#BAMBOOWASTELAND: PANDA #10 + PANDA #11

BAMBOO WASTELAND

A POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD RUNNING RAMPANT WITH ENDANGERED PANDI IN SEARCH OF RADICAL SEXUAL ACCEPTANCE

PHOTOGRAPHY/ART DIRECTION BY STEVE YANCEY
ART DIRECTION BY JUNE ANN D'ANGELO

PANDA #10 + PANDA #11

#BAMBOOWASTELAND: PANDA #7

BAMBOO WASTELAND

A POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD RUNNING RAMPANT WITH ENDANGERED PANDI IN SEARCH OF RADICAL SEXUAL ACCEPTANCE

PHOTOGRAPHY/ART DIRECTION BY STEVE YANCEY
ART DIRECTION BY JUNE ANN D'ANGELO

PANDA #7

#FINDINGMOON1: LOWER ROCK CREEK TRAIL

the geminijunemoon team set out with some of your favorite #MOONmodels and photographers to Lower Rock Creek Trail outside of Fredericktown, MO this past Saturday in hopes to find the (geminijune)moon.

the moon is one of those places you search for but never find...it's not tangible and Apple maps cannot take you there. it's a mindset. it's that creative little nook and cranny tucked behind some major globs of anatomy in that skull of yours. it projects as confidence and clarity. no fucks given here, kids. 

our hiking shoot had #MOONmodels changing on the trails into bodysuits and Chase & Hunter shirts and some down to their very own MOONsuits themselves. (FYI...our birthday suits are called MOONsuits...duh) It's a good thing we were on an unmarked trail that people barely traverse. after our hike shoot, the MOONmodels changed and headed over to The Pig BBQ for a few delicious bites and a few shots and even had some of our awesome severs pop in our shots!

FINDING MOON 1

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Mitchell Phelps
Steve Yancey

MOONMODELS

June Ann D'Angelo
Stacey Rios
Audrey Tee
Kaley Vance

MOONmodels and photographers posing outside The Pig BBQ in Fredericktown, MO where we stopped in for a few bites and a few shots after our hike shoot at Lower Rock Creek Trail. photo taken by Steve Yancey

MOONmodels and photographers posing outside The Pig BBQ in Fredericktown, MO where we stopped in for a few bites and a few shots after our hike shoot at Lower Rock Creek Trail. photo taken by Steve Yancey



 

#MOONX: REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ARE GLOBAL (PHOTOS BY NATASHA MIA TURNER)

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ARE GLOBAL

Photography by Natasha Mia Turner

As the women of America protest for Planned Parenthood funding and reproductive health coverage and allowance in a new healthcare plan, women all around the globe are battling the patriarchal stronghold on reproductive rights. For 2017 International Women's Day, art and design student, Natasha Mia Turner, set out in Manchester, UK to capture one of these protests on 35mm film that will hopefully help draw momentum towards the 'Repeal the 8th' movement. This movement is in response to the 8th Amendment added to Ireland's constitution in 1983 (the year I was born) that criminalized women who had abortions (unless mother's life was at harm)...and house them behind bars for up to 14 years (women faced life imprisonment up to 2013). 

In these photos, we find the many faces of protest. Mothers, fathers, daughters and sons of all ages gathered to let their voices be heard and it is important to remember that this is a global fight of women everywhere and not just in our city or our state or even our country. As a leading nation, we must stand up and be heard and demand our reproductive rights, so that other countries can follow precedent. We must fight GLOBALLY!

Thank you, Natasha, for capturing this important event and allowing your art to bring the discussion of reproductive rights to everyone.

TO ENHANCE YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE...

LISTEN: I AM WOMAN by HELEN REDDY

#MOONX: ELEPHANT ROCKS F/ JUNE ANN D'ANGELO (NSFW PHOTOS BY STEVE YANCEY)

ELEPHANT ROCKS

MODEL: JUNE ANN D'ANGELO
PHOTOGRAPHER: STEVE YANCEY
HMUA: KRISTEN PARKS
PRODUCTION: geminijunemoon

(see soundtrack for viewing at end of post)

TO ENHANCE YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE

DRINK: LEMONADE
LISTEN: CLOSER TO FINE by INDIGO GIRLS

#MOONX: RIP f/ NSFW photos by Steve Yancey

RIP

take me i'm alive
never was a girl with a wicked mind
but everything looks better when the sun goes down
(see soundtrack for viewing at end of post)

PHOTOGRAPHER: STEVE YANCEY

TO ENHANCE YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE:

DRINK: ABSINTHE
LOCATION: DARK ALLEY
LISTEN: MAKE ME WANNA DIE by THE PRETTY RECKLESS

#2016MOONBEST: THE BEST LIST, FEMALE MODEL

THE BEST LIST

we are definitely not the voice on what is the best and should never be.
with that being said, we are definitely the voice of what is the best on geminijunemoon
and we're letting you know just what that is...

this lady is living, breathing art. just click on the square above and check out her instagram. she creates instant social media buzz with every post and never fails to bring it (whatever it is...she has found it). the reason we fell in love with this lady is because she fiercely presents herself in a natural state with no regrets or compromise. fearlessly creating moments captured, her images are real and she is present in them. just check her out and you will understand...

#MOONX: Surreptitious Subway f/ Rebecca Lawrence (NSFW photos by Rob P)

Surreptitious Subway

MODEL: Rebecca Lawrence

PHOTO: Rob P (BodyShotsNY)

(to enhance your viewing pleasure, please see soundtrack at end of post)

TO ENHANCE YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE:

DRINK: A 40 OZ.
LOCATION: ON THE NYC SUBWAY
LISTEN: NYC SUBWAY SOUNDS

#MOONX: HILLARY + DONALD by RACHEL SCHWEBACH

HILLARY + DONALD

as this disgusting campaign cycle winds down to the day of reckoning, i can not be more thankful to rachel schwebach and her fearless photography that throws popular concepts in your face. please remember that everyone has an opinion and it might be different than yours. please respect everyone today. when you go down the cereal aisle, you simply just go to your favorite and put your box in your cart and head to checkout. you do not grab your favorite and then destroy all the other brands and kinds. and please always respect your artists and their viewpoints. 

FEATURING THE WORK OF RACHEL SCHWEBACH

for enhanced viewing pleasure, please see soundtrack at end of post

TO ENHANCE YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE:

DRINK: A CUP OF BLOOD
LOCATION: SOMEWHERE BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES ELECTION PARTY IN NYC
LISTEN: HAIL TO THE CHIEF

#MOONMILK.AMBASSADOR: STACEY RIOS

MOONmilk.AMBASSADOR: STACEY RIOS

the geminijunemoon team would like to welcome Stacey Rios as our newest and first ambassador for our scientifically luxurious bath product, MOONmilk! some of you already know her, but for those of you who don't, she is one of the hardest working go-getters in the Lou. she also graces the homepage of our website with me in an image taken by our resident photographer, Steve Yancey! while she is relaxing in MOONmilk, she enjoys catching up on her social media, unwinding with a glass of wine and painting her nails her favorite shade of moon...BLACK! she can play any instrument and front a band like no other with vocal chops for days. on top of that, she's easy on the eyes and loves working with fresh photographers to capture fun moments. she's even stepped in front of my camera recently looking gorgeous with no makeup for some very Cher-like images. she's also one of my very best friends with a heart of gold. i would go to the geminijunemoon and back for this girl. go check her out on her social media (below) and get ready to see more of her on GEMINIJUNEMOON!

FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
TWITTER

To the moon,
June Ann D'Angelo

if you are local or traveling to St. Louis and would like to become a MOONmilk.AMBASSADOR, please email us at moonmilk@geminijunemoon.com with 'AMBASSADOR' in the subject line. ambassadors receive a free bag of MOONmilk to try out and for social media posting along with a little photo shoot highlighting 3 of your favorite things to do in the bathtub (no water or nudity required). to the moon.

#MOONX: play pt. 2 f/ lara beard (NSFW photos by trash her ink photography)

the follow up to the ever-popular play pt. 1 which you can find by clicking HERE

PLAY PT. 2

lover, i don't know who i am.
am i Barry White - am i Isis?
lover, i'm laced with your unconscious
i will be your Desdemona.
(see soundtrack for viewing at end of post)

MODEL: LARA BEARD

PHOTOGRAPHER: TRASH HER INK PHOTOGRAPHY

TO ENHANCE YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE:

DRINK: YOUR PARTNER'S CUM
LOCATION: SNUGGLING UP IN THE ARMPIT OF THE ONE YOU LOVE
LISTEN: FEELIN LOVE by PAULA COLE

#MOONX: ghouls gone wild by rachel schwebach

GHOULS GONE WILD

From the editor: The fourth of July is when America celebrates 'freedom' but for those of us on geminijunemoon, we know what's really up. In a time where most Americans feel their lives and decisions (and votes) stand in quicksand as the world watches, Halloween could not come at a better time. A time for us all to cut a little slice of the freedom pie again by embracing the true beast or slut or demon within. (For some, costumes are not even necessary!) We shall run the streets for a night, living the satire of the American dream. A huge thank you to Rachel Schwebach for letting the ghouls go wild and capturing the very essence of the American halloween!

featuring the work of rachel schwebach

#MOONnugget: 161026 emergency

#MOONnugget: june ann d'angelo + zalacain

photographer: zalacain
model: june ann d'angelo
location: tulane university (new orleans, la)
date: august 8, 2008

#MOONnugget : just a little piece of art that stands alone all by itself...like the moon

submit your #MOONnugget by using the hashtag on IG or emailing us at
tothemoon@geminijunemoon.com

#MOONX: final lament f/ june ann d'angelo (NSFW photos by allure)

FINAL LAMENT

The curtains were half drawn; the floor was swept
And strewn with rushes; rosemary and may
Lay thick upon the bed on which I lay,
Where, through the lattice, ivy-shadows crept.
He leaned above me, thinking that I slept
And could not hear him; but I heard him say,
"Poor child, poor child"; and as he turned away
Came a deep silence, and I knew he wept.
He did not touch the shroud, or raise the fold
That hid my face, or take my hand in his,
Or ruffle the smooth pillows for my head.
He did not love me living; but once dead
He pitied me; and very sweet it is
To know he still is warm though I am cold.
- After Death by Christina Rossetti (1862)

(see soundtrack for viewing at end of post)

MODEL: JUNE ANN D'ANGELO

PHOTOGRAPHER: ALLURE

TO ENHANCE YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE:

DRINK: BURNT MADEIRA WINE
LOCATION: CABARET DU NEANT (Paris, 1890)

#MOONstl: The Mourning Society of St. Louis visit Bellefontaine Cemetery

i took to the many winding paths of Bellefontaine Cemetery at the end of N. Kingshighway this past weekend to learn all about the history of Victorian death in America. The Mourning Society of St. Louis was decked out in garb of the era to teach visitors at their event (Consolation of Memories: Mourning and Death in the Nineteenth Century) all about the major causes of death at the time and funeral customs, fears and superstitions. i highly recommend checking out their website at the link below and check out their upcoming events. we were even let in on a little secret about an upcoming event: Bellefontaine Cemetery plans to honor one of their most famous Civil War patrons with a full military funeral in 2017...you will not want to miss that!

click HERE to learn more about The Mourning Society of St. Louis

click HERE to learn more about Bellefontaine Cemetery

in the Hotchkiss Chapel we were welcomed by the Mourning Society to attend the funeral of 14 year old Charlotte E Willis who is actually buried at Bellefontaine

this character told us all about taphophobia which is the fear of premature burial that was alive and well in the Victorian era. there were no stethoscopes yet to determine if the deceased had truly become deceased and this really created a frenzy. at this very crypt, a female was buried and her lover came and when her lover came to the crypt to entomb another family member, her bones fell to his feet. she was buried alive and was trying desperately to get out.

no wonder so many babies were dying of disease. this is a bottle flask that would be left with the baby in the crib and only cleaned about once every 3 weeks. so basically these babies were drinking bottles of bacterial goo. this is actually the same shape of culture flasks used in modern day scientific research.