Velvet Hours

Velvet Hours

Velvet Hours

(Category)

Editorial

(Year)

2025

(Location)

Midtown, NY

(Client)

Noir Magazine

Velvet Hours, cover photograph

A night-in-the-city story, lit mostly by the room it was shot in.

A night-in-the-city story, lit mostly by the room it was shot in.

A night-in-the-city story, lit mostly by the room it was shot in.

Low and slow

We shot between ten and four, using practical lights and the glow of windows. The grain you see is real, pushed on purpose.

The story ran as a fold-out. The prints still hang in the studio hallway.

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