As an Oakland native Traci Bartlow has traveled the world as a performance and visual artist and returned home to currently be the owner and operator of B-Love’s Guest House. She is a dancer, choreographer, poet, photographer, and cultural archivist who documents and preserves African American art and culture through dance and visual art.
Traci @ 50 is a series of nude portraits artist Traci Bartlow commissioned PhotoVangelist Saddi Khali to shoot for her 50th birthday. Ms. Bartlow is an aging athlete; a dancer and choreographer who has presented her dance works on local and international stages for decades. These images were shot at Salt Point National Park in Northern California. Here on the coast of the Pacific Ocean Ms. Bartlow, an eco-feminist, activist, and healer vibes with her natural surroundings in the nude. This spectacular natural environment is a location she frequents for hiking, camping, and healing rituals. Traci Bartlow states, 'Turning 50 was a profound moment in my life full of introspection of the many ways my body has served me in my purpose. Being naked in nature is liberating, empowering, and heightens the experience of connecting with mother earth.' The photographer Saddi Khali is a Visual Alchemist/Philosopher who photographs black women in the nude in the act of what he calls 'decolonizing beauty'. Styling is by Chun-Mui Miller.
