Paper Magazine Essence Is Just Getting Started 2026

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This editorial portrait for Paper Magazine features a Black woman with voluminous dark curly hair, captured in a moody setting while wearing a black leather jacket. Photographed by Jack Maffucci with styling by Noah Diaz and makeup by Mollie Gloss as part of the Essence Is Just Getting Started project, the composition incorporates prominent white quote text across the lower portion and the Paper Magazine masthead at the top. The dramatic lighting creates deep shadows and highlights the subject's features, complemented by cool colour grading and an intimate close-up framing.