{"id":236123,"date":"2026-04-17T20:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/236123\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T20:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:59:08","slug":"annual-photo-shoot-showcases-timeless-beauty-without-expiration-free-press-of-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/236123\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Photo Shoot Showcases Timeless Beauty Without Expiration \u2013 Free Press of Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nShown L-R are the 2026 models Akim Wilson, Della Brown, Hidden Lov\u2019r, Katrina Taylor, Ciera Howell and Debra Thompson.<\/p>\n

The third installment of the \u201cBlack Don\u2019t Crack\u201d photo shoot returned to Jacksonville, continuing a now three-year tradition that celebrates beauty, culture, and confidence. Photographer R. Liner of Redburd Images described the vision behind the project: \u201cTo display the full beauty of the modern-day Afro-centric woman in her splendor.\u201d The six participants represented a diverse range of professions, including entrepreneurs, a published author, and a nurse\u2014each bringing her own unique presence and story to the lens. The shoot included scenic backdrops throughout Downtown Jacksonville and along Nassau Sound off Heckscher Drive. The phrase \u201cBlack Don\u2019t Crack\u201d is widely embraced as a term of endearment, celebrating Black women\u2019s timeless beauty and their remarkable ability to age with grace, resilience, and radiance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shown L-R are the 2026 models Akim Wilson, Della Brown, Hidden Lov\u2019r, Katrina Taylor, Ciera Howell and Debra…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236124,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-236123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}