlight_021.JPG Nok Takes Flight Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon yawns while on a boat ride to dinner at Nana Rim Nam on Ko Yao Yai, Thailand on Monday, April 18, 2022. http://www.monicaherndon.com/video daily 0.75 2025-05-15