Elle Türkiye

Jul 2025

Bir Yaz Hatırası is a sun-drenched fashion editorial for Elle Türkiye, captured by photographer Koray Parlak. The series features model Ana Portela in a collection of coastal settings, moving between shimmering pools and rugged, rock-strewn shorelines. The aesthetic leans into a warm, naturalistic palette, utilizing the soft quality of golden hour lighting and direct sunlight to highlight textures ranging from wet skin and salt-kissed hair to rustic timber and granite. Techniques such as analogue film and monochrome grading are employed to provide depth, grounding the high-fashion styling in an organic, tactile atmosphere. With makeup artistry by Zeynep Dombaycioglu and casting direction by Dilek Yener, the work emphasizes a clean, evocative approach to summer-themed fashion photography.