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In ‘Anima,’ Paris-based documentary photographer Mathieu Richer Mamousse (@mathieu_richer_mamousse) embarked on the quest to grasp the universal splendor of devotion. Across faiths, processions, and sacred parades, the work captures the moment men and women from around the world unite into a single cortege of believers, where chants, movement, and attire transform ritual into one shared prayer.

“Anima began with something I couldn’t quite name, the pull of watching people inhabit their faith so completely. But I became equally drawn to how they chose to present themselves within it: the deliberate way one wears a garment, the care taken to appear a certain way before something sacred. These clothes are not costumes, they are the living form of tradition, shaped by centuries of collective devotion.”

In ‘Anima,’ Paris-based documentary photographer Mathieu Richer Mamousse (@mathieu_richer_mamousse) embarked on the quest to grasp the universal splendor of devotion. Across faiths, processions, and sacred parades, the work captures the moment men and women from around the world unite into a single cortege of believers, where chants, movement, and attire transform ritual into one shared prayer.

“Anima began with something I couldn’t quite name, the pull of watching people inhabit their faith so completely. But I became equally drawn to how they chose to present themselves within it: the deliberate way one wears a garment, the care taken to appear a certain way before something sacred. These clothes are not costumes, they are the living form of tradition, shaped by centuries of collective devotion.”

In ‘Anima,’ Paris-based documentary photographer Mathieu Richer Mamousse (@mathieu_richer_mamousse) embarked on the quest to grasp the universal splendor of devotion. Across faiths, processions, and sacred parades, the work captures the moment men and women from around the world unite into a single cortege of believers, where chants, movement, and attire transform ritual into one shared prayer.

“Anima began with something I couldn’t quite name, the pull of watching people inhabit their faith so completely. But I became equally drawn to how they chose to present themselves within it: the deliberate way one wears a garment, the care taken to appear a certain way before something sacred. These clothes are not costumes, they are the living form of tradition, shaped by centuries of collective devotion.”

In ‘Anima,’ Paris-based documentary photographer Mathieu Richer Mamousse (@mathieu_richer_mamousse) embarked on the quest to grasp the universal splendor of devotion. Across faiths, processions, and sacred parades, the work captures the moment men and women from around the world unite into a single cortege of believers, where chants, movement, and attire transform ritual into one shared prayer.

“Anima began with something I couldn’t quite name, the pull of watching people inhabit their faith so completely. But I became equally drawn to how they chose to present themselves within it: the deliberate way one wears a garment, the care taken to appear a certain way before something sacred. These clothes are not costumes, they are the living form of tradition, shaped by centuries of collective devotion.”

In ‘Anima,’ Paris-based documentary photographer Mathieu Richer Mamousse (@mathieu_richer_mamousse) embarked on the quest to grasp the universal splendor of devotion. Across faiths, processions, and sacred parades, the work captures the moment men and women from around the world unite into a single cortege of believers, where chants, movement, and attire transform ritual into one shared prayer.

“Anima began with something I couldn’t quite name, the pull of watching people inhabit their faith so completely. But I became equally drawn to how they chose to present themselves within it: the deliberate way one wears a garment, the care taken to appear a certain way before something sacred. These clothes are not costumes, they are the living form of tradition, shaped by centuries of collective devotion.”

In ‘Anima,’ Paris-based documentary photographer Mathieu Richer Mamousse (@mathieu_richer_mamousse) embarked on the quest to grasp the universal splendor of devotion. Across faiths, processions, and sacred parades, the work captures the moment men and women from around the world unite into a single cortege of believers, where chants, movement, and attire transform ritual into one shared prayer.

“Anima began with something I couldn’t quite name, the pull of watching people inhabit their faith so completely. But I became equally drawn to how they chose to present themselves within it: the deliberate way one wears a garment, the care taken to appear a certain way before something sacred. These clothes are not costumes, they are the living form of tradition, shaped by centuries of collective devotion.”

In ‘Anima,’ Paris-based documentary photographer Mathieu Richer Mamousse (@mathieu_richer_mamousse) embarked on the quest to grasp the universal splendor of devotion. Across faiths, processions, and sacred parades, the work captures the moment men and women from around the world unite into a single cortege of believers, where chants, movement, and attire transform ritual into one shared prayer.

“Anima began with something I couldn’t quite name, the pull of watching people inhabit their faith so completely. But I became equally drawn to how they chose to present themselves within it: the deliberate way one wears a garment, the care taken to appear a certain way before something sacred. These clothes are not costumes, they are the living form of tradition, shaped by centuries of collective devotion.”

In ‘Anima,’ Paris-based documentary photographer Mathieu Richer Mamousse (@mathieu_richer_mamousse) embarked on the quest to grasp the universal splendor of devotion. Across faiths, processions, and sacred parades, the work captures the moment men and women from around the world unite into a single cortege of believers, where chants, movement, and attire transform ritual into one shared prayer.

“Anima began with something I couldn’t quite name, the pull of watching people inhabit their faith so completely. But I became equally drawn to how they chose to present themselves within it: the deliberate way one wears a garment, the care taken to appear a certain way before something sacred. These clothes are not costumes, they are the living form of tradition, shaped by centuries of collective devotion.”

In ‘Anima,’ Paris-based documentary photographer Mathieu Richer Mamousse (@mathieu_richer_mamousse) embarked on the quest to grasp the universal splendor of devotion. Across faiths, processions, and sacred parades, the work captures the moment men and women from around the world unite into a single cortege of believers, where chants, movement, and attire transform ritual into one shared prayer.

“Anima began with something I couldn’t quite name, the pull of watching people inhabit their faith so completely. But I became equally drawn to how they chose to present themselves within it: the deliberate way one wears a garment, the care taken to appear a certain way before something sacred. These clothes are not costumes, they are the living form of tradition, shaped by centuries of collective devotion.”

In ‘Anima,’ Paris-based documentary photographer Mathieu Richer Mamousse (@mathieu_richer_mamousse) embarked on the quest to grasp the universal splendor of devotion. Across faiths, processions, and sacred parades, the work captures the moment men and women from around the world unite into a single cortege of believers, where chants, movement, and attire transform ritual into one shared prayer.

“Anima began with something I couldn’t quite name, the pull of watching people inhabit their faith so completely. But I became equally drawn to how they chose to present themselves within it: the deliberate way one wears a garment, the care taken to appear a certain way before something sacred. These clothes are not costumes, they are the living form of tradition, shaped by centuries of collective devotion.”

‘Manos Benditas,’ a photo project photographed and directed by Thalia Gochez (@thaliagochez), highlighting real street vendors whose labor sustains neighborhoods, traditions, and community.

“At a time when many vendors, regardless of citizenship status, are increasingly targeted, racially profiled, and criminalized, this work seeks to humanize those too often reduced to policy debates. Street vendors are the heart and soul of every city, forming the heartbeat of what makes this country so vibrant and beautiful. Manos Benditas functions as both a visual archive and a form of direct support during a time of heightened targeting and vulnerability by partnering with @midcitymercado’s Street Vendor Fund initiative to provide direct assistance.”

Credits:
photograph + creative + cast by @thaliagochez
Talent Don J + Doña M
photo assistant @soymariaevelyn
style by @jasmineejuliee
dress & scarf/headpiece made by @hoodbabyla
fashion pulls from @planeta.losangeles + @paisaboys + @persona.theshop

‘Manos Benditas,’ a photo project photographed and directed by Thalia Gochez (@thaliagochez), highlighting real street vendors whose labor sustains neighborhoods, traditions, and community.

“At a time when many vendors, regardless of citizenship status, are increasingly targeted, racially profiled, and criminalized, this work seeks to humanize those too often reduced to policy debates. Street vendors are the heart and soul of every city, forming the heartbeat of what makes this country so vibrant and beautiful. Manos Benditas functions as both a visual archive and a form of direct support during a time of heightened targeting and vulnerability by partnering with @midcitymercado’s Street Vendor Fund initiative to provide direct assistance.”

Credits:
photograph + creative + cast by @thaliagochez
Talent Don J + Doña M
photo assistant @soymariaevelyn
style by @jasmineejuliee
dress & scarf/headpiece made by @hoodbabyla
fashion pulls from @planeta.losangeles + @paisaboys + @persona.theshop

‘Manos Benditas,’ a photo project photographed and directed by Thalia Gochez (@thaliagochez), highlighting real street vendors whose labor sustains neighborhoods, traditions, and community.

“At a time when many vendors, regardless of citizenship status, are increasingly targeted, racially profiled, and criminalized, this work seeks to humanize those too often reduced to policy debates. Street vendors are the heart and soul of every city, forming the heartbeat of what makes this country so vibrant and beautiful. Manos Benditas functions as both a visual archive and a form of direct support during a time of heightened targeting and vulnerability by partnering with @midcitymercado’s Street Vendor Fund initiative to provide direct assistance.”

Credits:
photograph + creative + cast by @thaliagochez
Talent Don J + Doña M
photo assistant @soymariaevelyn
style by @jasmineejuliee
dress & scarf/headpiece made by @hoodbabyla
fashion pulls from @planeta.losangeles + @paisaboys + @persona.theshop

‘Manos Benditas,’ a photo project photographed and directed by Thalia Gochez (@thaliagochez), highlighting real street vendors whose labor sustains neighborhoods, traditions, and community.

“At a time when many vendors, regardless of citizenship status, are increasingly targeted, racially profiled, and criminalized, this work seeks to humanize those too often reduced to policy debates. Street vendors are the heart and soul of every city, forming the heartbeat of what makes this country so vibrant and beautiful. Manos Benditas functions as both a visual archive and a form of direct support during a time of heightened targeting and vulnerability by partnering with @midcitymercado’s Street Vendor Fund initiative to provide direct assistance.”

Credits:
photograph + creative + cast by @thaliagochez
Talent Don J + Doña M
photo assistant @soymariaevelyn
style by @jasmineejuliee
dress & scarf/headpiece made by @hoodbabyla
fashion pulls from @planeta.losangeles + @paisaboys + @persona.theshop

‘Manos Benditas,’ a photo project photographed and directed by Thalia Gochez (@thaliagochez), highlighting real street vendors whose labor sustains neighborhoods, traditions, and community.

“At a time when many vendors, regardless of citizenship status, are increasingly targeted, racially profiled, and criminalized, this work seeks to humanize those too often reduced to policy debates. Street vendors are the heart and soul of every city, forming the heartbeat of what makes this country so vibrant and beautiful. Manos Benditas functions as both a visual archive and a form of direct support during a time of heightened targeting and vulnerability by partnering with @midcitymercado’s Street Vendor Fund initiative to provide direct assistance.”

Credits:
photograph + creative + cast by @thaliagochez
Talent Don J + Doña M
photo assistant @soymariaevelyn
style by @jasmineejuliee
dress & scarf/headpiece made by @hoodbabyla
fashion pulls from @planeta.losangeles + @paisaboys + @persona.theshop

‘Manos Benditas,’ a photo project photographed and directed by Thalia Gochez (@thaliagochez), highlighting real street vendors whose labor sustains neighborhoods, traditions, and community.

“At a time when many vendors, regardless of citizenship status, are increasingly targeted, racially profiled, and criminalized, this work seeks to humanize those too often reduced to policy debates. Street vendors are the heart and soul of every city, forming the heartbeat of what makes this country so vibrant and beautiful. Manos Benditas functions as both a visual archive and a form of direct support during a time of heightened targeting and vulnerability by partnering with @midcitymercado’s Street Vendor Fund initiative to provide direct assistance.”

Credits:
photograph + creative + cast by @thaliagochez
Talent Don J + Doña M
photo assistant @soymariaevelyn
style by @jasmineejuliee
dress & scarf/headpiece made by @hoodbabyla
fashion pulls from @planeta.losangeles + @paisaboys + @persona.theshop

‘Manos Benditas,’ a photo project photographed and directed by Thalia Gochez (@thaliagochez), highlighting real street vendors whose labor sustains neighborhoods, traditions, and community.

“At a time when many vendors, regardless of citizenship status, are increasingly targeted, racially profiled, and criminalized, this work seeks to humanize those too often reduced to policy debates. Street vendors are the heart and soul of every city, forming the heartbeat of what makes this country so vibrant and beautiful. Manos Benditas functions as both a visual archive and a form of direct support during a time of heightened targeting and vulnerability by partnering with @midcitymercado’s Street Vendor Fund initiative to provide direct assistance.”

Credits:
photograph + creative + cast by @thaliagochez
Talent Don J + Doña M
photo assistant @soymariaevelyn
style by @jasmineejuliee
dress & scarf/headpiece made by @hoodbabyla
fashion pulls from @planeta.losangeles + @paisaboys + @persona.theshop

‘Manos Benditas,’ a photo project photographed and directed by Thalia Gochez (@thaliagochez), highlighting real street vendors whose labor sustains neighborhoods, traditions, and community.

“At a time when many vendors, regardless of citizenship status, are increasingly targeted, racially profiled, and criminalized, this work seeks to humanize those too often reduced to policy debates. Street vendors are the heart and soul of every city, forming the heartbeat of what makes this country so vibrant and beautiful. Manos Benditas functions as both a visual archive and a form of direct support during a time of heightened targeting and vulnerability by partnering with @midcitymercado’s Street Vendor Fund initiative to provide direct assistance.”

Credits:
photograph + creative + cast by @thaliagochez
Talent Don J + Doña M
photo assistant @soymariaevelyn
style by @jasmineejuliee
dress & scarf/headpiece made by @hoodbabyla
fashion pulls from @planeta.losangeles + @paisaboys + @persona.theshop

A series of threaded works from Amsterdam based-artist Hagar Vardimon (@happyredfish). 'Which Way the Wind Blows' intertwines found photography with meticulous hand embroidery to explore the relationship between home, memory, and the environment.

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know,” Diane Arbus said. In the series “Which Way the Wind Blows,” I hand-sew straight embroidery stitches directly onto found photos of everyday life to create a new, physical layer on the image. These horizontal lines, which mimic the colors of the photo, appear as if they are being blown by the wind, hiding and revealing the subject at the same time. This process renders the image fuzzy and almost unrecognizable, much like a distant memory that is starting to fade. By stitching over the figures, I try to anchor them to the landscape, turning an everyday moment into something that is both obscured and preserved."

A series of threaded works from Amsterdam based-artist Hagar Vardimon (@happyredfish). 'Which Way the Wind Blows' intertwines found photography with meticulous hand embroidery to explore the relationship between home, memory, and the environment.

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know,” Diane Arbus said. In the series “Which Way the Wind Blows,” I hand-sew straight embroidery stitches directly onto found photos of everyday life to create a new, physical layer on the image. These horizontal lines, which mimic the colors of the photo, appear as if they are being blown by the wind, hiding and revealing the subject at the same time. This process renders the image fuzzy and almost unrecognizable, much like a distant memory that is starting to fade. By stitching over the figures, I try to anchor them to the landscape, turning an everyday moment into something that is both obscured and preserved."

A series of threaded works from Amsterdam based-artist Hagar Vardimon (@happyredfish). 'Which Way the Wind Blows' intertwines found photography with meticulous hand embroidery to explore the relationship between home, memory, and the environment.

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know,” Diane Arbus said. In the series “Which Way the Wind Blows,” I hand-sew straight embroidery stitches directly onto found photos of everyday life to create a new, physical layer on the image. These horizontal lines, which mimic the colors of the photo, appear as if they are being blown by the wind, hiding and revealing the subject at the same time. This process renders the image fuzzy and almost unrecognizable, much like a distant memory that is starting to fade. By stitching over the figures, I try to anchor them to the landscape, turning an everyday moment into something that is both obscured and preserved."

A series of threaded works from Amsterdam based-artist Hagar Vardimon (@happyredfish). 'Which Way the Wind Blows' intertwines found photography with meticulous hand embroidery to explore the relationship between home, memory, and the environment.

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know,” Diane Arbus said. In the series “Which Way the Wind Blows,” I hand-sew straight embroidery stitches directly onto found photos of everyday life to create a new, physical layer on the image. These horizontal lines, which mimic the colors of the photo, appear as if they are being blown by the wind, hiding and revealing the subject at the same time. This process renders the image fuzzy and almost unrecognizable, much like a distant memory that is starting to fade. By stitching over the figures, I try to anchor them to the landscape, turning an everyday moment into something that is both obscured and preserved."

A series of threaded works from Amsterdam based-artist Hagar Vardimon (@happyredfish). 'Which Way the Wind Blows' intertwines found photography with meticulous hand embroidery to explore the relationship between home, memory, and the environment.

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know,” Diane Arbus said. In the series “Which Way the Wind Blows,” I hand-sew straight embroidery stitches directly onto found photos of everyday life to create a new, physical layer on the image. These horizontal lines, which mimic the colors of the photo, appear as if they are being blown by the wind, hiding and revealing the subject at the same time. This process renders the image fuzzy and almost unrecognizable, much like a distant memory that is starting to fade. By stitching over the figures, I try to anchor them to the landscape, turning an everyday moment into something that is both obscured and preserved."

A series of threaded works from Amsterdam based-artist Hagar Vardimon (@happyredfish). 'Which Way the Wind Blows' intertwines found photography with meticulous hand embroidery to explore the relationship between home, memory, and the environment.

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know,” Diane Arbus said. In the series “Which Way the Wind Blows,” I hand-sew straight embroidery stitches directly onto found photos of everyday life to create a new, physical layer on the image. These horizontal lines, which mimic the colors of the photo, appear as if they are being blown by the wind, hiding and revealing the subject at the same time. This process renders the image fuzzy and almost unrecognizable, much like a distant memory that is starting to fade. By stitching over the figures, I try to anchor them to the landscape, turning an everyday moment into something that is both obscured and preserved."

A series of threaded works from Amsterdam based-artist Hagar Vardimon (@happyredfish). 'Which Way the Wind Blows' intertwines found photography with meticulous hand embroidery to explore the relationship between home, memory, and the environment.

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know,” Diane Arbus said. In the series “Which Way the Wind Blows,” I hand-sew straight embroidery stitches directly onto found photos of everyday life to create a new, physical layer on the image. These horizontal lines, which mimic the colors of the photo, appear as if they are being blown by the wind, hiding and revealing the subject at the same time. This process renders the image fuzzy and almost unrecognizable, much like a distant memory that is starting to fade. By stitching over the figures, I try to anchor them to the landscape, turning an everyday moment into something that is both obscured and preserved."

A series of threaded works from Amsterdam based-artist Hagar Vardimon (@happyredfish). 'Which Way the Wind Blows' intertwines found photography with meticulous hand embroidery to explore the relationship between home, memory, and the environment.

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know,” Diane Arbus said. In the series “Which Way the Wind Blows,” I hand-sew straight embroidery stitches directly onto found photos of everyday life to create a new, physical layer on the image. These horizontal lines, which mimic the colors of the photo, appear as if they are being blown by the wind, hiding and revealing the subject at the same time. This process renders the image fuzzy and almost unrecognizable, much like a distant memory that is starting to fade. By stitching over the figures, I try to anchor them to the landscape, turning an everyday moment into something that is both obscured and preserved."

A series of threaded works from Amsterdam based-artist Hagar Vardimon (@happyredfish). 'Which Way the Wind Blows' intertwines found photography with meticulous hand embroidery to explore the relationship between home, memory, and the environment.

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know,” Diane Arbus said. In the series “Which Way the Wind Blows,” I hand-sew straight embroidery stitches directly onto found photos of everyday life to create a new, physical layer on the image. These horizontal lines, which mimic the colors of the photo, appear as if they are being blown by the wind, hiding and revealing the subject at the same time. This process renders the image fuzzy and almost unrecognizable, much like a distant memory that is starting to fade. By stitching over the figures, I try to anchor them to the landscape, turning an everyday moment into something that is both obscured and preserved."

A series of threaded works from Amsterdam based-artist Hagar Vardimon (@happyredfish). 'Which Way the Wind Blows' intertwines found photography with meticulous hand embroidery to explore the relationship between home, memory, and the environment.

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know,” Diane Arbus said. In the series “Which Way the Wind Blows,” I hand-sew straight embroidery stitches directly onto found photos of everyday life to create a new, physical layer on the image. These horizontal lines, which mimic the colors of the photo, appear as if they are being blown by the wind, hiding and revealing the subject at the same time. This process renders the image fuzzy and almost unrecognizable, much like a distant memory that is starting to fade. By stitching over the figures, I try to anchor them to the landscape, turning an everyday moment into something that is both obscured and preserved."

Me & My Ex (2023), part of 13 Cents, marks Abdulla Elmaz’s (@abdullaelmaz) entry into the art world through a deeply personal body of work. Situated within a surreal visual language shaped by memory, grief, and identity, the series unfolds as an intimate yet confrontational space, where contradictions coexist and resist resolution. Through evolving motifs and symbolic portraiture, Elmaz explores emotional truth, fragmentation, and reclamation.

@bengicaliker Photographed by @abdullaelmaz

“It took me way too long to put this to bed.
You decide who’s who.”

Credits:
Makeup @gianlucacasu.mua
Hair @swapsmakeup
Styling @iam_kunoichi
Lighting @preetham.pereira_
Production @houseofeleveneleven

Me & My Ex (2023), part of 13 Cents, marks Abdulla Elmaz’s (@abdullaelmaz) entry into the art world through a deeply personal body of work. Situated within a surreal visual language shaped by memory, grief, and identity, the series unfolds as an intimate yet confrontational space, where contradictions coexist and resist resolution. Through evolving motifs and symbolic portraiture, Elmaz explores emotional truth, fragmentation, and reclamation.

@bengicaliker Photographed by @abdullaelmaz

“It took me way too long to put this to bed.
You decide who’s who.”

Credits:
Makeup @gianlucacasu.mua
Hair @swapsmakeup
Styling @iam_kunoichi
Lighting @preetham.pereira_
Production @houseofeleveneleven

Me & My Ex (2023), part of 13 Cents, marks Abdulla Elmaz’s (@abdullaelmaz) entry into the art world through a deeply personal body of work. Situated within a surreal visual language shaped by memory, grief, and identity, the series unfolds as an intimate yet confrontational space, where contradictions coexist and resist resolution. Through evolving motifs and symbolic portraiture, Elmaz explores emotional truth, fragmentation, and reclamation.

@bengicaliker Photographed by @abdullaelmaz

“It took me way too long to put this to bed.
You decide who’s who.”

Credits:
Makeup @gianlucacasu.mua
Hair @swapsmakeup
Styling @iam_kunoichi
Lighting @preetham.pereira_
Production @houseofeleveneleven

Me & My Ex (2023), part of 13 Cents, marks Abdulla Elmaz’s (@abdullaelmaz) entry into the art world through a deeply personal body of work. Situated within a surreal visual language shaped by memory, grief, and identity, the series unfolds as an intimate yet confrontational space, where contradictions coexist and resist resolution. Through evolving motifs and symbolic portraiture, Elmaz explores emotional truth, fragmentation, and reclamation.

@bengicaliker Photographed by @abdullaelmaz

“It took me way too long to put this to bed.
You decide who’s who.”

Credits:
Makeup @gianlucacasu.mua
Hair @swapsmakeup
Styling @iam_kunoichi
Lighting @preetham.pereira_
Production @houseofeleveneleven

Me & My Ex (2023), part of 13 Cents, marks Abdulla Elmaz’s (@abdullaelmaz) entry into the art world through a deeply personal body of work. Situated within a surreal visual language shaped by memory, grief, and identity, the series unfolds as an intimate yet confrontational space, where contradictions coexist and resist resolution. Through evolving motifs and symbolic portraiture, Elmaz explores emotional truth, fragmentation, and reclamation.

@bengicaliker Photographed by @abdullaelmaz

“It took me way too long to put this to bed.
You decide who’s who.”

Credits:
Makeup @gianlucacasu.mua
Hair @swapsmakeup
Styling @iam_kunoichi
Lighting @preetham.pereira_
Production @houseofeleveneleven

Me & My Ex (2023), part of 13 Cents, marks Abdulla Elmaz’s (@abdullaelmaz) entry into the art world through a deeply personal body of work. Situated within a surreal visual language shaped by memory, grief, and identity, the series unfolds as an intimate yet confrontational space, where contradictions coexist and resist resolution. Through evolving motifs and symbolic portraiture, Elmaz explores emotional truth, fragmentation, and reclamation.

@bengicaliker Photographed by @abdullaelmaz

“It took me way too long to put this to bed.
You decide who’s who.”

Credits:
Makeup @gianlucacasu.mua
Hair @swapsmakeup
Styling @iam_kunoichi
Lighting @preetham.pereira_
Production @houseofeleveneleven

Me & My Ex (2023), part of 13 Cents, marks Abdulla Elmaz’s (@abdullaelmaz) entry into the art world through a deeply personal body of work. Situated within a surreal visual language shaped by memory, grief, and identity, the series unfolds as an intimate yet confrontational space, where contradictions coexist and resist resolution. Through evolving motifs and symbolic portraiture, Elmaz explores emotional truth, fragmentation, and reclamation.

@bengicaliker Photographed by @abdullaelmaz

“It took me way too long to put this to bed.
You decide who’s who.”

Credits:
Makeup @gianlucacasu.mua
Hair @swapsmakeup
Styling @iam_kunoichi
Lighting @preetham.pereira_
Production @houseofeleveneleven

Me & My Ex (2023), part of 13 Cents, marks Abdulla Elmaz’s (@abdullaelmaz) entry into the art world through a deeply personal body of work. Situated within a surreal visual language shaped by memory, grief, and identity, the series unfolds as an intimate yet confrontational space, where contradictions coexist and resist resolution. Through evolving motifs and symbolic portraiture, Elmaz explores emotional truth, fragmentation, and reclamation.

@bengicaliker Photographed by @abdullaelmaz

“It took me way too long to put this to bed.
You decide who’s who.”

Credits:
Makeup @gianlucacasu.mua
Hair @swapsmakeup
Styling @iam_kunoichi
Lighting @preetham.pereira_
Production @houseofeleveneleven

Me & My Ex (2023), part of 13 Cents, marks Abdulla Elmaz’s (@abdullaelmaz) entry into the art world through a deeply personal body of work. Situated within a surreal visual language shaped by memory, grief, and identity, the series unfolds as an intimate yet confrontational space, where contradictions coexist and resist resolution. Through evolving motifs and symbolic portraiture, Elmaz explores emotional truth, fragmentation, and reclamation.

@bengicaliker Photographed by @abdullaelmaz

“It took me way too long to put this to bed.
You decide who’s who.”

Credits:
Makeup @gianlucacasu.mua
Hair @swapsmakeup
Styling @iam_kunoichi
Lighting @preetham.pereira_
Production @houseofeleveneleven

Me & My Ex (2023), part of 13 Cents, marks Abdulla Elmaz’s (@abdullaelmaz) entry into the art world through a deeply personal body of work. Situated within a surreal visual language shaped by memory, grief, and identity, the series unfolds as an intimate yet confrontational space, where contradictions coexist and resist resolution. Through evolving motifs and symbolic portraiture, Elmaz explores emotional truth, fragmentation, and reclamation.

@bengicaliker Photographed by @abdullaelmaz

“It took me way too long to put this to bed.
You decide who’s who.”

Credits:
Makeup @gianlucacasu.mua
Hair @swapsmakeup
Styling @iam_kunoichi
Lighting @preetham.pereira_
Production @houseofeleveneleven

About Last Night: Earlier this month, Tiffany Day (@tiffdidwhat) released her highly anticipated album HALO. We pulled up to her sold-out release show at @night_club_101 to capture the energy from within.

Behind Tiffany’s world, and much of what led up to this breakout moment, is her best friend and lead creative Ally Wei (@alllywei). From the album artwork and eight music videos to the viral Bassfluff set, CD and merch design, tour admat, website, logo, and wheatpaste posters, Ally has helped shape a visual language that feels both emotionally evocative and unmistakably theirs.

What began as a friendship has grown into a never-ending world of play, rooted in a kind of childlike spontaneity to mess around, experiment, and figure things out together.

“Ally gives me a really safe space to create,” says Tiffany. And for Ally, the process has always been something deeper: “When I reflect on our past work, I think more about the memories we’ve made together than the final product we released.”

Credits:
Images: @allywei, z_h_i
Video: @dylanngill
✍️ @maikphan

About Last Night: Earlier this month, Tiffany Day (@tiffdidwhat) released her highly anticipated album HALO. We pulled up to her sold-out release show at @night_club_101 to capture the energy from within.

Behind Tiffany’s world, and much of what led up to this breakout moment, is her best friend and lead creative Ally Wei (@alllywei). From the album artwork and eight music videos to the viral Bassfluff set, CD and merch design, tour admat, website, logo, and wheatpaste posters, Ally has helped shape a visual language that feels both emotionally evocative and unmistakably theirs.

What began as a friendship has grown into a never-ending world of play, rooted in a kind of childlike spontaneity to mess around, experiment, and figure things out together.

“Ally gives me a really safe space to create,” says Tiffany. And for Ally, the process has always been something deeper: “When I reflect on our past work, I think more about the memories we’ve made together than the final product we released.”

Credits:
Images: @allywei, z_h_i
Video: @dylanngill
✍️ @maikphan

About Last Night: Earlier this month, Tiffany Day (@tiffdidwhat) released her highly anticipated album HALO. We pulled up to her sold-out release show at @night_club_101 to capture the energy from within.

Behind Tiffany’s world, and much of what led up to this breakout moment, is her best friend and lead creative Ally Wei (@alllywei). From the album artwork and eight music videos to the viral Bassfluff set, CD and merch design, tour admat, website, logo, and wheatpaste posters, Ally has helped shape a visual language that feels both emotionally evocative and unmistakably theirs.

What began as a friendship has grown into a never-ending world of play, rooted in a kind of childlike spontaneity to mess around, experiment, and figure things out together.

“Ally gives me a really safe space to create,” says Tiffany. And for Ally, the process has always been something deeper: “When I reflect on our past work, I think more about the memories we’ve made together than the final product we released.”

Credits:
Images: @allywei, z_h_i
Video: @dylanngill
✍️ @maikphan

About Last Night: Earlier this month, Tiffany Day (@tiffdidwhat) released her highly anticipated album HALO. We pulled up to her sold-out release show at @night_club_101 to capture the energy from within.

Behind Tiffany’s world, and much of what led up to this breakout moment, is her best friend and lead creative Ally Wei (@alllywei). From the album artwork and eight music videos to the viral Bassfluff set, CD and merch design, tour admat, website, logo, and wheatpaste posters, Ally has helped shape a visual language that feels both emotionally evocative and unmistakably theirs.

What began as a friendship has grown into a never-ending world of play, rooted in a kind of childlike spontaneity to mess around, experiment, and figure things out together.

“Ally gives me a really safe space to create,” says Tiffany. And for Ally, the process has always been something deeper: “When I reflect on our past work, I think more about the memories we’ve made together than the final product we released.”

Credits:
Images: @allywei, z_h_i
Video: @dylanngill
✍️ @maikphan

About Last Night: Earlier this month, Tiffany Day (@tiffdidwhat) released her highly anticipated album HALO. We pulled up to her sold-out release show at @night_club_101 to capture the energy from within.

Behind Tiffany’s world, and much of what led up to this breakout moment, is her best friend and lead creative Ally Wei (@alllywei). From the album artwork and eight music videos to the viral Bassfluff set, CD and merch design, tour admat, website, logo, and wheatpaste posters, Ally has helped shape a visual language that feels both emotionally evocative and unmistakably theirs.

What began as a friendship has grown into a never-ending world of play, rooted in a kind of childlike spontaneity to mess around, experiment, and figure things out together.

“Ally gives me a really safe space to create,” says Tiffany. And for Ally, the process has always been something deeper: “When I reflect on our past work, I think more about the memories we’ve made together than the final product we released.”

Credits:
Images: @allywei, z_h_i
Video: @dylanngill
✍️ @maikphan

About Last Night: Earlier this month, Tiffany Day (@tiffdidwhat) released her highly anticipated album HALO. We pulled up to her sold-out release show at @night_club_101 to capture the energy from within.

Behind Tiffany’s world, and much of what led up to this breakout moment, is her best friend and lead creative Ally Wei (@alllywei). From the album artwork and eight music videos to the viral Bassfluff set, CD and merch design, tour admat, website, logo, and wheatpaste posters, Ally has helped shape a visual language that feels both emotionally evocative and unmistakably theirs.

What began as a friendship has grown into a never-ending world of play, rooted in a kind of childlike spontaneity to mess around, experiment, and figure things out together.

“Ally gives me a really safe space to create,” says Tiffany. And for Ally, the process has always been something deeper: “When I reflect on our past work, I think more about the memories we’ve made together than the final product we released.”

Credits:
Images: @allywei, z_h_i
Video: @dylanngill
✍️ @maikphan

About Last Night: Earlier this month, Tiffany Day (@tiffdidwhat) released her highly anticipated album HALO. We pulled up to her sold-out release show at @night_club_101 to capture the energy from within.

Behind Tiffany’s world, and much of what led up to this breakout moment, is her best friend and lead creative Ally Wei (@alllywei). From the album artwork and eight music videos to the viral Bassfluff set, CD and merch design, tour admat, website, logo, and wheatpaste posters, Ally has helped shape a visual language that feels both emotionally evocative and unmistakably theirs.

What began as a friendship has grown into a never-ending world of play, rooted in a kind of childlike spontaneity to mess around, experiment, and figure things out together.

“Ally gives me a really safe space to create,” says Tiffany. And for Ally, the process has always been something deeper: “When I reflect on our past work, I think more about the memories we’ve made together than the final product we released.”

Credits:
Images: @allywei, z_h_i
Video: @dylanngill
✍️ @maikphan

About Last Night: Earlier this month, Tiffany Day (@tiffdidwhat) released her highly anticipated album HALO. We pulled up to her sold-out release show at @night_club_101 to capture the energy from within.

Behind Tiffany’s world, and much of what led up to this breakout moment, is her best friend and lead creative Ally Wei (@alllywei). From the album artwork and eight music videos to the viral Bassfluff set, CD and merch design, tour admat, website, logo, and wheatpaste posters, Ally has helped shape a visual language that feels both emotionally evocative and unmistakably theirs.

What began as a friendship has grown into a never-ending world of play, rooted in a kind of childlike spontaneity to mess around, experiment, and figure things out together.

“Ally gives me a really safe space to create,” says Tiffany. And for Ally, the process has always been something deeper: “When I reflect on our past work, I think more about the memories we’ve made together than the final product we released.”

Credits:
Images: @allywei, z_h_i
Video: @dylanngill
✍️ @maikphan

About Last Night: Earlier this month, Tiffany Day (@tiffdidwhat) released her highly anticipated album HALO. We pulled up to her sold-out release show at @night_club_101 to capture the energy from within.

Behind Tiffany’s world, and much of what led up to this breakout moment, is her best friend and lead creative Ally Wei (@alllywei). From the album artwork and eight music videos to the viral Bassfluff set, CD and merch design, tour admat, website, logo, and wheatpaste posters, Ally has helped shape a visual language that feels both emotionally evocative and unmistakably theirs.

What began as a friendship has grown into a never-ending world of play, rooted in a kind of childlike spontaneity to mess around, experiment, and figure things out together.

“Ally gives me a really safe space to create,” says Tiffany. And for Ally, the process has always been something deeper: “When I reflect on our past work, I think more about the memories we’ve made together than the final product we released.”

Credits:
Images: @allywei, z_h_i
Video: @dylanngill
✍️ @maikphan

About Last Night: Earlier this month, Tiffany Day (@tiffdidwhat) released her highly anticipated album HALO. We pulled up to her sold-out release show at @night_club_101 to capture the energy from within.

Behind Tiffany’s world, and much of what led up to this breakout moment, is her best friend and lead creative Ally Wei (@alllywei). From the album artwork and eight music videos to the viral Bassfluff set, CD and merch design, tour admat, website, logo, and wheatpaste posters, Ally has helped shape a visual language that feels both emotionally evocative and unmistakably theirs.

What began as a friendship has grown into a never-ending world of play, rooted in a kind of childlike spontaneity to mess around, experiment, and figure things out together.

“Ally gives me a really safe space to create,” says Tiffany. And for Ally, the process has always been something deeper: “When I reflect on our past work, I think more about the memories we’ve made together than the final product we released.”

Credits:
Images: @allywei, z_h_i
Video: @dylanngill
✍️ @maikphan

About Last Night: Earlier this month, Tiffany Day (@tiffdidwhat) released her highly anticipated album HALO. We pulled up to her sold-out release show at @night_club_101 to capture the energy from within.

Behind Tiffany’s world, and much of what led up to this breakout moment, is her best friend and lead creative Ally Wei (@alllywei). From the album artwork and eight music videos to the viral Bassfluff set, CD and merch design, tour admat, website, logo, and wheatpaste posters, Ally has helped shape a visual language that feels both emotionally evocative and unmistakably theirs.

What began as a friendship has grown into a never-ending world of play, rooted in a kind of childlike spontaneity to mess around, experiment, and figure things out together.

“Ally gives me a really safe space to create,” says Tiffany. And for Ally, the process has always been something deeper: “When I reflect on our past work, I think more about the memories we’ve made together than the final product we released.”

Credits:
Images: @allywei, z_h_i
Video: @dylanngill
✍️ @maikphan

About Last Night: Earlier this month, Tiffany Day (@tiffdidwhat) released her highly anticipated album HALO. We pulled up to her sold-out release show at @night_club_101 to capture the energy from within.

Behind Tiffany’s world, and much of what led up to this breakout moment, is her best friend and lead creative Ally Wei (@alllywei). From the album artwork and eight music videos to the viral Bassfluff set, CD and merch design, tour admat, website, logo, and wheatpaste posters, Ally has helped shape a visual language that feels both emotionally evocative and unmistakably theirs.

What began as a friendship has grown into a never-ending world of play, rooted in a kind of childlike spontaneity to mess around, experiment, and figure things out together.

“Ally gives me a really safe space to create,” says Tiffany. And for Ally, the process has always been something deeper: “When I reflect on our past work, I think more about the memories we’ve made together than the final product we released.”

Credits:
Images: @allywei, z_h_i
Video: @dylanngill
✍️ @maikphan

Singaporean photographer and filmmaker Beixin (@beixin) captures ‘Impression Lijiang’ in Yunnan, where music, dance, and ritual from more than ten ethnic minority communities unfold in quiet dialogue with the stillness of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

“This body of work was approached with a focus on cinematic restraint and presence rather than spectacle. We deliberately avoided camera movements that might distract, keeping the attention on the songs, dances, and presence of each community. This allowed us to document how their traditions unfold quietly within the mountains — letting culture and landscape coexist without one overpowering the other.”

Credits:
Photographed, filmed, and edited by @beixin @robinlamhj

Singaporean photographer and filmmaker Beixin (@beixin) captures ‘Impression Lijiang’ in Yunnan, where music, dance, and ritual from more than ten ethnic minority communities unfold in quiet dialogue with the stillness of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

“This body of work was approached with a focus on cinematic restraint and presence rather than spectacle. We deliberately avoided camera movements that might distract, keeping the attention on the songs, dances, and presence of each community. This allowed us to document how their traditions unfold quietly within the mountains — letting culture and landscape coexist without one overpowering the other.”

Credits:
Photographed, filmed, and edited by @beixin @robinlamhj

Singaporean photographer and filmmaker Beixin (@beixin) captures ‘Impression Lijiang’ in Yunnan, where music, dance, and ritual from more than ten ethnic minority communities unfold in quiet dialogue with the stillness of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

“This body of work was approached with a focus on cinematic restraint and presence rather than spectacle. We deliberately avoided camera movements that might distract, keeping the attention on the songs, dances, and presence of each community. This allowed us to document how their traditions unfold quietly within the mountains — letting culture and landscape coexist without one overpowering the other.”

Credits:
Photographed, filmed, and edited by @beixin @robinlamhj

Singaporean photographer and filmmaker Beixin (@beixin) captures ‘Impression Lijiang’ in Yunnan, where music, dance, and ritual from more than ten ethnic minority communities unfold in quiet dialogue with the stillness of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

“This body of work was approached with a focus on cinematic restraint and presence rather than spectacle. We deliberately avoided camera movements that might distract, keeping the attention on the songs, dances, and presence of each community. This allowed us to document how their traditions unfold quietly within the mountains — letting culture and landscape coexist without one overpowering the other.”

Credits:
Photographed, filmed, and edited by @beixin @robinlamhj

Singaporean photographer and filmmaker Beixin (@beixin) captures ‘Impression Lijiang’ in Yunnan, where music, dance, and ritual from more than ten ethnic minority communities unfold in quiet dialogue with the stillness of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

“This body of work was approached with a focus on cinematic restraint and presence rather than spectacle. We deliberately avoided camera movements that might distract, keeping the attention on the songs, dances, and presence of each community. This allowed us to document how their traditions unfold quietly within the mountains — letting culture and landscape coexist without one overpowering the other.”

Credits:
Photographed, filmed, and edited by @beixin @robinlamhj

For Volume 27 of Creative Counts, we spoke with Sam Lim Achatz (@iamsamlim), a creative strategist whose path has moved across fashion, media, beauty, hospitality—and now cannabis. With a mind wired for association, her practice centers on the moment something familiar begins to feel slightly different, opening up new ways of seeing and experiencing the world.

Through her brand Hi-Snaps (@hi.snaps), Sam explores cannabis not as an escape, but as a subtle shift in perception. Drawing from surrealism, experimental gastronomy, and beyond, her work reflects a practice where creativity buzzes in conjunction with curiosity.

Read the full conversation at milkagency.com

Credits:
All images and videos provided by @iamsamlim
Interview by @milkagencynyc

For Volume 27 of Creative Counts, we spoke with Sam Lim Achatz (@iamsamlim), a creative strategist whose path has moved across fashion, media, beauty, hospitality—and now cannabis. With a mind wired for association, her practice centers on the moment something familiar begins to feel slightly different, opening up new ways of seeing and experiencing the world.

Through her brand Hi-Snaps (@hi.snaps), Sam explores cannabis not as an escape, but as a subtle shift in perception. Drawing from surrealism, experimental gastronomy, and beyond, her work reflects a practice where creativity buzzes in conjunction with curiosity.

Read the full conversation at milkagency.com

Credits:
All images and videos provided by @iamsamlim
Interview by @milkagencynyc

For Volume 27 of Creative Counts, we spoke with Sam Lim Achatz (@iamsamlim), a creative strategist whose path has moved across fashion, media, beauty, hospitality—and now cannabis. With a mind wired for association, her practice centers on the moment something familiar begins to feel slightly different, opening up new ways of seeing and experiencing the world.

Through her brand Hi-Snaps (@hi.snaps), Sam explores cannabis not as an escape, but as a subtle shift in perception. Drawing from surrealism, experimental gastronomy, and beyond, her work reflects a practice where creativity buzzes in conjunction with curiosity.

Read the full conversation at milkagency.com

Credits:
All images and videos provided by @iamsamlim
Interview by @milkagencynyc

For Volume 27 of Creative Counts, we spoke with Sam Lim Achatz (@iamsamlim), a creative strategist whose path has moved across fashion, media, beauty, hospitality—and now cannabis. With a mind wired for association, her practice centers on the moment something familiar begins to feel slightly different, opening up new ways of seeing and experiencing the world.

Through her brand Hi-Snaps (@hi.snaps), Sam explores cannabis not as an escape, but as a subtle shift in perception. Drawing from surrealism, experimental gastronomy, and beyond, her work reflects a practice where creativity buzzes in conjunction with curiosity.

Read the full conversation at milkagency.com

Credits:
All images and videos provided by @iamsamlim
Interview by @milkagencynyc

For Volume 27 of Creative Counts, we spoke with Sam Lim Achatz (@iamsamlim), a creative strategist whose path has moved across fashion, media, beauty, hospitality—and now cannabis. With a mind wired for association, her practice centers on the moment something familiar begins to feel slightly different, opening up new ways of seeing and experiencing the world.

Through her brand Hi-Snaps (@hi.snaps), Sam explores cannabis not as an escape, but as a subtle shift in perception. Drawing from surrealism, experimental gastronomy, and beyond, her work reflects a practice where creativity buzzes in conjunction with curiosity.

Read the full conversation at milkagency.com

Credits:
All images and videos provided by @iamsamlim
Interview by @milkagencynyc

For Volume 27 of Creative Counts, we spoke with Sam Lim Achatz (@iamsamlim), a creative strategist whose path has moved across fashion, media, beauty, hospitality—and now cannabis. With a mind wired for association, her practice centers on the moment something familiar begins to feel slightly different, opening up new ways of seeing and experiencing the world.

Through her brand Hi-Snaps (@hi.snaps), Sam explores cannabis not as an escape, but as a subtle shift in perception. Drawing from surrealism, experimental gastronomy, and beyond, her work reflects a practice where creativity buzzes in conjunction with curiosity.

Read the full conversation at milkagency.com

Credits:
All images and videos provided by @iamsamlim
Interview by @milkagencynyc

For Volume 27 of Creative Counts, we spoke with Sam Lim Achatz (@iamsamlim), a creative strategist whose path has moved across fashion, media, beauty, hospitality—and now cannabis. With a mind wired for association, her practice centers on the moment something familiar begins to feel slightly different, opening up new ways of seeing and experiencing the world.

Through her brand Hi-Snaps (@hi.snaps), Sam explores cannabis not as an escape, but as a subtle shift in perception. Drawing from surrealism, experimental gastronomy, and beyond, her work reflects a practice where creativity buzzes in conjunction with curiosity.

Read the full conversation at milkagency.com

Credits:
All images and videos provided by @iamsamlim
Interview by @milkagencynyc

For Volume 27 of Creative Counts, we spoke with Sam Lim Achatz (@iamsamlim), a creative strategist whose path has moved across fashion, media, beauty, hospitality—and now cannabis. With a mind wired for association, her practice centers on the moment something familiar begins to feel slightly different, opening up new ways of seeing and experiencing the world.

Through her brand Hi-Snaps (@hi.snaps), Sam explores cannabis not as an escape, but as a subtle shift in perception. Drawing from surrealism, experimental gastronomy, and beyond, her work reflects a practice where creativity buzzes in conjunction with curiosity.

Read the full conversation at milkagency.com

Credits:
All images and videos provided by @iamsamlim
Interview by @milkagencynyc

For Volume 27 of Creative Counts, we spoke with Sam Lim Achatz (@iamsamlim), a creative strategist whose path has moved across fashion, media, beauty, hospitality—and now cannabis. With a mind wired for association, her practice centers on the moment something familiar begins to feel slightly different, opening up new ways of seeing and experiencing the world.

Through her brand Hi-Snaps (@hi.snaps), Sam explores cannabis not as an escape, but as a subtle shift in perception. Drawing from surrealism, experimental gastronomy, and beyond, her work reflects a practice where creativity buzzes in conjunction with curiosity.

Read the full conversation at milkagency.com

Credits:
All images and videos provided by @iamsamlim
Interview by @milkagencynyc

For Volume 27 of Creative Counts, we spoke with Sam Lim Achatz (@iamsamlim), a creative strategist whose path has moved across fashion, media, beauty, hospitality—and now cannabis. With a mind wired for association, her practice centers on the moment something familiar begins to feel slightly different, opening up new ways of seeing and experiencing the world.

Through her brand Hi-Snaps (@hi.snaps), Sam explores cannabis not as an escape, but as a subtle shift in perception. Drawing from surrealism, experimental gastronomy, and beyond, her work reflects a practice where creativity buzzes in conjunction with curiosity.

Read the full conversation at milkagency.com

Credits:
All images and videos provided by @iamsamlim
Interview by @milkagencynyc

‘On the Road,’ captured during an aimless drive through Spain by photographer Mark Rammers (@markrammers). At home on the road, he finds beauty in the ordinary while witnessing the continuous evolution of natural and man-altered landscapes.

“To me, the essence of discovery is not found in spaces of obvious beauty. While on the road, I usually only decide on a destination, never on the exact route. I keep my eyes peeled to the asphalt and its periphery, expecting to encounter intricate details or untold stories - not designed to be attractive, but simply fulfilling their part in the larger concept of the malleable world.”

‘On the Road,’ captured during an aimless drive through Spain by photographer Mark Rammers (@markrammers). At home on the road, he finds beauty in the ordinary while witnessing the continuous evolution of natural and man-altered landscapes.

“To me, the essence of discovery is not found in spaces of obvious beauty. While on the road, I usually only decide on a destination, never on the exact route. I keep my eyes peeled to the asphalt and its periphery, expecting to encounter intricate details or untold stories - not designed to be attractive, but simply fulfilling their part in the larger concept of the malleable world.”

‘On the Road,’ captured during an aimless drive through Spain by photographer Mark Rammers (@markrammers). At home on the road, he finds beauty in the ordinary while witnessing the continuous evolution of natural and man-altered landscapes.

“To me, the essence of discovery is not found in spaces of obvious beauty. While on the road, I usually only decide on a destination, never on the exact route. I keep my eyes peeled to the asphalt and its periphery, expecting to encounter intricate details or untold stories - not designed to be attractive, but simply fulfilling their part in the larger concept of the malleable world.”

‘On the Road,’ captured during an aimless drive through Spain by photographer Mark Rammers (@markrammers). At home on the road, he finds beauty in the ordinary while witnessing the continuous evolution of natural and man-altered landscapes.

“To me, the essence of discovery is not found in spaces of obvious beauty. While on the road, I usually only decide on a destination, never on the exact route. I keep my eyes peeled to the asphalt and its periphery, expecting to encounter intricate details or untold stories - not designed to be attractive, but simply fulfilling their part in the larger concept of the malleable world.”

‘On the Road,’ captured during an aimless drive through Spain by photographer Mark Rammers (@markrammers). At home on the road, he finds beauty in the ordinary while witnessing the continuous evolution of natural and man-altered landscapes.

“To me, the essence of discovery is not found in spaces of obvious beauty. While on the road, I usually only decide on a destination, never on the exact route. I keep my eyes peeled to the asphalt and its periphery, expecting to encounter intricate details or untold stories - not designed to be attractive, but simply fulfilling their part in the larger concept of the malleable world.”

‘On the Road,’ captured during an aimless drive through Spain by photographer Mark Rammers (@markrammers). At home on the road, he finds beauty in the ordinary while witnessing the continuous evolution of natural and man-altered landscapes.

“To me, the essence of discovery is not found in spaces of obvious beauty. While on the road, I usually only decide on a destination, never on the exact route. I keep my eyes peeled to the asphalt and its periphery, expecting to encounter intricate details or untold stories - not designed to be attractive, but simply fulfilling their part in the larger concept of the malleable world.”

‘On the Road,’ captured during an aimless drive through Spain by photographer Mark Rammers (@markrammers). At home on the road, he finds beauty in the ordinary while witnessing the continuous evolution of natural and man-altered landscapes.

“To me, the essence of discovery is not found in spaces of obvious beauty. While on the road, I usually only decide on a destination, never on the exact route. I keep my eyes peeled to the asphalt and its periphery, expecting to encounter intricate details or untold stories - not designed to be attractive, but simply fulfilling their part in the larger concept of the malleable world.”

‘On the Road,’ captured during an aimless drive through Spain by photographer Mark Rammers (@markrammers). At home on the road, he finds beauty in the ordinary while witnessing the continuous evolution of natural and man-altered landscapes.

“To me, the essence of discovery is not found in spaces of obvious beauty. While on the road, I usually only decide on a destination, never on the exact route. I keep my eyes peeled to the asphalt and its periphery, expecting to encounter intricate details or untold stories - not designed to be attractive, but simply fulfilling their part in the larger concept of the malleable world.”

‘On the Road,’ captured during an aimless drive through Spain by photographer Mark Rammers (@markrammers). At home on the road, he finds beauty in the ordinary while witnessing the continuous evolution of natural and man-altered landscapes.

“To me, the essence of discovery is not found in spaces of obvious beauty. While on the road, I usually only decide on a destination, never on the exact route. I keep my eyes peeled to the asphalt and its periphery, expecting to encounter intricate details or untold stories - not designed to be attractive, but simply fulfilling their part in the larger concept of the malleable world.”

‘On the Road,’ captured during an aimless drive through Spain by photographer Mark Rammers (@markrammers). At home on the road, he finds beauty in the ordinary while witnessing the continuous evolution of natural and man-altered landscapes.

“To me, the essence of discovery is not found in spaces of obvious beauty. While on the road, I usually only decide on a destination, never on the exact route. I keep my eyes peeled to the asphalt and its periphery, expecting to encounter intricate details or untold stories - not designed to be attractive, but simply fulfilling their part in the larger concept of the malleable world.”

Artist Spotlight: For Alison Rodrigues (@catecismo__ ), painting begins with a simple instinct: to create something his 8-year-old self would have loved.

Having started drawing as a child, inspired by cartoons on TV and comic books, Rodrigues’s practice carries that same desire to build worlds of his own. An expert at juxtaposing chroma and figure,he often draws from urban landscapes tied to his Afro-Brazilian heritage.

Artist Spotlight: For Alison Rodrigues (@catecismo__ ), painting begins with a simple instinct: to create something his 8-year-old self would have loved.

Having started drawing as a child, inspired by cartoons on TV and comic books, Rodrigues’s practice carries that same desire to build worlds of his own. An expert at juxtaposing chroma and figure,he often draws from urban landscapes tied to his Afro-Brazilian heritage.

Artist Spotlight: For Alison Rodrigues (@catecismo__ ), painting begins with a simple instinct: to create something his 8-year-old self would have loved.

Having started drawing as a child, inspired by cartoons on TV and comic books, Rodrigues’s practice carries that same desire to build worlds of his own. An expert at juxtaposing chroma and figure,he often draws from urban landscapes tied to his Afro-Brazilian heritage.

Artist Spotlight: For Alison Rodrigues (@catecismo__ ), painting begins with a simple instinct: to create something his 8-year-old self would have loved.

Having started drawing as a child, inspired by cartoons on TV and comic books, Rodrigues’s practice carries that same desire to build worlds of his own. An expert at juxtaposing chroma and figure,he often draws from urban landscapes tied to his Afro-Brazilian heritage.

Artist Spotlight: For Alison Rodrigues (@catecismo__ ), painting begins with a simple instinct: to create something his 8-year-old self would have loved.

Having started drawing as a child, inspired by cartoons on TV and comic books, Rodrigues’s practice carries that same desire to build worlds of his own. An expert at juxtaposing chroma and figure,he often draws from urban landscapes tied to his Afro-Brazilian heritage.

Artist Spotlight: For Alison Rodrigues (@catecismo__ ), painting begins with a simple instinct: to create something his 8-year-old self would have loved.

Having started drawing as a child, inspired by cartoons on TV and comic books, Rodrigues’s practice carries that same desire to build worlds of his own. An expert at juxtaposing chroma and figure,he often draws from urban landscapes tied to his Afro-Brazilian heritage.

Artist Spotlight: For Alison Rodrigues (@catecismo__ ), painting begins with a simple instinct: to create something his 8-year-old self would have loved.

Having started drawing as a child, inspired by cartoons on TV and comic books, Rodrigues’s practice carries that same desire to build worlds of his own. An expert at juxtaposing chroma and figure,he often draws from urban landscapes tied to his Afro-Brazilian heritage.

Artist Spotlight: For Alison Rodrigues (@catecismo__ ), painting begins with a simple instinct: to create something his 8-year-old self would have loved.

Having started drawing as a child, inspired by cartoons on TV and comic books, Rodrigues’s practice carries that same desire to build worlds of his own. An expert at juxtaposing chroma and figure,he often draws from urban landscapes tied to his Afro-Brazilian heritage.

Artist Spotlight: For Alison Rodrigues (@catecismo__ ), painting begins with a simple instinct: to create something his 8-year-old self would have loved.

Having started drawing as a child, inspired by cartoons on TV and comic books, Rodrigues’s practice carries that same desire to build worlds of his own. An expert at juxtaposing chroma and figure,he often draws from urban landscapes tied to his Afro-Brazilian heritage.

Artist Spotlight: For Alison Rodrigues (@catecismo__ ), painting begins with a simple instinct: to create something his 8-year-old self would have loved.

Having started drawing as a child, inspired by cartoons on TV and comic books, Rodrigues’s practice carries that same desire to build worlds of his own. An expert at juxtaposing chroma and figure,he often draws from urban landscapes tied to his Afro-Brazilian heritage.

‘Rivers of Hair’ by @nataliekarpushenko

“Women of all ages, sizes and cultures,
cradled by the reef,
their hair unraveling into ocean roots.
The sea calls, the earth listens,
as time drifts backward in quiet waves.”

In collaboration with @carinahardy.studio
Produced by @cccaaarrrhhh
Drone assistent @romaodintsow

‘Rivers of Hair’ by @nataliekarpushenko

“Women of all ages, sizes and cultures,
cradled by the reef,
their hair unraveling into ocean roots.
The sea calls, the earth listens,
as time drifts backward in quiet waves.”

In collaboration with @carinahardy.studio
Produced by @cccaaarrrhhh
Drone assistent @romaodintsow

‘Rivers of Hair’ by @nataliekarpushenko

“Women of all ages, sizes and cultures,
cradled by the reef,
their hair unraveling into ocean roots.
The sea calls, the earth listens,
as time drifts backward in quiet waves.”

In collaboration with @carinahardy.studio
Produced by @cccaaarrrhhh
Drone assistent @romaodintsow

‘Rivers of Hair’ by @nataliekarpushenko

“Women of all ages, sizes and cultures,
cradled by the reef,
their hair unraveling into ocean roots.
The sea calls, the earth listens,
as time drifts backward in quiet waves.”

In collaboration with @carinahardy.studio
Produced by @cccaaarrrhhh
Drone assistent @romaodintsow

‘Rivers of Hair’ by @nataliekarpushenko

“Women of all ages, sizes and cultures,
cradled by the reef,
their hair unraveling into ocean roots.
The sea calls, the earth listens,
as time drifts backward in quiet waves.”

In collaboration with @carinahardy.studio
Produced by @cccaaarrrhhh
Drone assistent @romaodintsow

‘Rivers of Hair’ by @nataliekarpushenko

“Women of all ages, sizes and cultures,
cradled by the reef,
their hair unraveling into ocean roots.
The sea calls, the earth listens,
as time drifts backward in quiet waves.”

In collaboration with @carinahardy.studio
Produced by @cccaaarrrhhh
Drone assistent @romaodintsow

‘Rivers of Hair’ by @nataliekarpushenko

“Women of all ages, sizes and cultures,
cradled by the reef,
their hair unraveling into ocean roots.
The sea calls, the earth listens,
as time drifts backward in quiet waves.”

In collaboration with @carinahardy.studio
Produced by @cccaaarrrhhh
Drone assistent @romaodintsow

A headlong race through a world where success can be measured in engagement and tragedy has become content.

In ‘Our Hero, Balthazar,’ Oscar Boyson’s (@skipmccoy) feature directorial debut, from a script co-written with Ricky Camilleri, two neglected teenagers are thrown together by a chance online encounter. Boyson, whose background helped shape independent culture as the A24/HBO producer behind Uncut Gems, Good Time, and projects spanning Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Jay-Z, and Casey Neistat.

Privileged yet lonely New Yorker, Balthy (Jaeden Martell) eager to enact heroism to impress his activist crush, tracks down Solomon (Asa Butterfield, @asabopp), a Texas teen posting violent threats into the void. Also starring Noah Centineo (@ncentineo), what begins as a misguided attempt at intervention unfolds into an unlikely bond, a journey that transforms both their lives in ways both terrifying and absurd.

Darkly comic, unsettling, and deeply reflective of a generation raised online.

Credits:
New York Premiere images courtesy of Tania Veltchev
All other assets provided by the Our Hero, Balthazar team

A headlong race through a world where success can be measured in engagement and tragedy has become content.

In ‘Our Hero, Balthazar,’ Oscar Boyson’s (@skipmccoy) feature directorial debut, from a script co-written with Ricky Camilleri, two neglected teenagers are thrown together by a chance online encounter. Boyson, whose background helped shape independent culture as the A24/HBO producer behind Uncut Gems, Good Time, and projects spanning Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Jay-Z, and Casey Neistat.

Privileged yet lonely New Yorker, Balthy (Jaeden Martell) eager to enact heroism to impress his activist crush, tracks down Solomon (Asa Butterfield, @asabopp), a Texas teen posting violent threats into the void. Also starring Noah Centineo (@ncentineo), what begins as a misguided attempt at intervention unfolds into an unlikely bond, a journey that transforms both their lives in ways both terrifying and absurd.

Darkly comic, unsettling, and deeply reflective of a generation raised online.

Credits:
New York Premiere images courtesy of Tania Veltchev
All other assets provided by the Our Hero, Balthazar team

A headlong race through a world where success can be measured in engagement and tragedy has become content.

In ‘Our Hero, Balthazar,’ Oscar Boyson’s (@skipmccoy) feature directorial debut, from a script co-written with Ricky Camilleri, two neglected teenagers are thrown together by a chance online encounter. Boyson, whose background helped shape independent culture as the A24/HBO producer behind Uncut Gems, Good Time, and projects spanning Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Jay-Z, and Casey Neistat.

Privileged yet lonely New Yorker, Balthy (Jaeden Martell) eager to enact heroism to impress his activist crush, tracks down Solomon (Asa Butterfield, @asabopp), a Texas teen posting violent threats into the void. Also starring Noah Centineo (@ncentineo), what begins as a misguided attempt at intervention unfolds into an unlikely bond, a journey that transforms both their lives in ways both terrifying and absurd.

Darkly comic, unsettling, and deeply reflective of a generation raised online.

Credits:
New York Premiere images courtesy of Tania Veltchev
All other assets provided by the Our Hero, Balthazar team

A headlong race through a world where success can be measured in engagement and tragedy has become content.

In ‘Our Hero, Balthazar,’ Oscar Boyson’s (@skipmccoy) feature directorial debut, from a script co-written with Ricky Camilleri, two neglected teenagers are thrown together by a chance online encounter. Boyson, whose background helped shape independent culture as the A24/HBO producer behind Uncut Gems, Good Time, and projects spanning Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Jay-Z, and Casey Neistat.

Privileged yet lonely New Yorker, Balthy (Jaeden Martell) eager to enact heroism to impress his activist crush, tracks down Solomon (Asa Butterfield, @asabopp), a Texas teen posting violent threats into the void. Also starring Noah Centineo (@ncentineo), what begins as a misguided attempt at intervention unfolds into an unlikely bond, a journey that transforms both their lives in ways both terrifying and absurd.

Darkly comic, unsettling, and deeply reflective of a generation raised online.

Credits:
New York Premiere images courtesy of Tania Veltchev
All other assets provided by the Our Hero, Balthazar team

A headlong race through a world where success can be measured in engagement and tragedy has become content.

In ‘Our Hero, Balthazar,’ Oscar Boyson’s (@skipmccoy) feature directorial debut, from a script co-written with Ricky Camilleri, two neglected teenagers are thrown together by a chance online encounter. Boyson, whose background helped shape independent culture as the A24/HBO producer behind Uncut Gems, Good Time, and projects spanning Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Jay-Z, and Casey Neistat.

Privileged yet lonely New Yorker, Balthy (Jaeden Martell) eager to enact heroism to impress his activist crush, tracks down Solomon (Asa Butterfield, @asabopp), a Texas teen posting violent threats into the void. Also starring Noah Centineo (@ncentineo), what begins as a misguided attempt at intervention unfolds into an unlikely bond, a journey that transforms both their lives in ways both terrifying and absurd.

Darkly comic, unsettling, and deeply reflective of a generation raised online.

Credits:
New York Premiere images courtesy of Tania Veltchev
All other assets provided by the Our Hero, Balthazar team

A headlong race through a world where success can be measured in engagement and tragedy has become content.

In ‘Our Hero, Balthazar,’ Oscar Boyson’s (@skipmccoy) feature directorial debut, from a script co-written with Ricky Camilleri, two neglected teenagers are thrown together by a chance online encounter. Boyson, whose background helped shape independent culture as the A24/HBO producer behind Uncut Gems, Good Time, and projects spanning Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Jay-Z, and Casey Neistat.

Privileged yet lonely New Yorker, Balthy (Jaeden Martell) eager to enact heroism to impress his activist crush, tracks down Solomon (Asa Butterfield, @asabopp), a Texas teen posting violent threats into the void. Also starring Noah Centineo (@ncentineo), what begins as a misguided attempt at intervention unfolds into an unlikely bond, a journey that transforms both their lives in ways both terrifying and absurd.

Darkly comic, unsettling, and deeply reflective of a generation raised online.

Credits:
New York Premiere images courtesy of Tania Veltchev
All other assets provided by the Our Hero, Balthazar team

A headlong race through a world where success can be measured in engagement and tragedy has become content.

In ‘Our Hero, Balthazar,’ Oscar Boyson’s (@skipmccoy) feature directorial debut, from a script co-written with Ricky Camilleri, two neglected teenagers are thrown together by a chance online encounter. Boyson, whose background helped shape independent culture as the A24/HBO producer behind Uncut Gems, Good Time, and projects spanning Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Jay-Z, and Casey Neistat.

Privileged yet lonely New Yorker, Balthy (Jaeden Martell) eager to enact heroism to impress his activist crush, tracks down Solomon (Asa Butterfield, @asabopp), a Texas teen posting violent threats into the void. Also starring Noah Centineo (@ncentineo), what begins as a misguided attempt at intervention unfolds into an unlikely bond, a journey that transforms both their lives in ways both terrifying and absurd.

Darkly comic, unsettling, and deeply reflective of a generation raised online.

Credits:
New York Premiere images courtesy of Tania Veltchev
All other assets provided by the Our Hero, Balthazar team

A headlong race through a world where success can be measured in engagement and tragedy has become content.

In ‘Our Hero, Balthazar,’ Oscar Boyson’s (@skipmccoy) feature directorial debut, from a script co-written with Ricky Camilleri, two neglected teenagers are thrown together by a chance online encounter. Boyson, whose background helped shape independent culture as the A24/HBO producer behind Uncut Gems, Good Time, and projects spanning Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Jay-Z, and Casey Neistat.

Privileged yet lonely New Yorker, Balthy (Jaeden Martell) eager to enact heroism to impress his activist crush, tracks down Solomon (Asa Butterfield, @asabopp), a Texas teen posting violent threats into the void. Also starring Noah Centineo (@ncentineo), what begins as a misguided attempt at intervention unfolds into an unlikely bond, a journey that transforms both their lives in ways both terrifying and absurd.

Darkly comic, unsettling, and deeply reflective of a generation raised online.

Credits:
New York Premiere images courtesy of Tania Veltchev
All other assets provided by the Our Hero, Balthazar team

A headlong race through a world where success can be measured in engagement and tragedy has become content.

In ‘Our Hero, Balthazar,’ Oscar Boyson’s (@skipmccoy) feature directorial debut, from a script co-written with Ricky Camilleri, two neglected teenagers are thrown together by a chance online encounter. Boyson, whose background helped shape independent culture as the A24/HBO producer behind Uncut Gems, Good Time, and projects spanning Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Jay-Z, and Casey Neistat.

Privileged yet lonely New Yorker, Balthy (Jaeden Martell) eager to enact heroism to impress his activist crush, tracks down Solomon (Asa Butterfield, @asabopp), a Texas teen posting violent threats into the void. Also starring Noah Centineo (@ncentineo), what begins as a misguided attempt at intervention unfolds into an unlikely bond, a journey that transforms both their lives in ways both terrifying and absurd.

Darkly comic, unsettling, and deeply reflective of a generation raised online.

Credits:
New York Premiere images courtesy of Tania Veltchev
All other assets provided by the Our Hero, Balthazar team

A headlong race through a world where success can be measured in engagement and tragedy has become content.

In ‘Our Hero, Balthazar,’ Oscar Boyson’s (@skipmccoy) feature directorial debut, from a script co-written with Ricky Camilleri, two neglected teenagers are thrown together by a chance online encounter. Boyson, whose background helped shape independent culture as the A24/HBO producer behind Uncut Gems, Good Time, and projects spanning Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Jay-Z, and Casey Neistat.

Privileged yet lonely New Yorker, Balthy (Jaeden Martell) eager to enact heroism to impress his activist crush, tracks down Solomon (Asa Butterfield, @asabopp), a Texas teen posting violent threats into the void. Also starring Noah Centineo (@ncentineo), what begins as a misguided attempt at intervention unfolds into an unlikely bond, a journey that transforms both their lives in ways both terrifying and absurd.

Darkly comic, unsettling, and deeply reflective of a generation raised online.

Credits:
New York Premiere images courtesy of Tania Veltchev
All other assets provided by the Our Hero, Balthazar team

‘Reflections’, a meditative exploration of the boundaries between what is seen and what is felt.

“Milan and I leaned a lot on Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker for the texture of the film’s visuals, and for how the environment and atmosphere could form the foundation of the film’s feeling. We really wanted to immerse the viewer in that experience of slipping through reality. The use of reflections and silhouettes are all ways of loosening the hold of ‘the real’ to fall into something that feels transcendent.” - @dylanngill

Credits:
Director: @dylanngill
Producer: @adam.yonteff
Director of Photography: @milan_szatmari
1st AC: @igorvsolo

Model: @s.toyb
Designer: @alexanderallen___

Editor: @dylanngill
Colorist: @asianaweddington
Sound Designer: @aaron.jungg