Photographer, filmmaker, and world-traveling creative Elton Anderson joins Holiday AF for a hilarious, heartfelt, and joy-filled conversation with hosts Deborah Joy Winans Williams and MAJOR.. A proud Detroiter with Liberian roots, Elton reflects on growing up in a house that served as the family’s holiday hub — a place overflowing with food, community, and culture. Now living an international lifestyle, he shares how his holiday traditions have evolved, how he balances family time with travel, and why Christmas in Zanzibar is at the top of his wish list.

Elton opens up about discovering photography at 27, building Creators of Color in response to #OscarsSoWhite, and creating Lens of Culture, his travel show highlighting Black millennial experiences around the world. From Detroit to Ghana to the Dominican Republic, Elton explains why representation behind the camera is just as important as what we see in front of it.

Of course, things get festive and chaotic when the beloved Holiday AF game “Naughty or Nice” begins — revealing one-night stands abroad, gift-related breakups, and a hilarious sip-or-suffer confession round.

This episode blends culture, comedy, travel, creativity, and community — everything that makes the holidays meaningful.

Photographer, filmmaker, and world-traveling creative&nbsp;Elton Anderson joins Holiday AF for a hilarious, heartfelt, and joy-filled conversation with hosts Deborah Joy Winans Williams and MAJOR.. A proud Detroiter with Liberian roots, Elton reflects on growing up in a house that served as the family&rsquo;s holiday hub &mdash; a place overflowing with food, community, and culture. Now living an international lifestyle, he shares how his holiday traditions have evolved, how he balances family time with travel, and why Christmas in Zanzibar is at the top of his wish list.
Elton opens up about discovering photography at 27, building Creators of Color in response to #OscarsSoWhite, and creating Lens of Culture, his travel show highlighting Black millennial experiences around the world. From Detroit to Ghana to the Dominican Republic, Elton explains why representation behind the camera is just as important as what we see in front of it.
Of course, things get festive and chaotic when the beloved Holiday AF game &ldquo;Naughty or Nice&rdquo; begins &mdash; revealing one-night stands abroad, gift-related breakups, and a hilarious sip-or-suffer confession round.
This episode blends culture, comedy, travel, creativity, and community &mdash; everything that makes the holidays meaningful.

Each week, actor and singer Deborah Joy Winans Williams invites inspiring women into candid, heart-led conversations about joy—what it means, how they choose it daily, and why it matters. Through personal stories, shared insights, and warm humor, Choosing Joy creates a space where vulnerability meets strength and every episode offers encouragement to embrace joy intentionally—even in life’s uncertainties.

Each week, actor and singer Deborah Joy Winans Williams invites inspiring women into candid, heart-led conversations about joy&mdash;what it means, how they choose it daily, and why it matters. Through personal stories, shared insights, and warm humor, Choosing Joy creates a space where vulnerability meets strength and every episode offers encouragement to embrace joy intentionally&mdash;even in life&rsquo;s uncertainties.

Choosing Joy

In this lively and culturally rich episode of Holiday AF, photographer and filmmaker Elton Anderson sits down with hosts Deborah Joy Winans Williams and MAJOR. to share stories from Detroit, Liberia, and his travels across the globe. Elton discusses how he fell in love with photography at 27 and how his platform Creators of Color was born from a desire to increase representation behind the camera. He also gives an inside look at his travel show Lens of Culture, which has taken him everywhere from Puerto Rico to Ghana to the Dominican Republic.  Elton reflects on the holiday traditions that shaped him growing up — from massive Detroit family gatherings to navigating holidays as a constantly traveling creative. He reveals why Zanzibar feels like his dream Christmas destination and how travel continues to deepen his connection to culture and community. The conversation takes a hilarious turn during the Naughty or Nice game, where Elton shares confessions about past relationships, holiday gift mishaps, and globe-trotting romantic adventures.  This episode captures the humor, warmth, and cultural depth that make the holidays meaningful through Elton’s unique lens.

Elton Anderson on Travel, Detroit Roots & His Wildest Holiday Confessions | Holiday AF

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