What happens when three creative minds—each fluent in their own medium—come together with a single question: Can we create something that resonates more deeply? Photographer Makrina, stylist Ken, and writer Hermela set out to explore this through a shared investigation of emotion, connection, and the nuances of contemporary human behavior.

The result is a curated visual-poetic album—where photography, styling, and language don’t just coexist, but entwine. The imagery holds a quiet, intimate tension; the poem flows beside it, like a second pulse. One doesn’t explain the other—rather, they mirror, echo, and amplify each other.

This is a piece meant to be experienced slowly. Let the poem and the images speak to one another. Read and look, look and read. Together, they offer a layered portrait of closeness, distance, and the emotional spaces in between.

Reading the Poem with the Images

Written in tandem with the visual concept, Hermela’s poem acts as both anchor and atmosphere—an emotional undercurrent that gives voice to what the eye alone can’t express. It reflects on the intricacies of modern love, emotional restraint, and self-reclamation. As you move through the images, let the poem guide your inner dialogue. It doesn’t explain; it expands.

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Photography Makrina 

Styling Ken 

Model Nasra 

Poem by Hermela 

Wardrobe: Stylist’s own