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DUALITY

August 1, 2016

The concept for this shoot was born out of a desire to capture the very unique relationship I have with Paul - we are two individuals who are often either exactly the same, or polar opposites. At the risk of this sounding too much like a stars-in-my-eyes love letter, I wanted to visually explore the ways our personas both overlap and balance each other out. Wilson's trademark desaturated, minimalistic palette was something that complemented this idea immensely, in that - in combination with his brand of subtle yet effective styling - our true characters were able to take centre stage in these stunning images. Included in this photo set are some bonus images of myself in London, where Wilson and I had the good fortune to meet up and check out the Tate Modern's newest building on it's first day of being open - the Switch House. It is thanks to both Wilson's consistent stylistic choices as a photographer, as well as the intriguing similarity of Melbourne and London as cities, that it becomes near indistinguishable which photos are from which shoot.

Enjoy Duality x

 

In Fashion Tags fashion, fashion photography, art, photography, monochrome, black and white, abstract, minimal, minimalism, minimalistic, techno, edgy, melbourne, style, model, models, male model, girl, boy, sneakers, margiela
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MATT AND LUCAS

June 8, 2016

Photos by Matt (Ruderman)

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Photos by Lucas (@iamwolve)

Shooting with Matt and Lucas was incredibly impromptu, and I was bleary-eyed when I received a message from Matt at midnight the night before asking to shoot. I was already seeing Paul but luckily a dual shoot was on the table - so in the wintery Melbourne evening, we all met up to start the night with some pho (duh), then went on to explore Chinatown with film and digital alike.

While dodging innocent shoppers and employees in minimarts never gets old, exploring an empty green-and-gold shopping centre after-hours was definitely a highlight. It looked straight out of the 80s - giant green ferns, polished granite tabletops and mirrors upon mirrors littered the space. This late night shoot played with flash in a way that normally makes me run for the hills - but Matt and Lucas took some incredible shots, and were just as fantastic company to boot.

In Fashion Tags fashion photography, photography, portraiture, art, film photography, film, analogue, analogue photography, couple, melbourne, chinatown, gosha rubchinskiy, guess jeans, denim, editorial, lookbook, girl, boy, overalls, relationship, model, models, duo
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