Nyk Sykes, Cool Attraction (ADVERTISING & FASHION)

I was approached by Australia’s leading international avant-garde hairstylist, AhKim Tan, to work on a set of editorial submissions. AhKim and has won the Intercoiffure Australia award for avant-garde hairstylist 9-times. He is currently a finalist in the International Visionary Awards 2023 at the Alternative Hair Show in London. Each headdress is individually designed and hand-made by AhKim. For this shoot, we agreed on a handmade, natural feel. So I shot outdoors in sunlight, with no flash used. I kept my retouching light and natural. Photos from the overall project have been published by magazines in New York, Milan, Dubai and San Diego.

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