Jackie Nickerson
“The sky had never been bluer. I wanted to shoot in nature—both on the beach and in greenery,” explained Jackie Nickerson, who set up a camera in front of her home on the east coast of Ireland. She photographed patterned pieces from Miu Miu and Etro floating above the shore and captured accessories within nature as though they belonged there. “These accessories had an aesthetic connection to the environment,” says Nickerson. “The sparkle of the buckle on the shoes; the motif on the bag.”
Zoë Ghertner
Living in Topanga Canyon, California, Zoe Ghertner took full advantage of her surrounding nature—especially after it was unavailable to her for a time. “The ocean is an integral part of my family’s life—it’s 10 minutes down the road from where we live,” she says. “We missed it greatly when the beach was closed. It was a sort of celebration to enter the water again.” She decided to commemorate the re-opening with a self-portrait. Another photo is set on a patch of grass beneath a big California Foothill Pine tree she and her son—who makes a cameo in the image—spend a lot of time under. Another set of photos features Ghertner’s neighbor Margo Ducharme, a photographer who lives close by. On a socially-distanced walk together through Tuna Canyon Park, Ducharme played the role of model, lounging in the grass in a pair of Louis Vuitton looks.
Collier Schorr
“I photographed Olivia Galov, a designer who has been quarantining with me in Williamsburg,” says Collier Schorr. “I plan to make a book of all the published and private pictures made during the pandemic.” For this particular set of photos, Schorr says that Galov required a cut and color, which was implemented by Galov s best friend Devon Ray Gonzalez and Christina Hiatt. “Making this happen was like putting together a puzzle with multiple hands,” says Schorr.
Bibi Borthwick
With this group of images, Bibi Borthwick kept things simple. For the setting, she used her home and for a model, she used herself. And what to style this Bottega Veneta bag with? Nothing at all. “There’s a rawness to the bags, and I felt shooting them against bare skin portrayed that,” she said. “The waterproof recycled material inspired me to shoot them in an undone way.” She would also hold a quilt-like Prada dress to her body rather than slip it on. “This dress is pieced together with multiple beautiful prints—I felt my body was just an extension to this patchwork approach."
