# @danielvasquezphotos on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKk9OPDvvxH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32563000-danielvasquezphotos-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/70230036e0.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-06T23:16:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Daniel Vasquez (@Danielvasquezphotos) — https://gondola.cc/Danielvasquezphotos

## Caption

Over a decade ago, I met photographer briansmithphoto at a book launch where he debuted Art & Soul. That night lit a creative fire in me. It showed me how photography can be both deeply personal and universal.

This project is rooted in that same spirit.

Through portraits and handwritten reflections, I asked over 20 fathers — some friends I’ve known since before we ever dreamed of having kids, others complete strangers — to share what fatherhood means to them.

What came back was honest, raw, sometimes heavy… but always beautiful.

In each interaction, especially with strangers, there’s a moment when the surface breaks — when the weight of being a father, a protector, a provider, reveals itself.

As I installed these images, people stopped me to say how powerful and needed this work is. And I’m starting to feel that too.

This is about more than just portraits. It’s a reminder: Black fathers are here. We’re active. We care. Not just for our own kids, but for our communities too.

All images are for viewing in New York City at the Port Authority Midtown Bus Terminal exhibition space located at 625 W40th Street & 8th Ave in the south wing building on the main floor toward the 9th Ave end on the main level

blackdadslove #blackdadslove

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Vasquez | @Danielvasquezphotos | https://gondola.cc/Danielvasquezphotos | Photographer |

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