Capturing Elegance

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

UNITED STATES

Collaborators TAYLOR SANFORD (photographer) FULTON FLANARY (models) (↓) BRANDON HARRIS

Camera Used CANNON R6

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Date Completed 2024

Project Type PORTRAIT / EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Shot at Crissy Field Beach in San Francisco, 2024, this editorial portrait series captures elegance through the dialogue between subject and setting. With the city’s natural architecture and coastal light as a backdrop, the project emphasizes contrast — clean lines against organic textures, refined presence against raw environment. Focused on materiality, movement, and form, the work highlights how style can both stand apart from and harmonize with its surroundings, creating images that feel bold, modern, and distinctly San Francisco.

A man standing on rocks near the water during sunset, holding a coat over his shoulder, wearing a light-colored hoodie and pants, with a calm expression.
Two young men standing back-to-back in front of a body of water at dusk, one wearing a dark jacket with a high-neck sweater, the other in a light-colored fleece jacket.
A young man standing on rocks near the water, holding sunglasses, wearing a black turtleneck sweater and a brown jacket, with a calm ocean and sky in the background.
A young man stands on rocky shoreline near water with a bridge in the background, holding a jacket over his shoulder and looking at the camera in black and white.
A young man squatting on a beach with the ocean in the background, wearing a black jacket, black pants, and sneakers, gazing at the camera.
Two young men standing outdoors on a dirt surface at sunset, one in a cream-colored fleece jacket with the collar pulled up, holding it to his face, and the other in black clothing with a black face mask, blurred in the background.
Young man with brown hair wearing dark sunglasses and a black turtleneck sweater, looking off to the left against a blue sky background.
A man standing on a rocky beach near water, with a bridge in the background during sunset or sunrise.
A young man in a cream-colored jacket holding a beige coat over his shoulder, standing near the ocean with a blue sky background.
Two young men standing on a sandy beach at sunset wearing jackets and face masks.
A man stands outdoors on a cloudy evening, wearing a white jacket draped over his shoulder, with his hands in his pockets, looking at the camera with a serious expression.
A person with brown hair, dressed in a black sweater, standing on a beach at dusk with a jacket over their shoulder, looking at the water with a bridge in the background.
Two men stand on a beach during sunset, one facing the camera with a serious expression and the other in profile wearing sunglasses, holding a jacket over his shoulder.
Two young men standing outdoors near the beach during sunset, one in focus with a serious expression, wearing a cream-colored coat and white shirt, the other blurred in the foreground.
A man looking down with one hand on his chest, standing outdoors in a landscape with hills, in black and white.
A young man with short hair, mustache, and goatee, wearing a white long-sleeve polo shirt, holding a beige coat over his shoulder, standing on a beach with water and a bridge in the background.
A young man wearing sunglasses and a dark sweater standing on the beach, holding a jacket over his shoulder, with the ocean and mountains in the background during dusk.
A young man with light skin and shoulder-length brown hair, wearing dark sunglasses, a navy blue ribbed sweater, and holding a dark jacket over his shoulder, stands on a sandy beach with the ocean and a bridge in the background during what appears to
A man in a navy blue turtleneck sweater and dark sunglasses stands near the ocean with rocks in the background.
A young man wearing sunglasses and a black jacket stands outdoors with a serious expression, with an older man in a coat standing in the background.
A young man with glasses and a beige fleece jacket standing outdoors near water, looking directly at the camera.
Two young men standing on a sandy beach, one in the foreground wearing a cream-colored fleece coat looking directly at the camera, and the other in the background wearing a black pullover looking away, with a bridge and water in the distance during d
Young man with styled hair, wearing a black turtleneck and brown jacket, standing on rocks by the ocean, holding sunglasses, with a cloudy sky in the background.