METAL Magazine: Photography by Joaquin Castillo

Jun 2025

This fashion editorial feature for METAL Magazine brings together the collaborative vision of photographer Joaquin Castillo, fashion editor and stylist Max Weinstein, and hair stylist Isaac Davidson. The series explores a contemporary aesthetic through a blend of studio portraits and raw urban environments, moving between minimalist studio setups and gritty, concrete-heavy outdoor locations. Technically grounded in natural light, the work uses sharp directional illumination to emphasize architectural tailoring and the tactile interplay of sheer, metallic, and synthetic fabrics. The imagery frequently adopts conceptual, avant-garde elements—including the use of translucent plastic sheeting to create distorted textures and sculptural forms—while maintaining a clean, desaturated visual language across the board.

Editorial, Vertical, Clean

Natural light

Editorial