Welcome to a celebration of people, light and the stories it reveals.
At Home With Anukis
[Still] In Progress.
[To be] edited, adjusted, and lived with.
I’ve always been fascinated by studios.
They cut across disciplines; traditional art, photography, music, architecture, fashion, even apartments.
When you say the word studio to someone, I think they imagine very different things.
For me, it’s one of the few spaces where creativity, work, and daily life naturally overlap.
Even though a lot of work happens there, it often feels like home or at least an extension of it.
That’s true for me, and I’ve noticed it’s true for many of the people I photograph.
For this session with Anukis, the initial plan was simple: make portraits.
We did that. But when I walked into her studio, she had a half-finished painting already up. That immediately shifted things.
It led to a conversation about her practice, her business ambitions, and the different directions she’s moving in.
What started as a portrait session slowly turned into a paint-and-yap situation.
I encouraged her to keep painting while we worked, and the session stretched beyond what we’d planned.
It’s funny, the first time we talked about collaborating was when we met at one of my jobs, and this was us finally getting around to it.
The studio itself became part of the conversation. There were a lot of things in the space that gave it character.
Some elements were staged, but most of it was real; paint being mixed, decisions being made, work actively happening.
I liked watching her move into a flow state, seeing how the space supported that.
Process-wise, a lot of this work is about observation and fine-tuning.
Paying attention to conversation, to environment, and to the way things unfold naturally.
Crafting images in these moments feels less about directing and more about staying present long enough to notice what’s already there.
They cut across disciplines; traditional art, photography, music, architecture, fashion, even apartments.
When you say the word studio to someone, I think they imagine very different things.
For me, it’s one of the few spaces where creativity, work, and daily life naturally overlap.
Even though a lot of work happens there, it often feels like home or at least an extension of it.
That’s true for me, and I’ve noticed it’s true for many of the people I photograph.
For this session with Anukis, the initial plan was simple: make portraits.
We did that. But when I walked into her studio, she had a half-finished painting already up. That immediately shifted things.
It led to a conversation about her practice, her business ambitions, and the different directions she’s moving in.
What started as a portrait session slowly turned into a paint-and-yap situation.
I encouraged her to keep painting while we worked, and the session stretched beyond what we’d planned.
It’s funny, the first time we talked about collaborating was when we met at one of my jobs, and this was us finally getting around to it.
The studio itself became part of the conversation. There were a lot of things in the space that gave it character.
Some elements were staged, but most of it was real; paint being mixed, decisions being made, work actively happening.
I liked watching her move into a flow state, seeing how the space supported that.
Process-wise, a lot of this work is about observation and fine-tuning.
Paying attention to conversation, to environment, and to the way things unfold naturally.
Crafting images in these moments feels less about directing and more about staying present long enough to notice what’s already there.
There was no clear end point to the session, just a natural pause.
The kind that makes you feel like the work is still happening, even after you’ve packed the camera away.
In truth, it didn’t end. We did in fact move on to something else shortly after, another thread I’ll return to in time.