{"id":10019,"date":"2026-02-09T18:28:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T23:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/?p=10019"},"modified":"2026-02-09T18:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T23:28:22","slug":"competitive-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/competitive-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"COMPETITIVE EDGE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

THE OBSERVATION BOOTH<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OP \/ ED & PHOTO CREDITS ANDREA DIALECT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PICTURE THAT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hey you. This isn\u2019t just a popularity vote. It\u2019s a mirror – and an invitation to look closer at us. It\u2019s all HOOD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The images you see here are part of my ongoing project, Replicated<\/strong> – <\/strong>a living testament of what\u2019s been happening since forever: Mocha\u2019s essence being borrowed, lifted, remixed, and copied. And if it was prevalent before, it\u2019s even more so now in the age of AI and as always with no identify markers. So let this gallery be proof as so a reminder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, we were first.<\/strong> Not just what you seeing but who we were and what we are present moment. Our spirit<\/em> not just image but the essence<\/em>. Our creativity is massive and powerfully ours. That\u2019s what essentials and remixed trends are often made of. Our value is not optional. Not at all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each print is part of my ongoing exhibit series that I call Gallery Crawling Exhibited<\/strong>. Different styles. Different muses. Different decisions. Your role isn\u2019t to scroll past it it\u2019s to sit with it, compare it, and choose what truly resonates deeply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And let\u2019s keep it simple like Who dat?<\/strong> Who becomes the main subject in your mind\u2019s eye and why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you\u2019re not only amused by my muse, but moved by their selfless generosity. Because their image supports our rise and maintain the truth be told conversation as should, and yes – scrutiny is always welcome. Because we need that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So when you vote, don\u2019t just pick what you like. Pick what\u2019s necessary.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Who which is being revealed here? Who Dat? Why does this image hit you right now? What feels deliberate – and what feels unfinished? Who do you see before you even see the picture ? Why does this one stay to you for us? Help us help us. Support our rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visit Localtalkweekly.com<\/strong> to read drafts in its entirety and check out the archives getting even more amazing content from the Entertainment section. While you\u2019re at it, check out my fine artistry photography archives in support of my subjects that, while Lending Their Image To Change, become my muse and clay as supporting my experimental projects as I mold them into Fine Artistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also join me and the collective for my Facebook live as I develop daily \u201cPORTAL\u201d sessions. Follow my msdialect<\/strong> Instagram, and let\u2019s grow out loud together! Like, follow, and share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DID YOU KNOW\u2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can look at the information that the image itself supplies. We can also look at the context in which the image was made, and the context in which it is seen. This allows us to view such images as complex assemblages of information that we need to interpret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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