inspired by the film all about lily chou chou (2001), i tried to recreate a mood similar to the opening scene of the movie, which is set in a grass field in rural japan, alongside a dreamy yet melancholy soundtrack. as a result, i played around to create a dreamy, glowy effect to present a hazy, coming of age feeling. i think my favorite anecdote from this photoshoot was that we came across a guy carrying a body sized mirror (we were literally on a mountain???) and he let us take a mirror selfie with it. i'm not sure how or why he had that up there, but i guess anything is possible. (model: william)