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GQ Middle East
ProjectMalik Elassal Can Crack a Joke About Almost Anything
Four-panel portrait grid of Malik Elassal wearing a black jacket with white embroidered sleeves against a grey studio backdrop.

GQ Middle East Malik Elassal Can Crack a Joke About Almost Anything 2025

Associated creatives

Thomas Chimney
Thomas ChimneyPhotographer
Seppe Tirabassi
Seppe TirabassiFashion Editor/Stylist
Valissa Yoe
Valissa Yoe
Tristan Orlando Rodriguez
Tristan Orlando RodriguezExecutive Producer

Tags

malik elassalman with mustachecurly hair manembroidered black jacketblack jacketwhite floral embroideryembroidered sleeves

Description

A four-panel editorial portrait grid features comedian Malik Elassal in a series of expressive studio poses. He wears a high-collared black jacket accented with bold white botanical embroidery along the sleeves and forearms. Soft, diffused lighting against a neutral grey seamless backdrop accentuates his curly dark hair, mustache, and dynamic facial expressions. Photographed by Thomas Chimney for GQ Middle East, the series blends clean menswear styling with candid, playful energy.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, playful, Clean

Techniques

Soft Light

Industries

Magazines

Color

Jet Black (60%)
Pure White (20%)

Background

Grey Seamless

Context

Editorial