The Second Coming…of Me

Written By Terrell Lamar Green

Funny how time works, the last time I wrote an entry was shortly after the birth of my baby girl. Now I happily offer another entry and with more breathtaking news…I Am awaiting my first son. ARE YOU SERIOUS…

And yes, Stolen Hours is beginning to feel like Dr. Dre’s Detox in the area of pending arrival. I scrapped several images because I felt they weren’t powerful enough for what I know the collection must represent. Still, I Am working diligently. That’s the update. Now…

Terrell Lamar Green II is on the way, and during a time of very existential and spiritual experiences. A sentiment of precision to how I feel in this stage of life is represented honestly and correctly in the words of Dr. Myles Monroe,

“No vision is validated until it is tested. A key principle of testing is that your tests are designed by your declarations. This means that if you don’t want any tests, don’t declare that you’re going to do anything in life. The moment you make a declaration that you’re going to do something, life will test your resolve...God will test before He entrusts. If God is going to trust you with something and use you to accomplish it, He has to test you first.”

When I tell you that I am beyond ready to experience the honor of being the father of a son; I don’t even know how to put it into words. I’ll tell you the story through the collection I’m creating that documents his arrival—the second coming of me, an updated and more refined version of me, still a boy that grows into a man of his own, carrying my legacy and building his own.

During a meditation, I saw my mother, with her heavenly wings and all, cradling him while walking towards me. Like I said, it’s been a very spiritual and surreal time to be alive. To finally have my son in my arms…we prepare the way.

On another note, how dope is it that my baby girl's mom and I are both Master Elevens and our baby daughter is a Master Twenty-Two. In my experience, the Egungun would refer to that as a blessed omen, a prophecy of sorts.

Terrell Lamar Green

What is a Terrell Lamar picture? A Terrell Lamar image is about storytelling, intent, also angles, composition and layers, lightscapes, the minutiae, but ultimately, a picture made by me carries the essence of the subjects. My pictures evoke, at least I hope they do, a visual conversation, something compelling enough and simple enough that one looks at it and without knowing is captivated, and there you have it—a Terrell Lamar piece.

I hope that my brand of photography is seen as a carrier of the essence of the true and living encounter with the work of art in which a picture I make depicts. Simply put: I want my work to be seen as more than a commodity, more than something that has reproducibility. I want my pieces to engender a curiosity about the possibilities of how to read a language of art, in this case - visual art.

The process I follow of making a picture is really a study of phenomenology. It's an effort to convey the true and living experience of the human from his or her own first-hand knowing. I harbor a great affinity for Black culture, its values, interests, and principles; its customs, folklore, and rituals. The richness and depth of Black life is, in and of itself, a phenomenon.

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