MariaK, 12 July 2026 shoot

written : 13/7/26

its 8.12am again, i might be late to school

why does creativity for me always strike at this hour

i made a post on IG, i hope she doesnt mind

the coloring on this is out of this world, i’ve never seen such a striking colour depth and contrast - the sunlight, the blacks of the leaves softly vignetting the frame, the light from the top of her hair to ends, the dress. it looks something like out of Monet or an anime.

The behind-the-scenes details of this shot: the branch that Maris gently pulled down to wrap around the column, the fact we were in Buttes-Chaumont and the island for the initial concept was closed.. leading us to meander around, after some 1000 photos and me as usual running through basics of modelling and location shoots 101…. it only takes 1 photo.

I soundtracked originally to Forester Me and You, but nothing struck like Hamnet, my second using this again, but damn if it isn’t the soundtrack to my soul.