Journal
Madrid Portraits - Mathilda
These portraits had everything going for them from the beginning because they were shot on my birthday!
Like many good photos, some of these photos came about due to limitations or problems during the photo session, which ended up leading me into very fertile creative territory.
Madrid Portraits - Lou
I worked with Lou several times as a stylist on my photo projects and I figured it was time to spend some time with her in front of my camera as a model. Lou is an educator and advocate for sustainable fashion and sustainable practices for clothing manufacturers. an advisor for a new Spanish Fashion House, Elio Berhanyer, and a gifted yoga instructor in Madrid.
Sustainable Fashion Story In Madrid - Stills & Motion
I had an amazing time collaborating with Eco-Influencer and sustainable fashion advocate Karen Fleischmann during Madrid Fashion Week. She and stylist, Lorena Lareo, brought a series of sustainable looks from ReAwake Atelier in Zurich. Our session was a story of sustainable fashion pieces in everyday life. So we shot at the Artiem Hotel Madrid and in the immediate surrounding neighborhood including the local kiosk, playground, and recreation area. We created photos and video including a fashion film for the team.
Portraits - Willow “Heart”
As soon as I met Willow I knew I wanted to shoot something with her. This collaboration with Willow was a three-way collaboration between Willow, Luca Calo (Makeup Artist) and me. The range of images we shot with Willow is so vast and varied.
With every collaboration, I ask the talent to bring their ideas and any visions they have for a photo session, so the origin of the shoot came from Willow's idea of blood and a heart, pardon the pun, but everything sort of flowed from there.
My goal was to take Willow’s inspiration, as I would the inspiration of any creative director or creative team, and use perspective, color, and light to flesh out the idea. She is a woman of dualities. She is extremely nice soft-spoken, and caring but with a fascination for transgression, gore, and knives, so I let that feed the spirit of the session, a balance between dark and light.
Madrid Fashion Shoot - “Purgatory” & “Action Figures”
The fun part about collaborations and personal projects is everyone feels involved in the project. Everyone has permission to step outside of their paid roles and to explore and collaborate in ways they don’t most days.