All posts filed under: Storytelling

Making Every Image Tell the Story

We followed art director Olivia Cho Lund as she captured her latest project, Finding You to Find Myself, a striking blend of surreal portraiture and deeply personal storytelling. We got the chance to see her own layered identity, and the collaborative energy of her team helped shape the project.  Born and raised in Brazil, living in France, and now based in Denmark, Olivia has always carried a complex sense of self. But it was her Korean heritage, the “deepest hidden layer,” as she calls it, that inspired this journey.   Along the way, she connected with Danish individuals who were subjected to adoption from Korea, people who, like her, navigate the intertwined paths of belonging and self-definition.  “This project is an exploration of cultural identity, a red thread that weaves together immigrants, multicultural individuals, and those subjected to adoption, revealing one of the many facets that shape who we are: our Koreanness.”  From makeup dusted with gochugaru, to gestures frozen mid-movement, to surreal camera effects revealing inner worlds, every detail was intentional. And every detail needed …

Shaping “Starlight”: How distance built connection

Francis Tama, visual creator and founder of post-production studio Casa Dusk, has a strong editorial eye and is the creative mind behind many fashion, beauty, and still-life photoshoots.  In spring, Francis took on the creative direction of Starlight, a fashion editorial for PAP Magazine. Featuring delicate contrasts between light and shadow, rich textures, and emotive color palettes, the editorial was built with intention: clean, calm, and focused.   What makes Starlight unique, is that it was created entirely remotely. Francis decided to collaborate with people he’d met while living abroad, after he’d connected deeply with them both personally and creatively. Starlight, conceptualized by Tama and Casa Dusk studio, was the result of a harmonious collaboration, a shared visual language and trust.   We asked Francis to tell us about the project’s concept, how Capture One made the remote creative direction possible, and the team’s collaborative process. Here’s what he shared.  Can you tell us a bit about the concept and story behind this shoot?  Starlight was born from the desire to explore softness, distance, and connection — …

Speaking with our RAW Talent Award winners

Recently, we had the chance to attend the postgraduate photography show at the London College of Communication (LCC), where we had the pleasure of seeing the work of many talented creatives. Among some inspiring projects, the work of three photographers stood out to us, not just for their technical skills, but also for their depth and originality in their visual storytelling.  Their work touches upon themes of connection, time, and memory, with each artist approaching their projects with a distinct voice. In this three-part feature, we sit down with our 2025 RAW Talent Award winners, Maggie Meijun, Zhenghan Huang, and Angus Stewart, to learn about the stories behind their projects, creative processes, and inspirations.   Maggie Meijun on emotional honesty and her Real Isn’t II project  Maggie is a London-based artist who, through photography, explores emotional realism, connection, and alienation, in a world that she finds ‘fast, fragile, and often a little unreal’. She mainly works with medium-format and plays with natural light, as she slowly builds her visual language rooted in color, emotion, and movement.  Her …

Unmasking the stigma of autism spectrum disorder

We recently attended the postgraduate photography show at LCC to present our RAW Talent Award to three creatives. During the event, we met Benjimen Green and presented him with one of the awards. His photography mainly focuses on people, telling stories that are often overlooked. He believes everyone has a unique story to tell, even if it is not the most prominent one in the room. With his project, he shared his personal story of being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Benjimen’s portrayal of masks in his images aims to break mainstream autism stereotypes and encourages individuals to embrace their unique identities without fear or shame. How did you first get into photography? In my early years, I stumbled upon my dad’s hidden film camera, which I wasn’t supposed to play with. Spending hours absorbed in its dials and buttons, I found it the coolest thing. However, my serious plunge into photography only happened later. In 2018, I purchased a small Fujifilm camera before relocating to Southeast Asia for work. Initially, it was about …