Cero Magazine

Jul 2025

Cero Magazine profiles landscape artist Lily Kwong in this editorial feature, capturing the subject within the organic, sprawling foliage of a garden setting. The series leverages an authentic Polaroid aesthetic to document the relationship between the subject and the natural environment, often grounding the botanical focus with hints of urban architecture in the distance. Photographed by Kristina Shakht, the imagery employs a consistent monochromatic palette and natural light to emphasize texture, from the dense shrubbery to the clean lines of the structured attire. With editorial direction by Jonathan Shia and makeup artistry by Elika Hilata, the project highlights an observational, analogue-film sensibility.

Editorial, Vertical, Monochrome

Natural light

Garden

Editorial