Gabrielle Union, 47, is SELF magazines June cover star.
Theres no legal paperwork, we just raise him.
Hes our child and we love him.
Zaya Wade. Virtual wardrobe styling by Shibon Kennedy; virtual makeup consultation by Malika James; virtual hair consultation by Larry Sims at Forward Artists. On Union: Dress by Jacquemus. Bikini by Mara Hoffman.
In her Tweet, Union wrote: Meet Zaya.
Shes compassionate, loving, whip smart and we are so proud of her.
Its Ok to listen to, love & respect your children exactly as they are.
Love and light good people.
They agreed to take on the challenge.
Its always interesting to me, the pictures magazines choose, Union said.
And rarely do I like the pictures.
Like, its very, very rare.
Im always like, there is no way this picture is good.
Like, What are you seeing?
And its so interesting to see different peoples perspectives of you.
She was eager to see what Zaya would create with the opportunity.
Im just interested to see myself through Zayas eyes, she said.
I think thats really actually…really interesting.
Because I trust her.
And she has a story to tell.
I love her as an artist, Union continued.
Im just really interested to see what she comes up with.
After the shoot, we reached out to get Zayas take on what the experience was like.
I finally felt like I was doing something that I loved.
It was a great experience.
See all the photos that Zaya Wade shot of Gabrielle Union for SELF magazine here.
Andclick here to read Gabrielle Unions full SELF magazine cover profile.
