Back view of a person wearing a bright yellow cloche hat with a bow and matching yellow tailored jacket outdoors.

Model standing outdoors in the rain wearing a long yellow raincoat and headscarf with parked vans and a lighting rig behind them

Model Thea Almqvist in a long dark navy coat standing on wet asphalt in a parking lot with figures moving in the background.

Model wearing a dark glossy coat with a high collar and matching headpiece against a plain dark background.

Model Thea Almqvist in a bright yellow coat with translucent overlay and headscarf posing in front of grey shipping containers.

Model seated on a black seamless background wearing a cream double-breasted top and purple heels

Model Thea Almqvist in a long navy coat and black boots standing in a wet parking lot outside an industrial building.

Model in a flowing white gown and headwrap walking past industrial brick arches and waste bins in direct sunlight.

Model wearing an oversized beige belted trench coat and headscarf in the rain against a corrugated metal industrial wall.

Model Thea Almqvist wearing an oversized structured black hooded coat against a blue corrugated backdrop.

A car completely covered in a fitted silver protective tarp parked on an asphalt street in front of a brick wall.

Model Thea Almqvist in a tailored charcoal tweed coat walking across a paved lot beside a silver convertible sports car.

Woman in a mint green dress and matching headwrap walking across wet pavement with a silhouetted man in the foreground.

High-angle view of pedestrians and pigeons scattered across an expansive dark paved public square.

A miniature yellow toy pickup truck resting on a red glossy surface next to a car windshield with a dot matrix border.

Model Thea Almqvist wearing a red hoodie and translucent jacket seated inside a silver car with red leather interior.

Model Thea Almqvist wearing a red hoodie seated inside a silver convertible car with red leather seats as a figure approaches.

Many of Them Magazine Photography Alex Mader 2026

About

This editorial photography project for Many of Them Magazine, lensed by photographer Alex Mader, masterfully navigates the intersection of high-concept fashion and raw, urban reportage. Through a lens of editorial minimalism and cinematic framing, the work captures a series of staged, narrative moments set against the backdrop of functional, industrial environments. The imagery leans into the tension between structured, bold-colored tailoring—highlighted by vibrant trench coats and cloche hats—and the weathered, utilitarian surfaces of parking lots and corrugated metal walls. Under the creative guidance of fashion editor and stylist Hamish Wirgman, the compositions utilize natural light and sharp studio strobe techniques to elevate the texture of garments against stark, moody settings. Featuring model Thea Almqvist, the project moves seamlessly between sharp, portrait-oriented aesthetics and wide, documentary-style shots that find beauty in mundane details, such as rain-streaked asphalt and urban clutter. With precise grooming by hair stylist Sarah Jo Palmer and makeup artist Rebecca Wordingham, alongside set design by Harry Stayt, the imagery channels a somber, realistic mood that feels both staged and candid. By pairing saturated yellow rainwear and architectural silhouettes with the grey, industrial grit of shipping containers and concrete plazas, Mader creates a compelling visual dialogue that treats the urban landscape as a sophisticated studio space, resulting in a cohesive, polished narrative.