Waiting for Spring

Creative direction & production - Jess Barker & Ella Kenneally @ella_kenneally@jess.barks
Photography - Bethan Kelly @bethankimages
Womenswear styling - Lucif Neave @lucifneave
Menswear styling - Aimee Lakin @aimee.lakinn
Menswear styling assistant - Syrah Patel @syrahhirani
MUA - Chloe Tebbutt @chloetebbuttmakeup
Hair styling - Ainsley Walton @ainsley_walton_
Hair assistant - Lydia May @lydiamayhair
Models - Daniel, Tia and Erin from @fadmodels

This shoot explores a quiet moment suspended between seasons, a figure so deeply entwined with the landscape that they appear to dissolve into it. The imagery is soft, romantic, and ethereal, capturing the feeling of someone longing for the arrival of spring. Textures of earth, bare branches, mist, and early light surround the model, creating a sense of stillness and anticipation. Styling and movement are minimal and gentle, allowing the environment to feel like an extension of the subject rather than a backdrop. The result is imagery that feels tender, introspective, and subtly surreal, as if the landscape itself is holding its breath, waiting to bloom.