The fanciful, the free, the familiar — photographer Abdulla Elmaz works in an emotional space that always seems to touch on all three. From capturing some of the most notable names and faces in the world (Dior, Givenchy, Lindsay Lohan) to making a name for himself in his personal work, Elmaz infuses his work with a hazy, dreamlike quality that pulls you in.
Read MoreTo see Tokyo through the lens of Yuma Yamashita is to experience the city in its most authentic state. Honest, diverse — a place where tradition and tomorrow coexist seamlessly. A self-taught photographer, Yamashita developed a unique style capturing the candid parts of living in the Japanese metropolis; the people, the places, the moments that happen even when no one is looking. Read more about his signature street photography below.
Read MoreWhether it’s commercial work or personal exploration, Juliet Taylor approaches every project with two rules: make it fun and shoot as much as you can. It’s evident in every snapshot. Taylor has a unique skill of turning the eccentric into the engaging, creating work that’s visually energetic and unavoidably emotive. That’s due a lot in part to the photographer/creative director’s love for the unexpected. Learn more about her artistic style, what she created for DELSEY Paris, and her travel must-haves below.
Read MoreNew Zealand-based artist Katya Brook has developed a style rooted in playful obscurity. Creating across photography, visual design, and creative direction, she’s worked for names including Hotel Britomart, Mina for Her, and Walker and Bing with an approach that always puts imagination first. Get a closer look at her creative process and discover how dipping a toe in surrealism allows her to color outside the lines of expectation.
Read MorePia Riverola is always on the go. The travel photographer spends most of her days flying from one destination to the next, talking with strangers on the street, and wandering down a new city looking for landscapes that catch her eye. It’s tiring, she says, but incredibly rewarding to immerse herself in a city’s identity—whether it’s through the locals, food, or landmarks. This translates directly in her photographs, where each image is rich with emotion and thought. For Riverola, she can pinpoint exactly how she was feeling or what she was thinking about with each photograph. The composition she selects, the colors she incorporates, the textures—they all are descriptive details that connect her to specific moments in time and reach out to the many followers of her work on Instagram and beyond. In between commercial projects with companies like NIKE and Google, along with her ever-evolving personal work, Riverola spoke with us about what it’s really like to be a travel photographer and how she decides what’s worth capturing.
Read MoreSome cling to the age-old adage—“Life is a journey, not a destination.” But perhaps those people have yet to see the international destinations that photographer Carley Rudd captures in her imagery. The Los Angeles-based freelance and self-taught photographer has been featured in Condé Nast Traveller, Travel + Leisure, Afar, and Suitcase Magazine, just to name a few, and is known for her clean aesthetic and evocative photography. For her, the joy and excitement is in the destination, whether it be the jungles of Chiang Mai or the sun-drenched plains of Moab.
Read MoreLondon-based photographer Renée Kemps makes you lose track of time and place with her intimate, light-filled images. Specializing in interior, architecture, and lifestyle photography, she captures beautiful and intriguing images and draws the viewer in, letting him be part of the world she defines with her lens.
Read MoreYour home is a treasure trove of life’s experiences. Family, friends, adventures, history, memories, and personality combine within the home to create a place of personal beauty, respite, and comfort. To create a framework for that special place, lifestyle brand Frama has created a line of objects for the home that play with natural materials, simple silhouettes, and a timeless, straightforward aesthetic. Founded in 2011 by Niels Strøyer Christophersen, Frama was always intended to be a multi-disciplinary design brand that made everything for the home from multi-use daybeds to small accessories like candlesticks. The brand focuses on mindful living—finding the balance between simplistic beauty and a natural aesthetic while still keeping everything warm, inviting, and made for a livable, welcoming home. Niels’ own home, a 1905 watchmaker’s store near Frama’s studio in Copenhagen, is a testament to this balance of design and function.
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