HIGHERVISION profile picture

HIGHERVISION

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me


Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Rank | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Groups | HIGHERVISION | Cool Runnings | Skize my name is RasAmari aka Rick Willis. i am a commercial photographer with over 12 years of experience. i was born and raised in Harlem USA, now residing and working in the Oakland area. my drive to become a better creatvie artist is the main goal in my life right now. portraiture, publicity and fashion are my strong points. samples of my freelance work is located at HIGHERIVISON Visual Productions . My mountain bike and love of reggae music are my other passions in life.

View my page on World Of Jah

My Interests

mountain biking, photography, website design, music, african art, modern art, life.

..

I'd like to meet:

people who are friendly, creative, and openminded; who love jazz and reggae music (roots and concious of course), are funny, sarcastic, active, adventurous, gets bored easily and does something about it very quickly!

Music:

in loving memory,
"fly away home to Zion, fly away home"

April 2008
Your long deserved rest has finally come
Mama Cedella.
Zion is blessed with your presence now.
Life well done.
I&I will sorely miss you.
PRAISE JAH RASTAFARI!!!!

October 2007
Rest is Zion,
your work is over Brother

you will always be an inspiration Lucky,
you and your music will be greatly missed.
JAH bless

SOBONANA MASINYANE (see you soon)
NIHAMBE KAHLE (go well)
YEBO JABULA (yes rejoice)
SHAYA IZANDLA (clap your hands)
UNKULUNKULU AKUBUSISE LUCKY

roots reggae, vintage jazz, neo classic soul

Live in San Francisco
Dread Don't Die
The Toughest
Wanted Dread & Alive

Confrontation
Rastaman Vibration
Uprising
Exodus

Legend
Love Songs
1999
"Purple Rain"

Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
Baby Makin' Music
The Heat Is On
Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby

Al Green - Greatest Hits
Big
The Score
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Earth Wind & Fire
The Best of Sade
Vex
Rage and Fury

State of Emergency
True Democracy
Serious Business
Black Gold & Green

You've Got the Power
96° in the Shade
Protect Us Jah
Three in One

More Teachings
Don't Haffi Dread
Full Circle
Payday

Cumbolo
Harder than the Rest
Two Sevens Clash
Each One Teach One

Upon the Bridge
Hebron Gate powered by frazy.com

John Coltrane - Giant Steps

Robert Nesta Marley - Natural Mystic

Morgan Heritage - Falling Race

Robert Nesta Marley - Revolution

Together As One

Back To My Roots (Live)

I Want To Know What Love Is

Movies:

anything by Spike (She Hate Me is my favorite)

Seven Samurai
Bob Marley and the Wailers
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Cooley High

The Wizard of Oz
The Jerk
Shaft
Love and Basketball

Blue Collar
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars
Which Way Is Up?
Richard Pryor - Live in Concert

Uptown Saturday Night
Cotton comes to Harlem
Third World Cop
We Run Tings, Tings Nuh Run We

Akeelah and the Bee
Powder
Malcolm X
Do the Right Thing

Crooklyn
Mo' Better Blues
Get on the Bus
Girl 6

She Hate Me
Blade
Blade II
Blade - Trinity

Blade Runner
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions powered by frazy.com

Television:

don't use it anymore

Books:


Black in America
Harlem
Saturday Night Sunday Morning
Reflections in Black
Black Ladies (Uwe Ommer's Black Ladies)
Viewfinders: Black Women Photographers
Black: A Celebration of a Culture
Other Realities
Family Of Man, The
Richard Avedon Portraits
Photo by Sammy Davis, Jr.
If He Hollers Let Him Go
The Holy Bible; King James Version (KJV)
Chanting Down Babylon
The Kebra Negast
Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley
I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
I Dream a World
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
A Raisin in the Sun
Tar Baby
Song of Solomon
Beloved
The Bluest Eye
The Outsider
Uncle Tom's Children
Black Boy
Native Son
Invisible Man
Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone
If Beale Street Could Talk
Notes of a Native Son (Beacon Paperback)
Nobody Knows My Name
The Fire Next Time
Go Tell It on the Mountain powered by frazy.com

Heroes:

my family, H.I.M., MLK, Paul Robeson, Madame C.J. Walker, all of our Black, Brown and Yellow people that have lost their lives just for being Black, Brown and Yellow

My Blog

Mrs. Cedella Booker passes on at 81

Singer, author and mother of reggae legend passes away in Miami By BobMarley.comCedella Booker, the mother of Jamaican music legend Bob Marley, passed at her home in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday 8th ...
Posted by HIGHERVISION on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:56:00 PST

Cedella Booker passes away in Miami

from The Jamacian Gleaner:Cedella Booker passes away in Miami published: Thursday | April 10, 2008Howard Campbell, Gleaner WriterCedella Booker, mother of pop icon Bo...
Posted by HIGHERVISION on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:54:00 PST

Wonder why photogs charge what they do?

It's interesting how I can get a person interested in my photo work and then they balk when they find out how much I charge. It only bothers me when I think of how much of myself I put into my photogr...
Posted by HIGHERVISION on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:42:00 PST

Respost for Models, Photogs, MUAs, Stylist, and all Fashionistas

Check it out Models, Photogs, MUA's, Stylist, and all FashionistasHosted By: KrystylWhen: Saturday Oct 13, 2007 at 7:00 PMWhere: Sfbaystudios.com1091 Calcot Place 305Oakland, CA 94601United StatesDesc...
Posted by HIGHERVISION on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:02:00 PST

WCBN repost about life

This is a repost for the WCBN myspace page. Thank you.Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark1.  Don't miss the boat.2.  Remember that we are all in the same boat.3.&...
Posted by HIGHERVISION on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:13:00 PST

Are You Cover Worthy? Enter Today! (Please Repost)

Here's  a repost from Jameka ShamaeSOTAC Magazine is holding a contest to see who will grace the cover of our January 2008 Issue--This issue will be dedicated to who we think is the "Next Big Th...
Posted by HIGHERVISION on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:48:00 PST

SOTAC.com

hey bay areack out what's happening in SOTAC.this is what the bay area needs.anyone interested????onelove, oneheartAmariHIGHERVISION"where the quality is in the image..." ...
Posted by HIGHERVISION on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:03:00 PST

thoughts on being seen... a blog you should see

ck out Jameka Shamaes' blog.its worth the time.onelove, oneheartAmariHIGHERVISION"where the quality is in the image..."...
Posted by HIGHERVISION on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:15:00 PST

Check out this event: SOULFLOWER Ladies of Soul Showcase

Hosted By: Soul Shack Entertainment When: Saturday Jul 28, 2007 at 9:00 PMWhere: The Skybox Lounge6005 Shellmound, Suite 200Emeryville, CA 94608United StatesDescription:Soul Shack Entertainment Cl...
Posted by HIGHERVISION on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:55:00 PST

ck out a real aspiring young model bay area

----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------From: Natilya' Bryant "A True Super Model"Date: Jul 12, 2007 6:50 PMI'm looking to get comments on my pics. Any feedback is appreciated.So feel free...
Posted by HIGHERVISION on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:32:00 PST