anaïs monique
is a writer, a photographer and a podcaster. Her work explores the relationship between what we consume, how we sustain our autonomy and our responsibility to evolve as a community.
Her creative career began as a freelance photographer and a fashion columnist turned fashion editor of a niche Atlanta-based print magazine in the mid-2000s. Before college, writing was the only escape for Anaïs until she was introduced to the photography dark room in her high school. Against the advice of her elders, she pursued an art degree, instead of becoming a psychologist. However incredible the experience of attending Savannah College of Art & Design was, she left behind the high price-tag of her art degree and instead, allowed art to become her real life experience. Without any safety net, making adjustments in the moment prepared her for the nomadic and artistic adventure that became her adulthood: she wrote for platforms in both fashion and travel; started an on-location photography practice; curated trendy closets for high-end clients; and helped facilitate the opening of several locations of a major fashion brand.
In 2016, Anaïs found her voice. As an international flight attendant, she began blogging about the nuances of Black solo female travel. Photographically, she began to romanticize what it meant to be a human of color in a world that does not traditionally honor Black and Brown people. While self-converting a FedEx step van into a tiny home, she founded passion projects Plant Juice Box and Black Interest Caucus, which promote quality hair care and provide safe spaces for Black provocateurs, respectively. Later, in 2020, she was tapped to co-host Nomads at the Intersections, a podcast centering BIPOC travelers, where she developed artistry in writing episode treatments, podcast producing and interviewing guests.
Over the last decade, Anaïs has blended the art of sharing her nomadic experiences online with love, justice, and imagination. Intentional divestments of white supremacist and capitalistic ideals are as much as the center of her work as is Afro-Indigenous love and joy. As a creator of quality media, Anaïs Monique intends to bridge the space between the heart and mind, while challenging our collective biases.
